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UT TYLER FNP NURS 5350 ADV
PATHO/NUR6203 EXAM 1 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Wet gangrene - correct answer -develops when neutrophils
invade the site, causing liquefactive necrosis; site is cold, swollen,
and black w/ foul odor
Gas gangrene - correct answer -due to infection by clostridium
(anaerobic bacteria); can lead to death if enzymes lyse the
membrane of rbcs destroying their oxygen carrying capacity
Atrophy - correct answer -reduction (shrinking) in cell size
Causes of atrophy - correct answer -disuse (muscle tissue),
reduction in blood supply (arteriosclerotic changes causing
reduced blood supply to the brain), and decreased hormonal
stimulation (aging gonads, enlarged mammary)
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Hypertrophy - correct answer -increase in cell size d/t increased
workload (muscle); leads to greater metabolic demand and
energy needs
Hyperplasia - correct answer -increase in number of cells d/t an
increase in cell division (ex. BPH)
Compensatory cell growth - correct answer -response to an injury
that is prolonged enough to stimulate production of growth factors
(ex callus)
Hormonal hyperplasia - correct answer -usually in estrogen-
dependent organs (breast and uterus); ex. Monthly hyperplasia of
endometrium
Pathologic cell growth - correct answer -abnormal proliferation
resulting from insult; these cells can undergo malignant
transformation
Dysplasia - correct answer -abnormal changes in the size, shape,
and organization of mature cells; usually d/t swelling (deranged
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cellular growth within a specific tissue); classic precursor to
cervical cancer
Metaplasia - correct answer -"to change;" reversible replacement
of one mature cell by another, often less differentiated cell type;
ex. Cervical changes after delivery; squamous metaplasia in
lungs of smokers
Neoplasia - correct answer -"new growth;" process starts w/ cell
transformation; disorganized, uncoordinated, uncontrolled
proliferative cell growth that is cancerous
Neoplasm - correct answer -new growth (tumor)
Benign tumors - correct answer -Grow slowly
Well-defined capsule
Not invasive
Well differentiated
Low mitotic index
Do not metastasize
UT TYLER FNP NURS 5350 ADV
PATHO/NUR6203 EXAM 1 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Wet gangrene - correct answer -develops when neutrophils
invade the site, causing liquefactive necrosis; site is cold, swollen,
and black w/ foul odor
Gas gangrene - correct answer -due to infection by clostridium
(anaerobic bacteria); can lead to death if enzymes lyse the
membrane of rbcs destroying their oxygen carrying capacity
Atrophy - correct answer -reduction (shrinking) in cell size
Causes of atrophy - correct answer -disuse (muscle tissue),
reduction in blood supply (arteriosclerotic changes causing
reduced blood supply to the brain), and decreased hormonal
stimulation (aging gonads, enlarged mammary)
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Hypertrophy - correct answer -increase in cell size d/t increased
workload (muscle); leads to greater metabolic demand and
energy needs
Hyperplasia - correct answer -increase in number of cells d/t an
increase in cell division (ex. BPH)
Compensatory cell growth - correct answer -response to an injury
that is prolonged enough to stimulate production of growth factors
(ex callus)
Hormonal hyperplasia - correct answer -usually in estrogen-
dependent organs (breast and uterus); ex. Monthly hyperplasia of
endometrium
Pathologic cell growth - correct answer -abnormal proliferation
resulting from insult; these cells can undergo malignant
transformation
Dysplasia - correct answer -abnormal changes in the size, shape,
and organization of mature cells; usually d/t swelling (deranged
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cellular growth within a specific tissue); classic precursor to
cervical cancer
Metaplasia - correct answer -"to change;" reversible replacement
of one mature cell by another, often less differentiated cell type;
ex. Cervical changes after delivery; squamous metaplasia in
lungs of smokers
Neoplasia - correct answer -"new growth;" process starts w/ cell
transformation; disorganized, uncoordinated, uncontrolled
proliferative cell growth that is cancerous
Neoplasm - correct answer -new growth (tumor)
Benign tumors - correct answer -Grow slowly
Well-defined capsule
Not invasive
Well differentiated
Low mitotic index
Do not metastasize
