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Chapter01:IntroductiontoPathophysiology
VanMeterandHubert:Gould’sPathophysiologyfortheHealthProfessions, 7thEdition i
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichiofthefollowing wouldibetheimostlikelycauseiofaniatro
ogenicidisease?
a. Aninheriteddisorder
b. Acombinationofspecificetiologicalfactors
c. Anunwantedeffectiofaiprescribedodrug
d. Prolongedexposuretotoxicchemicalsintheenvironment
ANS:oC
2. Themanifestationsofadiseaseiarebestdefinedoasothe
a. subjectivefeelingsofidiscomfortduringiaichronicillness.
b. signsandsymptomsofadisease.
c. factorsthatprecipitateianoacuteepisodeofachronicillness.
d. earlyindicators oftheiprodromalstageofinfection.
ANS:oB
3. Thebestdefinitionoftheitermiprognosisisothe
a. precipitatingifactorsicausinganoacuteiepisode.
b. numberofremissions toibeexpectediduringthecourseiofachroniciillness.
c. predictedoutcomeorlikelihoodofrecoveryfromaspecificdisease.
d. exacerbationsoccurringiduringchroniciillness.
ANS:oC
4. Whichiofthefollowingisconsideredaisystemicsignofdisease?
a. Swellingoftheknee
b. Fever
c. Painintheneck
d. Redrashontheiface
ANS:oB
5. Etiologyisdefinediasitheistudyofthe
a. causesofaidisease.
b. courseofaidisease.
c. expectedcomplicationsofaidisease.
d. manifestationsofadisease.
ANS:oA
6. Atypeiofcellularadaptationiinwhichithereisaidecreaseiincell sizeiis referredtooas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:oD
7. Achangeiniatissue marked bycells thativaryin sizeandishapeandishow increasedimitoticfigureo
s would beicalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:oC
8. Adeficit ofoxygeninthecellsusuallydueto respiratoryorcirculatoryproblems isicalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:oB
9. Whenagroupofcells intheibodydies,othechangeiis called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:oD
10. Rigorousweightlifting/bodybuildingiregimens mayresultintheskeletal musclecellsun
dergoing
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a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:oA
11. Thetermcancerorefersito
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantneoplasm.
ANS:oD
12. Towhichooftheifollowingdoestheitermapoptosisorefer?
a. Increasedrateofmitosisobycertainocells
b. Ischemicidamagetocells
c. Liquefactionofnecrotictissue
d. Preprogrammedicellself-destruction
ANS:oD
13. WhichofthefollowingstatementsiisiTRUE?
a. AlterationofDNAdoesonotchangeicell function.
b. Damagedcellsmaybeiableitorepairthemselves.
c. Alltypesofcellsdieatothesameirate.
d. Mildischemiacausesiimmediatecelldeath.
ANS:oB
14. Caseationnecrosisreferstoianiareawhere
a. cellproteinshaveibeendenatured.
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b. cellsareliquefiedbyenzymes.
c. deadcellsformathickcheesysubstance.
d. bacterialinvasionihasoccurred.
ANS:oC
15. Routineiapplicationofsunblocktoskinwouldbeianexampleiof
a. aniatrogeniccauseoficancer.
b. apreventiveimeasure.
c. aprecipitatingifactor.
d. apredisposingcondition.
ANS:oB
16. Acircumstancethat causesiasuddenacuteepisodeofachronicdiseaseito occuristermed
a. latentstage.
b. predisposingifactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingifactor.
ANS:oD
17. Thetermihomeostasisorefersto
a. thecausativeifactorsinaiparticulardisease.
b. maintenanceofaistableinternalenvironment.
c. aconditionthattriggersaniacuteiepisode.
d. acollectionofsignsandsymptoms.
ANS:oB
18. Whichterm isused toidescribeianewand secondaryoradditional problem that arisesiaftertheiorigio
nal disease hasibeeniestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:oD
19. Pathophysiologyinvolves theistudyof
a. thestructureofitheihumanbody.
b. thefunctionsiofivariousorgansiinthebody.
c. functionalorstructuralchangesresultingifromdiseaseprocesses.
d. variouscellstructuresandrelatedfunctions.
