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Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is:
a. idiopathic.
b. iatrogenic.
c. neoplasia.
d. community acquired.
ANS: B
A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is iatrogenic.
2. A basic reaction of the body to some form of injury is a:
a. disease process.
b. pathology.
c. study of diseases.
d. idiopathic process.
ANS: A
A disease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury.
3. What term is used to denote a disease in which the underlying cause is unknown?
a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANS: A
Idiopathic diseases are those with an unknown, or as of yet unidentified, cause.
4. Alterations of cell growth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells, is called:
a. hyperplasia.
b. dysplasia.
c. neoplasia.
d. aplasia.
ANS: C
Alterations in cell growth lead to the development of neoplasms (tumors).
5. The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:
a. infection.
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b. ischemia.
c. edema.
d. inflammation.
ANS: D
Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.
6. Heat and redness associated with inflammation is produced by:
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a. hyperemia.
b. scar tissue.
c. hyperplasia.
d. infarction.
ANS: A
Hyperemia produces the heat and redness associated with inflammation.
7. In an injury, the destroyed tissue is replaced with:
a. granulomatous inflammation.
b. granulation tissue.
c. phagocytes.
d. pyogens.
ANS: B
A fibrous scar replaces the area of destroyed tissue with granulation tissue. Granulation
tissue refers to a combination of young, developing capillaries and actively proliferating
fibroblasts, which produce connective tissue fibers (collagen) that replace the dead
tissue.
8. Of the five clinical signs of acute inflammation, the medical term for swelling is:
a. edema.
b. tumor.
c. calor.
d. dolor.
ANS: B
The five clinical signs of acute inflammation are rubor (redness), calor (heat), tumor
(swelling), dolor (pain), and loss of function.
9. Some bacterial organisms produce substances that cause damage to the tissue and incite the
inflammatory process known as:
a. toxoids.
b. pyogens.
c. toxins.
d. abscesses.
ANS: C
Some bacterial organisms (such as staphylococci and streptococci) produce toxins that
damage the tissues and incite an inflammatory response.
10. Chronic inflammation in a localized area, which often has centralized necrosis, is called:
a. an exudate.
b. a granuloma.
c. an abscess.