APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY A CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH TO THE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 3RD
EDITION BRAUN TEST BANK
NB ANSWERS AFTER EVERY CHAPTER
Chapter c1Introduction cto cPathophysiology
1. The cnucleus , cwhich cis cessential cfor cfunction cand csurvival cof cthe ccell.
A) is cthe csite cof cprotein csynthesis
B) contains cthe cgenetic ccode
C) transforms ccellular cenergy
D) initiates caerobic cmetabolism
2. Although cenergy cis cnot cmade cin cmitochondria, cthey care cknown cas cthe
cpower cplants cof cthe ccell cbecause cthey:
A) contain cRNA cfor cprotein csynthesis.
B) utilize cglycolysis cfor coxidative cenergy.
C) extract cenergy cfrom corganic ccompounds.
D) store ccalcium cbonds cfor cmuscle ccontractions.
3. Although cthe cbasic cstructure cof cthe ccell cplasma cmembrane cis cformed cby ca
clipid cbilayer, cmost cof cthe cspecific cmembrane cfunctions care ccarried cout
cby:
A) bound cand ctransmembrane cproteins.
,B) complex, clong ccarbohydrate cchains.
C) surface cantigens cand chormone creceptors.
D) a cgating csystem cof cselective cion cchannels.
4. To ceffectively crelay csignals, ccell-to-cell ccommunication cutilizes
cchemical cmessenger csystems cthat:
A) displace csurface creceptor cproteins.
B) accumulate cwithin ccell cgap cjunctions.
C) bind cto ccontractile cmicrofilaments.
D) release csecretions cinto cextracellular cfluid.
5. Aerobic cmetabolism, calso cknown cas coxidative cmetabolism, cprovides cenergy cby:
,A) removing cthe cphosphate cbonds cfrom cATP.
B) combining chydrogen cand coxygen cto cform cwater.
C) activating cpyruvate cstored cin cthe ccytoplasm.
D) breaking cdown cglucose cto cform clactic cacid.
6. Exocytosis, cthe creverse cof cendocytosis, cis cimportant cin into
cthe cextracellular cfluid.
A) Engulfing cand cingesting cfluid cand cproteins cfor ctransport
B) Killing, cdegrading, cand cdissolving charmful cmicroorganisms
C) Removing ccellular cdebris cand creleasing csynthesized csubstances
D) Destruction cof cparticles cby clysosomal cenzymes cfor csecretion
7. The cprocess cresponsible cfor cgenerating cand cconducting cmembrane cpotentials cis:
A) diffusion cof ccurrent-carrying cions.
B) millivoltage cof celectrical cpotential.
C) polarization cof ccharged cparticles.
D) ion cchannel cneurotransmission.
8. Epithelial ctissues care cclassified caccording cto cthe cshape cof cthe ccells cand
cthe cnumber cof clayers. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrectly cmatched
cdescription cand ctype cof cepithelial ctissue?
A) Simple cepithelium: ccells cin ccontact cwith cintercellular cmatrix; csome cdo
cnot cextend cto csurface
B) Stratified cepithelium: csingle clayer cof ccells; call ccells crest con
cbasement cmembrane
C) Glandular cepithelium: carise cfrom csurface cepithelia cand
cunderlying cconnective ctissue
D) Pseudostratified cepithelium: cmultiple clayers cof ccells; cdeepest clayer crests
con cbasement cmembrane
9. Connective ctissue ccontains cfibroblasts cthat care cresponsible cfor:
A) providing ca cfibrous cframework cfor ccapillaries.
B) synthesis cof ccollagen, celastin, cand creticular cfibers.
, C) forming ctendons cand cthe cfascia cthat ccovers cmuscles.
D) filling cspaces cbetween ctissues cto ckeep corgans cin cplace.
10. Although call cmuscle ctissue ccells chave csome csimilarities, csmooth cmuscle
c(also cknown cas cinvoluntary cmuscle) cdiffers cby:
A) having cdense cbodies cattached cto cactin cfilaments.
B) containing csarcomeres cbetween cZ clines cand cM cbands.
C) having crapid ccontractions cand cabundant ccross-striations.
D) contracting cin cresponse cto cincreased cintracellular ccalcium.
11. Which cof cthe cfollowing caspects cof cthe cfunction cof cthe cnucleus cis
cperformed cby cribosomal cRNA c(rRNA)?
A) Copying cand ccarrying cDNA cinstructions cfor cprotein csynthesis
B) Carrying camino cacids cto cthe csite cof cprotein csynthesis
C) Providing cthe csite cwhere cprotein csynthesis coccurs
D) Regulating cand ccontrolling cprotein csynthesis
12. Breakdown cand cremoval cof cforeign csubstances cand cworn-out ccell cparts
care cperformed cby cwhich cof cthe cfollowing corganelles?
A) Lysosomes
B) Golgi capparatus
C) Ribosomes
D) Endoplasmic creticulum c(ER)
13. Impairment cin cthe cfunction cof cperoxisomes cwould cresult cin:
A) inadequate csites cfor cprotein csynthesis.
B) an cinability cto ctransport ccellular cproducts cacross cthe ccell cmembrane.
C) insufficient cenergy cproduction cwithin ca ccell.
D) accumulation cof cfree cradicals cin cthe ccytoplasm.
14. After cseveral cmonths cof ctrying cto cconceive, ca ccouple cis cundergoing
cfertility ctesting. cSemen canalysis cindicates cthat cthe cmans csperm chave
cdecreased cmotility, ca cfinding cthat cis cthought cto cunderlie cthe ccouples
cinability cto cbecome cpregnant.
APPROACH TO THE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 3RD
EDITION BRAUN TEST BANK
NB ANSWERS AFTER EVERY CHAPTER
Chapter c1Introduction cto cPathophysiology
1. The cnucleus , cwhich cis cessential cfor cfunction cand csurvival cof cthe ccell.
A) is cthe csite cof cprotein csynthesis
B) contains cthe cgenetic ccode
C) transforms ccellular cenergy
D) initiates caerobic cmetabolism
2. Although cenergy cis cnot cmade cin cmitochondria, cthey care cknown cas cthe
cpower cplants cof cthe ccell cbecause cthey:
A) contain cRNA cfor cprotein csynthesis.
B) utilize cglycolysis cfor coxidative cenergy.
C) extract cenergy cfrom corganic ccompounds.
D) store ccalcium cbonds cfor cmuscle ccontractions.
3. Although cthe cbasic cstructure cof cthe ccell cplasma cmembrane cis cformed cby ca
clipid cbilayer, cmost cof cthe cspecific cmembrane cfunctions care ccarried cout
cby:
A) bound cand ctransmembrane cproteins.
,B) complex, clong ccarbohydrate cchains.
C) surface cantigens cand chormone creceptors.
D) a cgating csystem cof cselective cion cchannels.
4. To ceffectively crelay csignals, ccell-to-cell ccommunication cutilizes
cchemical cmessenger csystems cthat:
A) displace csurface creceptor cproteins.
B) accumulate cwithin ccell cgap cjunctions.
C) bind cto ccontractile cmicrofilaments.
D) release csecretions cinto cextracellular cfluid.
5. Aerobic cmetabolism, calso cknown cas coxidative cmetabolism, cprovides cenergy cby:
,A) removing cthe cphosphate cbonds cfrom cATP.
B) combining chydrogen cand coxygen cto cform cwater.
C) activating cpyruvate cstored cin cthe ccytoplasm.
D) breaking cdown cglucose cto cform clactic cacid.
6. Exocytosis, cthe creverse cof cendocytosis, cis cimportant cin into
cthe cextracellular cfluid.
A) Engulfing cand cingesting cfluid cand cproteins cfor ctransport
B) Killing, cdegrading, cand cdissolving charmful cmicroorganisms
C) Removing ccellular cdebris cand creleasing csynthesized csubstances
D) Destruction cof cparticles cby clysosomal cenzymes cfor csecretion
7. The cprocess cresponsible cfor cgenerating cand cconducting cmembrane cpotentials cis:
A) diffusion cof ccurrent-carrying cions.
B) millivoltage cof celectrical cpotential.
C) polarization cof ccharged cparticles.
D) ion cchannel cneurotransmission.
8. Epithelial ctissues care cclassified caccording cto cthe cshape cof cthe ccells cand
cthe cnumber cof clayers. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrectly cmatched
cdescription cand ctype cof cepithelial ctissue?
A) Simple cepithelium: ccells cin ccontact cwith cintercellular cmatrix; csome cdo
cnot cextend cto csurface
B) Stratified cepithelium: csingle clayer cof ccells; call ccells crest con
cbasement cmembrane
C) Glandular cepithelium: carise cfrom csurface cepithelia cand
cunderlying cconnective ctissue
D) Pseudostratified cepithelium: cmultiple clayers cof ccells; cdeepest clayer crests
con cbasement cmembrane
9. Connective ctissue ccontains cfibroblasts cthat care cresponsible cfor:
A) providing ca cfibrous cframework cfor ccapillaries.
B) synthesis cof ccollagen, celastin, cand creticular cfibers.
, C) forming ctendons cand cthe cfascia cthat ccovers cmuscles.
D) filling cspaces cbetween ctissues cto ckeep corgans cin cplace.
10. Although call cmuscle ctissue ccells chave csome csimilarities, csmooth cmuscle
c(also cknown cas cinvoluntary cmuscle) cdiffers cby:
A) having cdense cbodies cattached cto cactin cfilaments.
B) containing csarcomeres cbetween cZ clines cand cM cbands.
C) having crapid ccontractions cand cabundant ccross-striations.
D) contracting cin cresponse cto cincreased cintracellular ccalcium.
11. Which cof cthe cfollowing caspects cof cthe cfunction cof cthe cnucleus cis
cperformed cby cribosomal cRNA c(rRNA)?
A) Copying cand ccarrying cDNA cinstructions cfor cprotein csynthesis
B) Carrying camino cacids cto cthe csite cof cprotein csynthesis
C) Providing cthe csite cwhere cprotein csynthesis coccurs
D) Regulating cand ccontrolling cprotein csynthesis
12. Breakdown cand cremoval cof cforeign csubstances cand cworn-out ccell cparts
care cperformed cby cwhich cof cthe cfollowing corganelles?
A) Lysosomes
B) Golgi capparatus
C) Ribosomes
D) Endoplasmic creticulum c(ER)
13. Impairment cin cthe cfunction cof cperoxisomes cwould cresult cin:
A) inadequate csites cfor cprotein csynthesis.
B) an cinability cto ctransport ccellular cproducts cacross cthe ccell cmembrane.
C) insufficient cenergy cproduction cwithin ca ccell.
D) accumulation cof cfree cradicals cin cthe ccytoplasm.
14. After cseveral cmonths cof ctrying cto cconceive, ca ccouple cis cundergoing
cfertility ctesting. cSemen canalysis cindicates cthat cthe cmans csperm chave
cdecreased cmotility, ca cfinding cthat cis cthought cto cunderlie cthe ccouples
cinability cto cbecome cpregnant.
