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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnbenthenmostnlikelyncausenofnanni
atrogenicndisease?
a. Anninheritedndisorder
b. Ancombinationnofnspecificnetiologicalnfactors
c. Annunwantedneffectnofnanprescribedndrug
d. Prolongednexposurentontoxicnchemicalsninnthenenvironment
ANS:n C
2. Thenmanifestationsnofnandiseasenarenbestndefinednasnthe
a. subjectivenfeelingsnofndiscomfortnduringnanchronicnillness.
b. signsnandnsymptomsnofnandisease.
c. factorsnthatnprecipitatenannacutenepisodenofnanchronicnillness.
d. earlynindicatorsnofnthenprodromalnstagenofninfection.
ANS:n B
3. Thenbestndefinitionnofnthentermnprognosisnisnthe
a. precipitatingnfactorsncausingnannacutenepisode.
b. numbernofnremissionsntonbenexpectednduringnthencoursenofnanchronicnillness.
c. predictednoutcomenornlikelihoodnofnrecoverynfromnanspecificndisease.
d. exacerbationsnoccurringnduringnchronicnillness.
ANS:n C
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnconsiderednansystemicnsignnofndisease?
a. Swellingnofnthenknee
b. Fever
c. Painninnthenneck
d. Rednrashnonnthenface
ANS:n B
5. Etiologynisndefinednasnthenstudynofnthe
a. causesnofnandisease.
b. coursenofnandisease.
c. expectedncomplicationsnofnandisease.
d. manifestationsnofnandisease.
ANS:n A
6. Antypenofncellularnadaptationninnwhichntherenisnandecreaseninncellnsizenisnreferredntonas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:n D
7. Anchangeninnantissuenmarkednbyncellsnthatnvaryninnsizenandnshapenandnshownincreasednmitoticnfi
guresnwouldnbencalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:n C
8. Andeficitnofnoxygenninnthencellsnusuallynduentonrespiratorynorncirculatorynproblemsnisncalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:n B
9. Whennangroupnofncellsninnthenbodyndies,nthenchangen isncalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:n D
10. Rigorousnweightlifting/bodynbuildingnregimensnmaynresultninnthenskeletalnmusclencellsnu
ndergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:n A
11. Thentermncancernrefersnto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantnneoplasm.
ANS:n D
12. Tonwhichnofnthenfollowingndoesnthentermnapoptosisnrefer?
a. Increasednratenofnmitosisnbyncertainncells
b. Ischemicndamagentoncells
c. Liquefactionnofnnecroticntissue
d. Preprogrammedncellnself-destruction
ANS:n D
13. WhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisnTRUE?
a. AlterationnofnDNAndoesnnotnchangencellnfunction.
b. Damagedncellsnmaynbenablentonrepairnthemselves.
c. Allntypesnofncellsndienatnthensamenrate.
d. Mildnischemiancausesnimmediatencellndeath.
ANS:n B
14. Caseationnnecrosisnrefersntonannareanwhere
a. cellnproteinsnhavenbeenndenatured.
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b. cellsnarenliquefiednbynenzymes.
c. deadncellsnformnanthickncheesynsubstance.
d. bacterialninvasionnhasnoccurred.
ANS:n C
15. Routinenapplicationnofnsunnblockntonskinnwouldnbenannexamplenof
a. anniatrogenicncausenofncancer.
b. anpreventivenmeasure.
c. anprecipitatingnfactor.
d. anpredisposingncondition.
ANS:n B
16. Ancircumstancenthatncausesnansuddennacutenepisodenofnanchronicndiseasentonoccurnisntermed
a. latentnstage.
b. predisposingnfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingnfactor.
ANS:n D
17. Thentermnhomeostasisnrefersnto
a. thencausativenfactorsninnanparticularndisease.
b. maintenancenofnanstableninternalnenvironment.
c. anconditionnthatntriggersnannacutenepisode.
d. ancollectionnofnsignsnandnsymptoms.
ANS:n B
18. Whichntermnisnusedntondescribenannewnandnsecondarynornadditionalnproblemnthatnarisesnafterntheno
riginalndiseasenhasnbeennestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:n D
19. Pathophysiologyninvolvesnthenstudynof
a. thenstructurenofnthenhumannbody.
b. thenfunctionsnofnvariousnorgansninnthenbody.
c. functionalnornstructuralnchangesnresultingnfromndiseasenprocesses.
d. variousncellnstructuresnandnrelatednfunctions.
ANS:n C
20. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnepidemiology?
a. Thensciencenofntrackingnthenoccurrencenandndistributionnofndiseases
b. Thenrelativennumbernofndeathsnresultingnfromnanparticularndisease
c. Identificationnofnanspecificndiseasenthroughnevaluationnofnsignsnandnsymptoms
d. Thenglobalnsearchnfornemergingndiseases
ANS:n A
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21. Whichnofnthenfollowingncanncausencellninjurynorndeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposurentonexcessivencold
3. Excessivenpressurenonnantissue
4. Chemicalntoxins
a. 1,n2
b.nnn 2,n4
c. 1,n3,n4
d.n 1,n2,n3,n4
ANS:n D
22. AllnofnthenfollowingnarenpartnofnthenSevennStepsntonHealthnEXCEPT:
a. Followncancernscreeningnguidelines.
b. Usensunnblocknagentsnwhenevernexposed.
c. Participateninnstrenuousnexercisenonnanregularndailynbasis.
d. Choosenhighnfiber,nlowernfatnfoods.
ANS:n C
23. Thentermndiseasenrefersnto
a. thenperiodnofnrecoverynandnreturnntonannormalnhealthynstate.
b. andeviationnfromnthennormalnstatenofnhealthnandnfunction.
c. thentreatmentnmeasuresnusedntonpromotenrecovery.
d. anbasicncollectionnofnsignsnandnsymptoms.
ANS:n B
24. Ancollectionnofnsignsnandnsymptoms,noftennaffectingnmorenthannonenorgannornsystem,nthatnu
suallynoccurntogetherninnresponsentonancertainnconditionnisnreferredntonasna(an)
a. acutendisease.
b. multiorganndisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:n C
25. AllnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnarencorrectnaboutncellndamagenEXCEPT:
a. Theninitialnstagenofncellndamagenoftenncausesnannalterationninnmetabolicnreactions.
b. Ifnthenfactorncausingnthendamagenisnremovednquickly,nthencellnmaynbenablentonr
ecovernandnreturnntonitsnnormalnstate.
c. Ifnthennoxiousnfactornremainsnfornannextendednperiodnofntime,nthendamagenbecomesnir
reversiblenandnthencellndies.
d. Initially,ncellndamagendoesnnotnchangencellnmetabolism,nstructure,nornfunction.
ANS:n D
26. Whichnofnthenfollowingnconditionsndistinguishesndoublenblindnstudiesnusedninnhealthnresearch?
a. Neithernthenmembersnofnthencontrolngroupnornthenexperimentalngroupnnornthenpersonna
dministeringnthentreatmentnknowsnwhonisnreceivingnthenexperimentalntherapy.
b. Bothngroupsnofnresearchnsubjectsnandnthenpersonnadministeringnthentreatmentnknownwhoni
snreceivingnthenexperimentalntherapy.
c. Thenresearchnsubjectsndonnotnknow,nbutnthenpersonnadministeringnthentreatmentnk
nowsnwhonisnreceivingnplacebonornstandardntherapy.
d. Onlynmembersnofnthencontrolngroupnknowntheynarenreceivingnstandardntherapy.