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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
(FULL TEST) || 2025 ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATED
VERSION 2025|| GUARANTEED PASS!!!
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in the country and
1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The population of the country is
4,500,000. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is 10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data ANSWER- A
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 feet in the Swiss Alps and has lost all his
equipment and supplies in an avalanche. Subsequently, he suffers cell injury due to
impaired ATP production. The reason for the decrease in ATP is which of the
following?
a. enzyme inhibition
b. uncoupling
c. hypoxia
d. none of the above ANSWER- C
An elderly patient develops an obstruction in his left middle cerebral artery. The
brain tissue supplied by this artery becomes hypoxic. The best explanation for this
is which of the following?
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a. the obstruction results in decreased blood flow
b. the obstruction results in decreased hemoglobin in the blood
c. while blood flow stays the same, the obstruction reduces oxygen content in
the blood
d. none of the above explain the reason for the hypoxia ANSWER- A
Increased mobilization and delivery of free fatty acids to liver cells can result in fat
accumulation. Which of the following problems results in increased mobilization
of free fatty acids?
a. anemia
b. hepatic toxins
c. starvation
d. hypoxia ANSWER- C
Generalized hypoxia results in a switch to anaerobic metabolism in cells.
Anaerobic metabolism results in which of the following?
a. decreased lactic acid inside cells
b. decreased arterial pH
c. more effective ATP production
d. increased pH inside cells ANSWER- B
There is a disease of the spleen, which results in an excessive destruction of RBCs.
This increase in RBC destruction can lead to which of the following?
a. hypoxia
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b. hypobilirubinemia
c. an increase in platelets
d. all of the above ANSWER- A
Your body has developed an increased demand for thyroid hormones. This will
lead to of the thyroid gland.
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. dysplasia
d. metaplasia ANSWER- B
You palpate a gangrenous leg and note the presence of crepitus. Crepitus is
associated with which of the following?
a. wet gangrene
b. dry gangrene
c. gas gangrene
d. all of the above ANSWER- C
Direct cell membrane destruction may result from which of the following?
a. complement activation
b. bacterial enzymes
c. free radicals
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d. all of the above ANSWER- D
Which of the following is true regarding apoptosis?
a. It occurrence may be physiological or pathological.
b. It does not stimulate the inflammatory process.
c. It results in phagocytosis of the apoptotic cell.
d. all of the above. ANSWER- D
Insufficient blood flow to a part of the body is defined as:
a. hypoxia.
b. hypoxemia.
c. necrosis.
d. ischemia. ANSWER- D
A cellular change, which is often precancerous, is called:
a. hyperplasia.
b. metaplasia.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy. ANSWER- C
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
(FULL TEST) || 2025 ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATED
VERSION 2025|| GUARANTEED PASS!!!
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in the country and
1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The population of the country is
4,500,000. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is 10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data ANSWER- A
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 feet in the Swiss Alps and has lost all his
equipment and supplies in an avalanche. Subsequently, he suffers cell injury due to
impaired ATP production. The reason for the decrease in ATP is which of the
following?
a. enzyme inhibition
b. uncoupling
c. hypoxia
d. none of the above ANSWER- C
An elderly patient develops an obstruction in his left middle cerebral artery. The
brain tissue supplied by this artery becomes hypoxic. The best explanation for this
is which of the following?
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a. the obstruction results in decreased blood flow
b. the obstruction results in decreased hemoglobin in the blood
c. while blood flow stays the same, the obstruction reduces oxygen content in
the blood
d. none of the above explain the reason for the hypoxia ANSWER- A
Increased mobilization and delivery of free fatty acids to liver cells can result in fat
accumulation. Which of the following problems results in increased mobilization
of free fatty acids?
a. anemia
b. hepatic toxins
c. starvation
d. hypoxia ANSWER- C
Generalized hypoxia results in a switch to anaerobic metabolism in cells.
Anaerobic metabolism results in which of the following?
a. decreased lactic acid inside cells
b. decreased arterial pH
c. more effective ATP production
d. increased pH inside cells ANSWER- B
There is a disease of the spleen, which results in an excessive destruction of RBCs.
This increase in RBC destruction can lead to which of the following?
a. hypoxia
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b. hypobilirubinemia
c. an increase in platelets
d. all of the above ANSWER- A
Your body has developed an increased demand for thyroid hormones. This will
lead to of the thyroid gland.
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. dysplasia
d. metaplasia ANSWER- B
You palpate a gangrenous leg and note the presence of crepitus. Crepitus is
associated with which of the following?
a. wet gangrene
b. dry gangrene
c. gas gangrene
d. all of the above ANSWER- C
Direct cell membrane destruction may result from which of the following?
a. complement activation
b. bacterial enzymes
c. free radicals
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d. all of the above ANSWER- D
Which of the following is true regarding apoptosis?
a. It occurrence may be physiological or pathological.
b. It does not stimulate the inflammatory process.
c. It results in phagocytosis of the apoptotic cell.
d. all of the above. ANSWER- D
Insufficient blood flow to a part of the body is defined as:
a. hypoxia.
b. hypoxemia.
c. necrosis.
d. ischemia. ANSWER- D
A cellular change, which is often precancerous, is called:
a. hyperplasia.
b. metaplasia.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy. ANSWER- C
