PATHO CHP 3 Exam Study Guide: GRADED A+. Questions and Verified Answers. Latest 2026 Update

PATHO CHP 3 Exam Study
Guide: GRADED A+. Questions
and Verified Answers. Latest
2026 Update



1. Which of the following coenzymes is(are) necessary for normal red blood cell
nuclear maturation and DNA synthesis pathway?
A) Vitamin D
B) Folate
C) Calcium
D) Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

E) Both folate and vitamin B12 (cobalamin) - Ans✔✔-E) Both folate and vitamin
B12 (cobalamin)


2. von Willebrand factor is directly involved in:
A) platelet adhesion and aggregation.
B) platelet production.
C) formation of the fibrin clot.

D) clot dissolution. - Ans✔✔-A) platelet adhesion and aggregation.

, 3. __________ are two important cofactors necessary in the coagulation
cascade.
A) Fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor
B) Thromboxane A2 and calcium
C) Fibrin and thrombin

D) Fibrinogen and calcium - Ans✔✔-D) Fibrinogen and calcium


4. A 50-year-old man is having an acute myocardial infarction and will be
administered recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The medication
activates plasminogen in order to:
A) decrease platelet adhesion.
B) increase clotting time.
C) promote fibrinolysis.

D) promote coronary vasodilation - Ans✔✔-C) promote fibrinolysis.


5. A 25-year-old woman comes in complaining of night sweats and at times
gets chills. She is losing weight unintentionally. She has no other complaints. A
lymph node in her neck that measures 3 cm and is painless is palpated. The
most likely diagnosis is:
A) non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
B) Hodgkin lymphoma.
C) Burkitt lymphoma.

D) multiple myeloma. - Ans✔✔-B) Hodgkin lymphoma.


6. In Hodgkin lymphoma, B cells can become defective as a result of:
A) T-cell inactivation of B cells.
B) premature apoptosis due to lack of differentiation.