Pathophysiology Unit 1 Practice Exam | Questions and Answers (2024/2025, A+ Graded, 100% Verified)

Pathophysiology Unit 1 Practice Exam questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade


1. Which of the following adaptive changes is considered to be the most dangerous with regard to
malignant changes?

a. atrophy

b. dysplasia

c. metaplasia

d. hypertrophy
- correct answer dysplasia



2. Which of the following situations is an example of hyperplasia?



1. increase in the size of the heart in a trained athlete



2. thickening o the gallbladder's walls in response to gallstones



3. development of callus on a laborer's hands



4. enlargement of the prostate gland with age
- correct answer 3, 4



3. What is the term that describes failure of cells to develop specialized features?

a. dysplasia

b. neoplasia

c. anaplasia

d. hyperplasia
- correct answer anaplasia

, 4. Which of the following changes will occur in response to prolonged hypoxia?

a. atrophy

b. anaplasia

c. hyperplasia

d. metaplasia
- correct answer atrophy



5. In which of the following disorders does liquefactive necrosis occur?

a. following a stroke

b. heart attack

c. gangrene

d. tuberculosis
- correct answer following a stroke



6. Which of the following tissues enlarge by hypertrophy after birth?

1. skeletal muscle

2. bone

3. urinary bladder

4. brain
- correct answer 1, 2



7. A disease that indicates a short-term illness that develops very quickly with marked signs is referred
to as:

a. chronic

b. fatal

c. acute

d. latent
- correct answer acute