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NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions with
100% Correct Answers 2025 | 2026
Etiology - ANSWER Cause of particular disease on microscopic
level
Pathogenesis - ANSWER Story of how disease develops
Atrophy - ANSWER Decrease in the size of the cells, results in
reduced tissue mass
Hypertrophy - ANSWER Increase in cell size, results in enlarged
tissue mass
Hyperplasia - ANSWER Increased number of cells, results in
enlarged tissue mass
Metaplasia - ANSWER Mature cell type is replaced by a different
mature cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
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Dysplasia - ANSWER Cells are different looking varying in size
and shape
Neoplasia - ANSWER New growth, commonly a tumor. May be
malignant or benign
Apoptosis - ANSWER Programmed cell death, normal
occurrence in the body
Ischemia - ANSWER Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypoxia - ANSWER Reduced oxygen in the tissues
Iatrogenic - ANSWER illness or disease process because a
medical process was done ex: CAUTI
Autosomal Recessive Disorders - ANSWER Has to have two
recessive genes to have disease, only one recessive gene to be
carrier ex: Cystic fibrosis, PKU (phenylketonuria), Tay-Sachs
NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions with
100% Correct Answers 2025 | 2026
Etiology - ANSWER Cause of particular disease on microscopic
level
Pathogenesis - ANSWER Story of how disease develops
Atrophy - ANSWER Decrease in the size of the cells, results in
reduced tissue mass
Hypertrophy - ANSWER Increase in cell size, results in enlarged
tissue mass
Hyperplasia - ANSWER Increased number of cells, results in
enlarged tissue mass
Metaplasia - ANSWER Mature cell type is replaced by a different
mature cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
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Dysplasia - ANSWER Cells are different looking varying in size
and shape
Neoplasia - ANSWER New growth, commonly a tumor. May be
malignant or benign
Apoptosis - ANSWER Programmed cell death, normal
occurrence in the body
Ischemia - ANSWER Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypoxia - ANSWER Reduced oxygen in the tissues
Iatrogenic - ANSWER illness or disease process because a
medical process was done ex: CAUTI
Autosomal Recessive Disorders - ANSWER Has to have two
recessive genes to have disease, only one recessive gene to be
carrier ex: Cystic fibrosis, PKU (phenylketonuria), Tay-Sachs
