PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
a. treat disease.
b. protect cells from injury.
c. prevent cellular aging.
d. speed up cellular death. - ANS Protect Cells from Injury
Cellular atrophy involves:
a. an increase in cell size.
b. a decrease in cell size.
c. an increase in the number of cells.
d. a decrease in the number of cells. - ANS A decrease in cell size
An individual with damage to the spinal cord may experience atrophy of which of the following
organs?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Skeletal muscles
d. Skin - ANS Skeletal Muscles
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, The process of cellular atrophy is accomplished through which of the following processes?
a. Loss of fluid
b. Decreased cell division
c. Inhibition of enzyme formation
d. Formation of autophagic vacuoles - ANS Formation of autophagic vacuoles
Pathologic hyperplasia can lead to:
a. neoplasia (cancer).
b. dysplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. all of the above. - ANS Neoplasia (cancer)
Dysplasia
Metaplasia
In response to an increased workload, such as that caused by high blood pressure
(hypertension), myocardial cells in the left ventricle will adapt through the process of:
a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. hyperplasia.
d. dsyplasia. - ANS Hypertrophy
The process of muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in:
a. cell division.
b. water accumulation.
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CHOICE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
a. treat disease.
b. protect cells from injury.
c. prevent cellular aging.
d. speed up cellular death. - ANS Protect Cells from Injury
Cellular atrophy involves:
a. an increase in cell size.
b. a decrease in cell size.
c. an increase in the number of cells.
d. a decrease in the number of cells. - ANS A decrease in cell size
An individual with damage to the spinal cord may experience atrophy of which of the following
organs?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Skeletal muscles
d. Skin - ANS Skeletal Muscles
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, The process of cellular atrophy is accomplished through which of the following processes?
a. Loss of fluid
b. Decreased cell division
c. Inhibition of enzyme formation
d. Formation of autophagic vacuoles - ANS Formation of autophagic vacuoles
Pathologic hyperplasia can lead to:
a. neoplasia (cancer).
b. dysplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. all of the above. - ANS Neoplasia (cancer)
Dysplasia
Metaplasia
In response to an increased workload, such as that caused by high blood pressure
(hypertension), myocardial cells in the left ventricle will adapt through the process of:
a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. hyperplasia.
d. dsyplasia. - ANS Hypertrophy
The process of muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in:
a. cell division.
b. water accumulation.
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