Patho MN551 Unit 7 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2025/2026 Version
A 32-year-old man is complaining of burning, itching, photophobia, and severe pain in his right eye after
swimming in the ocean. To determine that the eye condition is corneal rather than a conjunctival
disease, which of the following would be the distinguishing symptom? - ✔✔Severe pain
A woman with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered by her primary care provider to have a
hemoglobin A1C test for the first time. The woman states, "I don't see why you want to test my blood
cells when it's sugar that's the problem." What aspect of physiology will underlie the care provider's
response to the patient? - ✔✔The amount of glucose attached to A1C cells reflects the average blood
glucose levels over the life of the cell.
A 30-year-old man with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is aware of the multiple effects that insulin has on
his metabolism. Which of the following physiological processes are actions of insulin? - ✔✔Facilitating
triglycerides from glucose in fat cells.
A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes and her parents are currently receiving
education from the diabetes education nurse at the hospital where their daughter is receiving
treatment. How can the nurse best explain the etiology of their daughter's health problem to her
parents? - ✔✔"The problem that underlies her diabetes is that her own body has destroyed the cells in
her pancreas that produce insulin."
Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the role of hormones in the body? -
✔✔Some chemical substances can function as either hormones or neurotransmitters.
What does a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - ✔✔Hypothyroidism
Which of the following statements best captures the role of the adrenal cortex in maintaining
homeostasis? - ✔✔The adrenal cortical hormones are primarily steroids and sex hormones.