NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology

Final Exam

1.    The student is studying for a pathophysiology exam and is trying to remember the definition of amphipathic. The student should choose which of the following to be correct?

a. All cells have a membrane that is composed of lipids.
b. Cells have organelles that have specialized function.
c. Molecules are polar with one-part loving water and one part hating water.
d. Cells have receptor sites that other substances attach to and create additional functions.

2.    A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for?
a. The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
b. The individual who has a disease gene but is phenotypically normal
c. The phenotype of genetic material
d. The codominance

3.    A nurse is reviewing a report from a patient with metastatic cancer. What finding would support the diagnosis of metastatic cancer? Alterations in extracellular matrix that include:
a. Decreased fibronectin
b. Increased collagen
c. Decreased elastin
d. Increased glycoproteins

4.    An athlete runs a marathon, after which his muscles feel fatigued and unable to contract. The athlete asks the nurse why this happened. How should the nurse respond? A deficiency in ________ can cause impaired muscle contraction.
a. GTP
b. AMP
c. ATP
d. GMP

5.    A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
a. Electron-transport chain
b. Aerobic glycolysis
c. Anaerobic glycolysis
d. Oxidative phosphorylation

6.    The faculty member asked the student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of small, electrically uncharged molecules through a semipermeable barrier. Which answer indicates the nursing student understood the teaching?
a. Osmosis
b. Diffusion
c. Hydrostatic pressure
d. Active transport