NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES FOR THE 2025/2026 SESSION,
ALREADY GRADED A+
A "monosomy" --PRECISE ANSWER--The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in
each cell is referred to as:
A decrease in cell size --PRECISE ANSWER--Cell atrophy is:
A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to: --PRECISE ANSWER--
extrude and compress the nerve root
A nurse is describing the pathophysiology of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Which
information should the nurse include? --PRECISE ANSWER--Impaired reabsorption of
cerebrospinal fluid occurs.
The blood clogs arachnoid granulations/villi (impairing CSF reabsorption).
A nurse is describing the process in which a piece of one chromosome is moved to another
chromosome. What term should the nurse use to describe this process? --PRECISE ANSWER--
translocation
A nurse is explaining variant genes to a group of nursing students. When discussing the
retinoblastoma gene, what type of gene is the nurse describing? --PRECISE ANSWER--tumor
suppressor gene
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function is to: --PRECISE ANSWER--Protect cells
from injury
A nurse wants to teach about the most common primary immune deficiency condition. Which of
the following should the nurse describe? --PRECISE ANSWER--Common variable immune
deficiency
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do. Which of the following is the best answer? -
-PRECISE ANSWER--Cause increased vascular permeability
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should monitor this patient for
infections caused by: --PRECISE ANSWER--Neisseria
