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Module 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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The difference between reversible and irreversible cell injury is:
- ANSWER in the severity of the injury, not the kind of injury
Mitochondria, golgi apparatus and lysosomes are examples of: -
ANSWER organelles
Acute inflammation involves a variety of cell types, including
most cells, endothelial cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and
fibroblasts. Communication and coordination among these cells
is affected by: - ANSWER molecular mediators of inflammation
Plasma-derived molecular mediators of inflammation include: -
ANSWER coagulation proteins, complement proteins, and
proteins of the kinin system
Which of the following white blood cells is the primary
responder in acute inflammation? - ANSWER Neutrophils
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A 36-year-old woman has an enlarged thyroid on physical exam.
A subsequent biopsy shows an increased number of enlarged
thyroid follicles. This is an example of: - ANSWER hyperplasia
and hypertrophy
All of the following describe examples of regeneration EXCEPT:
-the epidermal surface of a cute is replaced by epidermis
-fractured bone is united by bone
-scattered dead liver cells are replaced by new liver cells
-tissue previously present is replaced by fibrous tissue -
ANSWER tissue previously present is replaced by fibrous tissue
Which of the cardinal signs of inflammation can be attributed to
events that occur during the vascular phase of inflammation? -
ANSWER redness and swelling
A biopsy is taken of the bronchus of a man who has smoked for
20 years. He has a chronic cough and a new lesion in the lung,
concerning for cancer. The pathologist describes "squamous
metaplasia" in the histologic appearance of the tissue. What
does this finding imply? - ANSWER chronic irritation induced
the normal epithelium tissue to be replaced with squamous
epithelium
Module 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
UPDATED!!!
The difference between reversible and irreversible cell injury is:
- ANSWER in the severity of the injury, not the kind of injury
Mitochondria, golgi apparatus and lysosomes are examples of: -
ANSWER organelles
Acute inflammation involves a variety of cell types, including
most cells, endothelial cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and
fibroblasts. Communication and coordination among these cells
is affected by: - ANSWER molecular mediators of inflammation
Plasma-derived molecular mediators of inflammation include: -
ANSWER coagulation proteins, complement proteins, and
proteins of the kinin system
Which of the following white blood cells is the primary
responder in acute inflammation? - ANSWER Neutrophils
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A 36-year-old woman has an enlarged thyroid on physical exam.
A subsequent biopsy shows an increased number of enlarged
thyroid follicles. This is an example of: - ANSWER hyperplasia
and hypertrophy
All of the following describe examples of regeneration EXCEPT:
-the epidermal surface of a cute is replaced by epidermis
-fractured bone is united by bone
-scattered dead liver cells are replaced by new liver cells
-tissue previously present is replaced by fibrous tissue -
ANSWER tissue previously present is replaced by fibrous tissue
Which of the cardinal signs of inflammation can be attributed to
events that occur during the vascular phase of inflammation? -
ANSWER redness and swelling
A biopsy is taken of the bronchus of a man who has smoked for
20 years. He has a chronic cough and a new lesion in the lung,
concerning for cancer. The pathologist describes "squamous
metaplasia" in the histologic appearance of the tissue. What
does this finding imply? - ANSWER chronic irritation induced
the normal epithelium tissue to be replaced with squamous
epithelium
