Pathophysiology Final Exam Review Semester 1/2016
For the review you may use bullets. The review is for a major grade. For the exam your answers must be in
sentence form. You will be allowed to check your notes five times during the exam. There will be 12 of
these questions on the exam. Sometimes only part of a question will be used. Each question is worth 10
points. You will be allowed to check your review notes five times during the exam.
1. Be prepared to briefly describe the function of any body system and give examples of 2 structures in
each.
2. Define each of the following 3 terms: pathophysiology, anatomy, physiology. Give an example of
something you would study in each discipline.
3. Pick one of the diseases you did a disease report on this year and discuss the disease with regards to
etiology, manifestations, treatment, prevention and prognosis.
4. Describe two careers you might consider in the health field. Include job description, education
required and necessary skills.
5. Briefly discuss five issues that could be involved in organ transplants.
6. Describe how you create recombinant DNA.
7. Create a 12 nitrogen base sequence of one side of a piece of a DNA molecule. List the nucleotides on
the complementary side. Then list the nitrogen bases on the messenger RNA for your original strand.
Then list the four amino acids that were coded for. What is the process of mRNA production called?
What is the process of assembling the amino acids into a protein called?
8. How many 5 ml injections can be taken from a 2 liter bag? __________
352 cm = _____mm
2000 µm = _____mm
Write the following in scientific notation:
140,000 = ______
0.009 = _______
The numbers in the question will be different on the exam
9. Diseases: Define pathogenesis, signs, symptoms, acute, chronic, etiology, prognosis, manifestations
10. Differentiate between structural and functional disease. Give an example of each and explain why it is
that type.
11. Compare natural and acquired immunity. Describe active and passive examples for each.
12. Compare inflammation and infection. Give an example of each to show the difference. What are 4
signs of inflammation?
13. Describe the process of dialysis. What are the two main types of dialysis and how are they different?
14. Differentiate among diffusion, osmosis and filtration. Include the types of gradients involved in each.
15. Compare congenital and hereditary diseases. Give examples of each.
16. Differentiate among auscultation, percussion and palpation.
17. Compare type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
18. Four symptoms of diabetes mellitus are polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria and glycosuria. Define each of
these.
19. Describe four complications of diabetes mellitus?
20. Compare viruses and bacteria with reference to size and treatment. Give two examples of diseases
caused by each.
21. Describe using correct terminology the three shapes of bacteria, draw each and give a disease caused
by each.
22. Compare dermatomycosis and systemic mycosis. Give an example of each.
23. Briefly describe two protozoan diseases. Include causative agent for each, symptoms and treatment.
24. Briefly describe three diseases involving impaired senses. Make sure you include the sense affected
and how it is affected.