Pathophysiology Final Exam Review Semester 1
For the review you may use bullets. The review is for a 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 16 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. Describe the six parts of the chain of infection.
25. Briefly describe three diseases involving impaired senses. Make sure you include the
sense affected and how it is affected.
26. What are the four chambers of the heart. How are the two sides of the heart different
in function? Compare functions of aorta and vena cava.
27. Briefly describe three diseases of the heart.