PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OA READINESS QUIZ 1
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
1. Which of the following microorganisms include yeasts and Molds and can
cause mycoses?
• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Protozoa
• Viruses
Correct Answer: Fungi
2. When there is an invasion of pathogenic microorganisms in the body, what
is it called?
• An inflammation
• A multifactorial disorder
• An infection
• A neoplasia
Correct Answer: An infection
3. Which of the following causes a lack of oxygen and accumulation of carbon
dioxide in the blood?
• Electric shock
• Poisoning
, • Asphyxiation
• Neoplasia
Correct Answer: Asphyxiation
4. After performing a thorough medical examination and doing extensive
blood work, the primary care provider describes Damien's disease as
idiopathic. What does that mean?
• It is transmitted genetically
• It has no known cause
• It is caused by medical treatment
• It is caused by trauma
Correct Answer: It has no known cause
5. What are the symptoms of acute inflammation?
• Redness, pain, swelling, and loss of function
• Redness, pain, and loss of function
• Redness, heat, pain, swelling, and maybe loss of function
• Heat, swelling, and loss of function
Correct Answer: Redness, heat, pain, swelling, and maybe loss of function
6. Colette, hospitalized for hip replacement surgery, has a surgical site
infection 3 days after surgery. What type of infection does Colette most likely
have?
Correct Answer: [Not provided in document]
,7. What sequence best describes how cancer cells evolve through states of
growth?
• Hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, dysplasia, metastasis
• Dysplasia, hyperplasia, metastasis, carcinoma in situ
• Hyperplasia, dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, metastasis
• Dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, hyperplasia, metastasis
Correct Answer: Hyperplasia, dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, metastasis
8. The term neoplasm often is used interchangeably with what other term?
• Carcinogen
• Sarcoma
• Tumor
• Encapsulation
Correct Answer: Tumor
9. Bill asks Ashley, the medical assistant, "What makes a tumor benign?"
What is Ashley's best response?
• A benign tumor is surrounded by a capsule and grows slowly.
• A benign tumor has cells that do not resemble normal cells.
• A benign tumor has the ability to spread through blood and lymph.
• A benign tumor is never anything to give you any worry.
Correct Answer: A benign tumor is surrounded by a capsule and grows slowly.
10. What is the name for solid tumors of epithelial tissue of external and
internal body surfaces found in the breast, colon, liver, lung, prostate, and
stomach?
, • Sarcomas
• Osteomas
• Leukemias
• Carcinomas
Correct Answer: Carcinomas
11. A numerical system is also used to identify the extent of cancer disease. If
a cancer is described as unlimited local spread of cancerous cells but still
inside the primary site, what stage is this?
• Stage 0
• Stage I
• Stage II
• Stage III
• Stage IV
Correct Answer: Stage III
12. Which of the following stages of cancer is considered most successful for
treatment?
• Distant
• Localized
• Regional
• Metastasized
Correct Answer: Localized
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
1. Which of the following microorganisms include yeasts and Molds and can
cause mycoses?
• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Protozoa
• Viruses
Correct Answer: Fungi
2. When there is an invasion of pathogenic microorganisms in the body, what
is it called?
• An inflammation
• A multifactorial disorder
• An infection
• A neoplasia
Correct Answer: An infection
3. Which of the following causes a lack of oxygen and accumulation of carbon
dioxide in the blood?
• Electric shock
• Poisoning
, • Asphyxiation
• Neoplasia
Correct Answer: Asphyxiation
4. After performing a thorough medical examination and doing extensive
blood work, the primary care provider describes Damien's disease as
idiopathic. What does that mean?
• It is transmitted genetically
• It has no known cause
• It is caused by medical treatment
• It is caused by trauma
Correct Answer: It has no known cause
5. What are the symptoms of acute inflammation?
• Redness, pain, swelling, and loss of function
• Redness, pain, and loss of function
• Redness, heat, pain, swelling, and maybe loss of function
• Heat, swelling, and loss of function
Correct Answer: Redness, heat, pain, swelling, and maybe loss of function
6. Colette, hospitalized for hip replacement surgery, has a surgical site
infection 3 days after surgery. What type of infection does Colette most likely
have?
Correct Answer: [Not provided in document]
,7. What sequence best describes how cancer cells evolve through states of
growth?
• Hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, dysplasia, metastasis
• Dysplasia, hyperplasia, metastasis, carcinoma in situ
• Hyperplasia, dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, metastasis
• Dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, hyperplasia, metastasis
Correct Answer: Hyperplasia, dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, metastasis
8. The term neoplasm often is used interchangeably with what other term?
• Carcinogen
• Sarcoma
• Tumor
• Encapsulation
Correct Answer: Tumor
9. Bill asks Ashley, the medical assistant, "What makes a tumor benign?"
What is Ashley's best response?
• A benign tumor is surrounded by a capsule and grows slowly.
• A benign tumor has cells that do not resemble normal cells.
• A benign tumor has the ability to spread through blood and lymph.
• A benign tumor is never anything to give you any worry.
Correct Answer: A benign tumor is surrounded by a capsule and grows slowly.
10. What is the name for solid tumors of epithelial tissue of external and
internal body surfaces found in the breast, colon, liver, lung, prostate, and
stomach?
, • Sarcomas
• Osteomas
• Leukemias
• Carcinomas
Correct Answer: Carcinomas
11. A numerical system is also used to identify the extent of cancer disease. If
a cancer is described as unlimited local spread of cancerous cells but still
inside the primary site, what stage is this?
• Stage 0
• Stage I
• Stage II
• Stage III
• Stage IV
Correct Answer: Stage III
12. Which of the following stages of cancer is considered most successful for
treatment?
• Distant
• Localized
• Regional
• Metastasized
Correct Answer: Localized
