PATH 370 ASSESSMENT 1 (CH. 1, 2, 4, 7) COMPLETE LATEST FINAL EXAM
UPDATED FOR 2026- 2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH 100% CERTIFIED,
ELABORATED & VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following?
a. It is based on exploratory surgery.
b. It is biochemical testing of tumor cells to determine the genetic basis of the tumor.
c. It is a histologic examination of tissues to determine the degree of tumor differentiation.
d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. invoke resting state.
b. energy and repair.
c. set a new baseline steady-state.
d. produce exhaustion.
b. energy and repair.
Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer involve excessive production of substances by multiple
means. A common substance found in excessive amounts resulting from cancer paraneoplastic
syndromes is
a. potassium
b. tumor necrosis factor
c. insulin
d. calcium
d. calcium
All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose except
a. epinephrine.
b. norepinephrine.
c. aldosterone.
d. cortisol.
c. aldosterone.
, Somatic death refers to death
a. of the entire organism.
b. secondary to brain damage.
c. of a body organ.
d. of nerve cells.
a. of the entire organism
The effect of stress on the immune system
a. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system.
b. most often involves enhancement of the immune system.
c. is unknown.
d. has been demonstrated to be non-existent in studies.
a. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system.
Metaplasia is
a. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
b. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
c. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
b. hepatic cancer.
c. Hodgkin's lymphoma.
d. pancreatic cancer.
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
An increase in organ size and function caused by increased workload is termed
a. metaplasia
b. atrophy.
UPDATED FOR 2026- 2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH 100% CERTIFIED,
ELABORATED & VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following?
a. It is based on exploratory surgery.
b. It is biochemical testing of tumor cells to determine the genetic basis of the tumor.
c. It is a histologic examination of tissues to determine the degree of tumor differentiation.
d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. invoke resting state.
b. energy and repair.
c. set a new baseline steady-state.
d. produce exhaustion.
b. energy and repair.
Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer involve excessive production of substances by multiple
means. A common substance found in excessive amounts resulting from cancer paraneoplastic
syndromes is
a. potassium
b. tumor necrosis factor
c. insulin
d. calcium
d. calcium
All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose except
a. epinephrine.
b. norepinephrine.
c. aldosterone.
d. cortisol.
c. aldosterone.
, Somatic death refers to death
a. of the entire organism.
b. secondary to brain damage.
c. of a body organ.
d. of nerve cells.
a. of the entire organism
The effect of stress on the immune system
a. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system.
b. most often involves enhancement of the immune system.
c. is unknown.
d. has been demonstrated to be non-existent in studies.
a. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system.
Metaplasia is
a. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
b. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
c. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
b. hepatic cancer.
c. Hodgkin's lymphoma.
d. pancreatic cancer.
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
An increase in organ size and function caused by increased workload is termed
a. metaplasia
b. atrophy.