ANS:oC
20. Whichiofthefollowingistheibestdefinitioniofepidemiology?
a. Thescienceoftrackingtheioccurrenceanddistributioniofdiseases
b. Therelativenumberofdeathsresultingfromaparticulardisease
c. Identificationofaspecificdiseaseithroughevaluationofsignsandsymptoms
d. Theglobalsearchforemergingidiseases
ANS:oA
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ions7thEditionVanMeter
, 1
Chapter01:IntroductiontoPathophysiology
VanMeterandHubert:Gould’sPathophysiologyfortheHealthProfessions, 7thEdition i
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichiofthefollowing wouldibetheimostlikelycauseiofaniatro
ogenicidisease?
a. Aninheriteddisorder
b. Acombinationofspecificetiologicalfactors
c. Anunwantedeffectiofaiprescribedodrug
d. Prolongedexposuretotoxicchemicalsintheenvironment
ANS:oC
2. Themanifestationsofadiseaseiarebestdefinedoasothe
a. subjectivefeelingsofidiscomfortduringiaichronicillness.
b. signsandsymptomsofadisease.
c. factorsthatprecipitateianoacuteepisodeofachronicillness.
d. earlyindicators oftheiprodromalstageofinfection.
ANS:oB
3. Thebestdefinitionoftheitermiprognosisisothe
a. precipitatingifactorsicausinganoacuteiepisode.
b. numberofremissions toibeexpectediduringthecourseiofachroniciillness.
c. predictedoutcomeorlikelihoodofrecoveryfromaspecificdisease.
d. exacerbationsoccurringiduringchroniciillness.
ANS:oC
4. Whichiofthefollowingisconsideredaisystemicsignofdisease?
a. Swellingoftheknee
b. Fever
c. Painintheneck
d. Redrashontheiface
ANS:oB
5. Etiologyisdefinediasitheistudyofthe
a. causesofaidisease.
b. courseofaidisease.
c. expectedcomplicationsofaidisease.
d. manifestationsofadisease.
ANS:oA
6. Atypeiofcellularadaptationiinwhichithereisaidecreaseiincell sizeiis referredtooas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:oD
7. Achangeiniatissue marked bycells thativaryin sizeandishapeandishow increasedimitoticfigureo
s would beicalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:oC
8. Adeficit ofoxygeninthecellsusuallydueto respiratoryorcirculatoryproblems isicalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:oB
9. Whenagroupofcells intheibodydies,othechangeiis called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:oD
10. Rigorousweightlifting/bodybuildingiregimens mayresultintheskeletal musclecellsun
dergoing
o
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:oA
11. Thetermcancerorefersito
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantneoplasm.
ANS:oD
12. Towhichooftheifollowingdoestheitermapoptosisorefer?
a. Increasedrateofmitosisobycertainocells
b. Ischemicidamagetocells
c. Liquefactionofnecrotictissue
d. Preprogrammedicellself-destruction
ANS:oD
13. WhichofthefollowingstatementsiisiTRUE?
a. AlterationofDNAdoesonotchangeicell function.
b. Damagedcellsmaybeiableitorepairthemselves.
c. Alltypesofcellsdieatothesameirate.
d. Mildischemiacausesiimmediatecelldeath.
ANS:oB
14. Caseationnecrosisreferstoianiareawhere
a. cellproteinshaveibeendenatured.
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b. cellsareliquefiedbyenzymes.
c. deadcellsformathickcheesysubstance.
d. bacterialinvasionihasoccurred.
ANS:oC
15. Routineiapplicationofsunblocktoskinwouldbeianexampleiof
a. aniatrogeniccauseoficancer.
b. apreventiveimeasure.
c. aprecipitatingifactor.
d. apredisposingcondition.
ANS:oB
16. Acircumstancethat causesiasuddenacuteepisodeofachronicdiseaseito occuristermed
a. latentstage.
b. predisposingifactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingifactor.
ANS:oD
17. Thetermihomeostasisorefersto
a. thecausativeifactorsinaiparticulardisease.
b. maintenanceofaistableinternalenvironment.
c. aconditionthattriggersaniacuteiepisode.
d. acollectionofsignsandsymptoms.
ANS:oB
18. Whichterm isused toidescribeianewand secondaryoradditional problem that arisesiaftertheiorigio
nal disease hasibeeniestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:oD
19. Pathophysiologyinvolves theistudyof
a. thestructureofitheihumanbody.
b. thefunctionsiofivariousorgansiinthebody.
c. functionalorstructuralchangesresultingifromdiseaseprocesses.
d. variouscellstructuresandrelatedfunctions.
ANS:oC
20. Whichiofthefollowingistheibestdefinitioniofepidemiology?
a. Thescienceoftrackingtheioccurrenceanddistributioniofdiseases
b. Therelativenumberofdeathsresultingfromaparticulardisease
c. Identificationofaspecificdiseaseithroughevaluationofsignsandsymptoms
d. Theglobalsearchforemergingidiseases
ANS:oA
