Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 6501 Final Exam
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NURS 6501: Advanced pathophysiology Final Exam–
Questions and Answers
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
Selected Answer: b.
Expressivity
Correct Answer: b.
Expressivity
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selecte c.
d Because the resting plasma membrane is more
Answer permeable to potassium
:
Correct Answer: c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This
condition is an example of:
Selected Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Correct Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse
recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by:
Selected Answer: b.
Plasma proteins
Correct Answer: b.
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Plasma proteins
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
atrophy.
Selected Answer: a.
Physiologic
Correct Answer: a.
Physiologic
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Selected Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Correct Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an gene.
Selected Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Correct Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes
cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term
would the nurse use to define this process?
Selected Answer: d.
Necrosis
Correct Answer: d.
Necrosis
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell
would most of the genetic information be contained?
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NURS 6501 Final Exam
2025-2026 Prep Questions
and Correct Answers/ Nurs
6501 Final Exam Week 11
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NURS 6501: Advanced pathophysiology Final Exam–
Questions and Answers
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
Selected Answer: b.
Expressivity
Correct Answer: b.
Expressivity
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selecte c.
d Because the resting plasma membrane is more
Answer permeable to potassium
:
Correct Answer: c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This
condition is an example of:
Selected Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Correct Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse
recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by:
Selected Answer: b.
Plasma proteins
Correct Answer: b.
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Plasma proteins
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
atrophy.
Selected Answer: a.
Physiologic
Correct Answer: a.
Physiologic
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Selected Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Correct Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an gene.
Selected Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Correct Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes
cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term
would the nurse use to define this process?
Selected Answer: d.
Necrosis
Correct Answer: d.
Necrosis
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell
would most of the genetic information be contained?
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