Exam 1: Cellular Biology

Which phase of catabolism produces the most ATP?

A nurse is teaching a patient about fluid and electrolytes.Which of the following indicates the teaching was successful regarding electrolytes? Electrolytes are:

Characteristics of prokaryotes include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse recalls that the four basic types of tissues are (select all that apply):

The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:

In cellular metabolism,each enzyme has a high affinity for a:

A nurse is reviewing a report from a patient with metastatic cancer.What finding would support the diagnosis of metastatic cancer? Alterations in extracellular matrix that include:

Which form of cell communication is used to relate to other cells in direct physical contact?

Which of the following can bind to plasma membrane receptors?

A nurse is teaching the staff about cholesterol.Which information should be taught? The cellular uptake of cholesterol depends on:

The ion transporter that moves Na? and Ca²? simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport?

A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?

The fluid mosaic model for biologic membranes describes membrane behavior.According to this model,which of the following float singly or as aggregates in the fluid lipid bilayer?

A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary.Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing?

The student is studying for a pathophysiology exam and is trying to remember the definition of amphipathic.The student should choose which of the following to be correct?

A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the blood to the cell.What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with the patient?

The faculty member asked the student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of small,electrically uncharged molecules through a semipermeable barrier.Which answer indicates the nursing student understood the teaching?

A nurse is teaching the staff about platelet-derived growth factor.Which information should the nurse include? Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)stimulates the production of:

A student is observing a cell under the microscope.It is observed to have supercoiled DNA with histones.Which of the following would also be observed by the student?

A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure.The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure)is determined by: