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Chapter=1:=Introduction=to=Pathology
Test=Bank
MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. A=disease=process=caused=by=physicians=or=their=treatment=is=this=type=of=process.
a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Neoplasia
d. Community=acquired
ANS: B
The=disease=process=caused=by=physicians=and=their=treatment=is=iatrogenic.
REF: p.=3
2. Basic=reactions=of=the=body=to=some=form=of=injury=is=a:
a. Disease=process
b. Pathology
c. Study=of=diseases
d. Idiopathic=process
ANS: A
A=disease=is=the=pattern=of=the=body’s=response=to=some=form=of=injury.
REF: p.=1
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,3. What=term=is=used=to=denote=a=disease=in=which=the=underlying=cause=is=unknown?
a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANS: A
Idiopathic=diseases=are=those=with=an=unknown,=or=as=of=yet=unidentified,=cause.
REF: p.=3
4. Alterations=of=cell=growth,=specifically=an=abnormal=proliferation=of=cells=is=called:
a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia
ANS: C
Alterations=in=cell=growth=lead=to=the=development=of=neoplasms=(tumors).
REF: p.=7
5. The=initial=response=of=body=tissues=to=local=injury=is:
a. Infection
b. Ischemia
c. Edema
d. Inflammation
ANS: D
Inflammation=is=the=initial=response=of=body=tissues=to=local=injury.
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6. Heat=and=redness=associated=with=inflammation=is=produced=by:
a. Hyperemia
b. Scar=tissue
c. Hyperplasia
d. Infarction
ANS: A
This=hyperemia=produces=the=heat=and=redness=associated=with=inflammation.
REF: p.=3
7. In=an=injury,=the=destroyed=tissue=is=replaced=with:
a. Granulomatous= inflammation
b. Granulation=tissue
c. Phagocytes
d. Pyogens
ANS: B
A=fibrous=scar=replaces=the=area=of=destroyed=tissue=with=granulation=tissue.=Granulation=tissue=refers
=to=a=combination=of=young,=developing=capillaries=and=actively=proliferating=fibroblasts,=which=produ
ce=connective=tissue=fibers=(collagen)=that=replace=the=dead=tissue.
REF: p.=4
8. Of=the=five=clinical=signs=of=acute=inflammation,=the=medical=term=for=swelling=is:
a. Edema
b. Tumor
c. Calor
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, d. Dolor
ANS: B
The=five=clinical=signs=of=acute=inflammation=are=rubor=(redness),=calor=(heat),=tumor=(swelling),=dolor=
(pain),=and=loss=of=function.
REF: p.=4
9. Some=bacterial=organisms=that=produce=these=substances=that=cause=damage=to=the=tissue=and=incite
=the=inflammatory=process=are=known=as:
a. Toxoids
b. Pyogens
c. Toxins
d. Abscesses
ANS: C
Some=bacterial=organisms=(such=as=staphylococci=and=streptococci)=produce=toxins=that=damage=the=ti
ssues=and=incite=an=inflammatory=response.
REF: p.=4
10. Chronic=inflammation=in=a=localized=area,=which=often=has=a=centralized=necrosis=is=called:
a. An=exudates
b. A=granuloma
c. An=abscess
d. Hyperplasia
ANS: B
A=granuloma=is=a=localized=area=of=chronic=inflammation,=often=with=central=necrosis.
REF: p.=4
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