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Test Bank for Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology 8th Edition
by Ronald Eisenberg
All Chapters Included | 100% Verified Answers | Updated Version. 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Pathology
2. Specialized Imaging Techniques
3. Respiratory System
4. Skeletal System
5. Gastrointestinal System
6. Urinary System
7. Cardiovascular System
8. Nervous System Disease
9. Hematopoietic System
10. Endocrine System
11. Reproductive System
12. Miscellaneous Diseases
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is this type of process.
a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Neoplasia
d. Community acquired
ANSWER: B
The disease process caused by physicians and their treatment is iatrogenic.
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REF: p. 3
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Basic reactions of the body to some form of injury is a:
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a. Disease process
b. Pathology
c. Study of diseases
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d. Idiopathic process
ANSWER: A
A disease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury
REF: p. 1
3. What term is used to denote a disease in which the underlying cause is unknown?
a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANSWER: A
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Idiopathic diseases are those with an unknown, or as of yet unidentified, cause.
REF: p. 3
4. Alterations of cell growth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells is called:
a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia
ANSWER: C
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Alterations in cell growth lead to the development of neoplasms (tumors).
REF: p. 7
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5. The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:
a. Infection
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b. Ischemia
c. Edema
d. Inflammation
ANSWER: D
Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.
REF: p. 3
6. Heat and red nessv associated with inflammation is produced by:
a. Hyperemia
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b. Scar tissue
c. Hyperplasia
d. Infarction
ANSWER: A
This hyperemia produces the heat and redness associated with inflammation.
REF: p. 3
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7. In an injury, the destroyed tissue is replaced with:
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a. Granulomatous inflammation
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b. Granulation tissue
c. Phagocytes
d. Pyogens
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ANSWER: 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.
REF: p. 4
8. Of the five clinical signs of acute inflammation, the medical term for swelling is:
a. Edema
b. Tumor
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Test Bank for Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology 8th Edition
by Ronald Eisenberg
All Chapters Included | 100% Verified Answers | Updated Version. 2025
C
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TEST BANK
BE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Pathology
2. Specialized Imaging Techniques
3. Respiratory System
4. Skeletal System
5. Gastrointestinal System
6. Urinary System
7. Cardiovascular System
8. Nervous System Disease
9. Hematopoietic System
10. Endocrine System
11. Reproductive System
12. Miscellaneous Diseases
1
, Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is this type of process.
a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Neoplasia
d. Community acquired
ANSWER: B
The disease process caused by physicians and their treatment is iatrogenic.
C
REF: p. 3
2.
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Basic reactions of the body to some form of injury is a:
ST
a. Disease process
b. Pathology
c. Study of diseases
BE
d. Idiopathic process
ANSWER: A
A disease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury
REF: p. 1
3. What term is used to denote a disease in which the underlying cause is unknown?
a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANSWER: A
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Idiopathic diseases are those with an unknown, or as of yet unidentified, cause.
REF: p. 3
4. Alterations of cell growth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells is called:
a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia
ANSWER: C
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Alterations in cell growth lead to the development of neoplasms (tumors).
REF: p. 7
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5. The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:
a. Infection
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b. Ischemia
c. Edema
d. Inflammation
ANSWER: D
Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.
REF: p. 3
6. Heat and red nessv associated with inflammation is produced by:
a. Hyperemia
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b. Scar tissue
c. Hyperplasia
d. Infarction
ANSWER: A
This hyperemia produces the heat and redness associated with inflammation.
REF: p. 3
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7. In an injury, the destroyed tissue is replaced with:
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a. Granulomatous inflammation
ST
b. Granulation tissue
c. Phagocytes
d. Pyogens
BE
ANSWER: 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.
REF: p. 4
8. Of the five clinical signs of acute inflammation, the medical term for swelling is:
a. Edema
b. Tumor
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