NURS231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 3
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 VIEW AHEAD
TESTED SET
◉ Homeostasis Definition. Answer: The maintenance of a constant
internal environment
◉ Pathophysiology Definition. Answer: The study of response to
injury in order to regain homeostasis
◉ Atrophy Definition. Answer: decrease in cell size
◉ Hypertrophy Definition. Answer: increase in cell size
◉ Hyperplasia Definition. Answer: increase in cell number
◉ Metaplasia Definition. Answer: reversible replacement of cell type
for another word
◉ Dysplasia Definition. Answer: "atypical hyperplasia," abnormal
growth of cells
, ◉ Cellular Characteristics of Hypoplasia. Answer: an organ with a
reduced number of cells
◉ Cellular Characteristics of Aplasia. Answer: An organ with a
reduced number of cells until it is zero
◉ Cellular Characteristics of Agenesis. Answer: Failure of an organ
to develop
◉ Definition of Neoplasm. Answer: "new growth" or tumor
◉ What makes a neoplasm benign or malignant?. Answer: Benign:
no pain, rarely lethal, can be excised, slow growth, expansive,
localized (ends in -oma suffix)
Malignant: painful, often lethal, excision ineffective, rapid growth,
invasive, metastatic (often ends in -sarcoma or -carcinoma suffix)
◉ Inflammation Definition (acute & chronic). Answer: The beneficial
& defensive response of living tissues to all forms of injury
◉ Examples of Inflammatory Conditions. Answer: Dermatitis,
tendonitis, ringworm, bronchitis
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 VIEW AHEAD
TESTED SET
◉ Homeostasis Definition. Answer: The maintenance of a constant
internal environment
◉ Pathophysiology Definition. Answer: The study of response to
injury in order to regain homeostasis
◉ Atrophy Definition. Answer: decrease in cell size
◉ Hypertrophy Definition. Answer: increase in cell size
◉ Hyperplasia Definition. Answer: increase in cell number
◉ Metaplasia Definition. Answer: reversible replacement of cell type
for another word
◉ Dysplasia Definition. Answer: "atypical hyperplasia," abnormal
growth of cells
, ◉ Cellular Characteristics of Hypoplasia. Answer: an organ with a
reduced number of cells
◉ Cellular Characteristics of Aplasia. Answer: An organ with a
reduced number of cells until it is zero
◉ Cellular Characteristics of Agenesis. Answer: Failure of an organ
to develop
◉ Definition of Neoplasm. Answer: "new growth" or tumor
◉ What makes a neoplasm benign or malignant?. Answer: Benign:
no pain, rarely lethal, can be excised, slow growth, expansive,
localized (ends in -oma suffix)
Malignant: painful, often lethal, excision ineffective, rapid growth,
invasive, metastatic (often ends in -sarcoma or -carcinoma suffix)
◉ Inflammation Definition (acute & chronic). Answer: The beneficial
& defensive response of living tissues to all forms of injury
◉ Examples of Inflammatory Conditions. Answer: Dermatitis,
tendonitis, ringworm, bronchitis
