UNE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Define homeostasis.
Answer: The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal
environment.
◉ What are the aspects of the disease process?.
Answer: Definition, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Morphologic changes,
Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical course, Prognosis
◉ Define stress.
Answer: A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the
coordinated activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems
◉ Factors that affect adaptation to stress.
Answer: *Age
*Health Status
*Psychosocial Resources
*Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select
the most appropriate response
,◉ What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Alarm
◉ What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Resistance
◉ What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Exhaustion
◉ Define cellular adaptation.
Answer: Cells adapting to changes in the internal environment
◉ What is a decrease in cell size?.
Answer: Atrophy
◉ What is an increase in cell size?.
Answer: Hypertrophy
◉ What is an increase in the number of cells?.
Answer: Hyperplasia
, ◉ What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells?.
Answer: Metaplasia
◉ What is an abnormal cell growth of a specific tissue?.
Answer: Dysplasia
◉ What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues?.
Answer: Anaplasia
◉ What are causes of cellular injury?.
Answer: *Physical Agents
*Radiation Injury
*Chemical Injury
*Biological Agents
*Nutritional Imbalances
◉ What is apoptosis?.
Answer: Programmed cell death
◉ What is necrosis?.
Answer: Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living
person
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Define homeostasis.
Answer: The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal
environment.
◉ What are the aspects of the disease process?.
Answer: Definition, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Morphologic changes,
Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical course, Prognosis
◉ Define stress.
Answer: A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the
coordinated activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems
◉ Factors that affect adaptation to stress.
Answer: *Age
*Health Status
*Psychosocial Resources
*Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select
the most appropriate response
,◉ What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Alarm
◉ What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Resistance
◉ What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism?.
Answer: Exhaustion
◉ Define cellular adaptation.
Answer: Cells adapting to changes in the internal environment
◉ What is a decrease in cell size?.
Answer: Atrophy
◉ What is an increase in cell size?.
Answer: Hypertrophy
◉ What is an increase in the number of cells?.
Answer: Hyperplasia
, ◉ What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells?.
Answer: Metaplasia
◉ What is an abnormal cell growth of a specific tissue?.
Answer: Dysplasia
◉ What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues?.
Answer: Anaplasia
◉ What are causes of cellular injury?.
Answer: *Physical Agents
*Radiation Injury
*Chemical Injury
*Biological Agents
*Nutritional Imbalances
◉ What is apoptosis?.
Answer: Programmed cell death
◉ What is necrosis?.
Answer: Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living
person
