WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM (ACTUAL
EXAM) QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY WELL
ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
What are the four types of tissue? - ANSWERS-Epithelial - Provides protection
Connective tissue
- Loose - Connects muscle to skin
- Fibrous- Tendons, ligaments cartilage,
- Arreloar
Nervous Tissue - Nerves
- Neurons are the main cells
- Neuroglials are support cells
,Muscle tissue
What is the difference between
Periosteum
Peritoneum
Perineum
Perichondrium - ANSWERS-Periosteum - Covers bones
Peritoneum - Lines the abdominal cavity
Perineum - Area between vagina opening and the anus
Periochondrium - Covers cartilage as bones are forming
What are the four types of muscle - ANSWERS-Smooth muscle - (E.g. muscles that
help move stuff. Found in blood vessels and digestive trat) (Also known as visceral
muscle)
Cardiac Muscle
Skeletal Muscle
Define these types of tissue
Squamous
Cubodial
,Columnar
Stratified
Transitional - ANSWERS-Squamous - Irregularly shaped, thin, great for filtration
(e.g. found in kidneys).
Cubodial - Looks like polygons from the top, looks like cubes from a cross section.
These line ducts
Columnar - Great for wear and tear. (e.g. found in stomach). Looks like columns
Stratified - Multiple layers. (e.g. squamous tissue on scalp, in the rectum and etc.
Transitional - Tissue that is made flat when stretched. Great for bladder and
ureters
Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition
called?
a. serum sickness
b. Hay fever
c. Kaposi sarcoma
d. Rejection syndrome - ANSWERS-a. serum sickness
, What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?
a. intercalated disk
b. interatrial septum
c. interventricular septum
d. ductus arteriosus - ANSWERS-b. interatrial septum
Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?
a. systole
b. diastole
c. cardiac cycle
d. cardiac output - ANSWERS-c. cardiac cycle
Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?
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