Pathophysiology Exams
Exam 1
Question 1
A male client with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus is experiencing hyperglycemia
because he lacks sufficient insulin to increase the availability of glucose transporte
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Pathophysiology Exams
Exam 1
Question 1
A male client with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus is experiencing hyperglycemia
because he lacks sufficient insulin to increase the availability of glucose transporters in his
cell membranes. Consequently, his cells lack intracellular glucose, and it accumulates in his
blood. Which of the following processes would best allow glucose to cross his cell
membranes?
Selected Answer: D.
Facilitated diffusion
Question 2
Epithelial tissues are classified according to the shape of the cells and the number of layers.
Which of the following is a correctly matched description and type of epithelial tissue?
Selected
Answer:
B.
Glandular epithelium: arises from surface epithelia and underlying
connective tissue.
Question 3
To effectively relay signals, cell-to-cell communication utilizes a chemical messenger
system to:
Selected Answer: D.
Release secretions into extracellular fluid
Question 4
A student asks the instructor what it means when the book states, skeletal muscles are
syncytial or multinucleated? The instructor responds:
Selected
Answer:
C.
“If a skeletal muscle is injured and a portion dies, the adjacent sections of
that same skeletal muscle fiber do not die because they have their own
nuclear material.”
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