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SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 1
2025 LATEST PRACTICE QUESTION WITH
ANSWERS (50 QUESTIONS) NIGHTINGALE
COLLEGE
The best definition of the term prognosis is the:
a. precipitating factors causing an acute episode
b. number of remissions to be expected during the course of a chronic illness
c. predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease
d. exacerbations occurring during chronic illness –
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Correct Answer :c. predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease
Which of the following is considered a systemic sign of disease?
a. swelling of the knee
b. fever
c. pain in the neck
d. red rash on the face –
Correct Answer :b. fever
Etiology is defined as the study of the:
a. causes of a disease
b. course of a disease
c. expected complications of a disease
d. manifestations of a disease –
Correct Answer :a. causes of a disease
Hypertrophy of the heart would be related to:
a. an increase in the size of the individual cells
b. an increase in the number of cells in an area
c. replacement of normal cells by a different type of cell
d. a decrease in the size of the individual cells –
Correct Answer :a. an increase in the size of the individual cells
A change in a tissue marked by cells that vary in size and shape and show increased mitotic figures
would be called:
a. metaplasia
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b. atrophy
c. dysplasia
d. hypertrophy –
Correct Answer :c. dysplasia
When a group of cells in the body dies, the change is called:
a. ischemia
b. gangrene
c. hypoxia
d. necrosis –
Correct Answer :d. necrosis
Lack of exercise during an illness may cause skeletal muscle to undergo:
a. hypertrophy
b. dysplasia
c. atrophy
d. regeneration –
Correct Answer :c. atrophy
The term cancer refers to:
a. dysplasia
b. hyperplasia
c. metaplasia
d. malignant neoplasm - Correct Answer :d. malignant neoplasm
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To which of the following does the term apoptosis refer?
a. increased rate of mitosis by certain cells
b. ischemic damage to cells
c. liquefaction of necrotic tissue
d. preprogrammed cell self-destruction –
Correct Answer :d. preprogrammed cell self-destruction
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Alteration of DNA does not change cell function.
b. Damaged cells may be able to repair themselves.
c. All types of cells die at the same rate.
d. Mild ischemia causes immediate cell death. –
Correct Answer :b. Damaged cells may be able to repair themselves
Caseation necrosis refers to an area where:
a. cell proteins have been denatured
b. cell are liquefied by enzymes
c. dead cells form a thick cheesy substance
d. bacterial invasion has occurred –
Correct Answer :c. dead cells form a thick cheesy substance
Routine application of sun block to skin would be an example of:
a. an iatrogenic cause of cancer
b. a preventative measure
c. a precipitating factor
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SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 1
2025 LATEST PRACTICE QUESTION WITH
ANSWERS (50 QUESTIONS) NIGHTINGALE
COLLEGE
The best definition of the term prognosis is the:
a. precipitating factors causing an acute episode
b. number of remissions to be expected during the course of a chronic illness
c. predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease
d. exacerbations occurring during chronic illness –
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Correct Answer :c. predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease
Which of the following is considered a systemic sign of disease?
a. swelling of the knee
b. fever
c. pain in the neck
d. red rash on the face –
Correct Answer :b. fever
Etiology is defined as the study of the:
a. causes of a disease
b. course of a disease
c. expected complications of a disease
d. manifestations of a disease –
Correct Answer :a. causes of a disease
Hypertrophy of the heart would be related to:
a. an increase in the size of the individual cells
b. an increase in the number of cells in an area
c. replacement of normal cells by a different type of cell
d. a decrease in the size of the individual cells –
Correct Answer :a. an increase in the size of the individual cells
A change in a tissue marked by cells that vary in size and shape and show increased mitotic figures
would be called:
a. metaplasia
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b. atrophy
c. dysplasia
d. hypertrophy –
Correct Answer :c. dysplasia
When a group of cells in the body dies, the change is called:
a. ischemia
b. gangrene
c. hypoxia
d. necrosis –
Correct Answer :d. necrosis
Lack of exercise during an illness may cause skeletal muscle to undergo:
a. hypertrophy
b. dysplasia
c. atrophy
d. regeneration –
Correct Answer :c. atrophy
The term cancer refers to:
a. dysplasia
b. hyperplasia
c. metaplasia
d. malignant neoplasm - Correct Answer :d. malignant neoplasm
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To which of the following does the term apoptosis refer?
a. increased rate of mitosis by certain cells
b. ischemic damage to cells
c. liquefaction of necrotic tissue
d. preprogrammed cell self-destruction –
Correct Answer :d. preprogrammed cell self-destruction
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Alteration of DNA does not change cell function.
b. Damaged cells may be able to repair themselves.
c. All types of cells die at the same rate.
d. Mild ischemia causes immediate cell death. –
Correct Answer :b. Damaged cells may be able to repair themselves
Caseation necrosis refers to an area where:
a. cell proteins have been denatured
b. cell are liquefied by enzymes
c. dead cells form a thick cheesy substance
d. bacterial invasion has occurred –
Correct Answer :c. dead cells form a thick cheesy substance
Routine application of sun block to skin would be an example of:
a. an iatrogenic cause of cancer
b. a preventative measure
c. a precipitating factor
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