Advanced Pathophysiology Quiz 1-Nurs 6501
Walden University Questions with correct
answers
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate
his continued muscle performance? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which
reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused
by an _____ gene - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Answer: Autosomal recessive
