,Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th
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Edition
MULTIPLEdCHOIC
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1.d d wouldd mostd likelycausedofd
a. An inheriteddisorder
b. d factorsdAnunwante
c. dd d drug
d. Prolongedd d
ANS: C
2. Themanifestationsd ofd d definedd as the
a. jective feeling ofdiscomfortduringachronicil
r̀
b. signs and symptoms of adisease.
c. and acuteepisodeofachronicillness.d
d. earlyindicatorsd
ANS: B
3. Thebestd definitiond of t he termd prognosisd isd the oioi
a. precipitating factorsdcausingandacutedepisode.
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b. numberofdremissionsd todbeexpectedd duringthed courseofdad chronicillness.
c. predictedoutcomedorlikelihood d ofrecoveryfromad specificdisease.
oi oi oi oi
d. exacerbations occurringd uringchronicillness. oi oi oi
ANS: C
4. Which ofthefollowingisd consideredd asystemicdsigndofdisease?
r̀ oii
a. Swelling ofd theknee
b. Fever
c. Pain in theneck
d. Red rashd on theface
ANS: B
5. Etiologyisd definedd d asd the studyofdthe
a. causes of adisease.
b. course of adisease.
c. expectedcomplicationsdofadisease.
d. manifestations of adisease.
ANS: A
6. A type o fdcellulardadaptationd indwhich t heredisdad ecrease in d celld sizedisd referreddtod as
oioi oioi oioi oi
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS: D
7. Ad changedin ad tissue markedd bycellsd that
varyind sized andd shapedanddshowd increased m itoticf̀d oioi ! oi
iguresdwoulddbedcalled
, a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS: C
8. Adeficitd ofdoxygend d indthedcellsd usuallydued todrespiratoryordcirculatoryproblemsd isd called
oi
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS: B
9. Whenda dgroupdofd cellsd ind thedbodydies,d thed change
oi isd called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS: D
10. Rigorousdweightlifting/bodybuildingdregimensdmayresultdindthedskeletald
musclecellsundergoing oi
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS: A
11. The term cancerd refersto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantneoplasm. oi
ANS: D
12. To whichdof t he dfollowingdoesd thetermapoptosis
oioi oioi refer?
a. Increaseddrate ofm itosis d bycertaind cells oi oioi
b. Ischemic damage tocells
c. Liquefaction of necrotictissue
d. Preprogrammedd cellself-destruction
ANS: D
13. Whichofthefollowing statements isTRUE?
oi `r oi
a. Alteration ofDNAdoesdnotdchangecelld function. oioi oioi
b. Damagedd cells maybeabletorepairthemselves. oi oi oi
c. Alldtypesd ofcellsddieat dthesamerate. oi
d. Mildischemiacausesimmediatecelld death.
oi i
o
ANS: B
14. Caseation necrosis refersd toanareawhere
` oi
a. celldproteinshavedbeendenatured. i
o i
o
, b. cellsareliquefiedd byenzymes.
oi
c. deadcellsformd a t hick d cheesysubstance.
oi oioi
d. bacterial invasion hasoccurred.
ANS: C
15. Routineapplicationd ofsundblock d to d skindwoulddbean d example of ` oi ` oioi
a. an iatrogenic cause ofcancer.
b. ad preventivemeasure. r̀`!
c. ad precipitatingfactor. r̀
d. ad d predisposingcondition.
ANS: B
16. Acircumstancethatd causesd asuddend acuted episoded ofa dchronicdiseasedtod occurisdtermed oi
a. latentstage.
b. predisposingfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitating factor. `
ANS: D
17. Thetermhomeostasisd refersdto
a. thecausativedfactorsind ad particulardisease.
b. maintenanceofdastableinternalenvironment. r̀`! oi oii
c. acondition dthat triggersd an acute depisode.
oi oioi oioi
d. a collection ofsigns and symptoms.
ANS: B
18. Which term isdusedd toddescribedad newd andd secondaryor
oioi additionald problem
thatdarises
aftertheoriginalddiseasedhasdbeend established?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS: D
19. Pathophysiologyinvolves
dthestudyo oi
f
a. the structureof the human body.
b. thefunctionsdofvariousdorgansdin t he dbody. oioi oioi
c. functionalorstructuraldchangesresultingdfromdiseasedprocesses.
oi oii
d. variouscellstructuresandrelatedfunctions.
oi oi oi oi
ANS: C
20. Which ofthefollowingisd thedbestddefinitiondofepidemiology?
r̀ oi oioi
a. Thescienceo f dtrackingtheoccurrencedanddistributiondofdiseases
oioi oi oi oio
b. Therelativenumberd ofdeathsd resultingfrom daparticulardisease oi oi oi
c. Identificationo fadspecificddiseasethroughd evaluation ofdsignsd ands ymptoms
oi oi oioi oioi
d. Theglobalsearchd foremergingddiseases
ANS: A
d d d d
VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th
d d d dd dd d d d d
Edition
MULTIPLEdCHOIC
E
1.d d wouldd mostd likelycausedofd
a. An inheriteddisorder
b. d factorsdAnunwante
c. dd d drug
d. Prolongedd d
ANS: C
2. Themanifestationsd ofd d definedd as the
a. jective feeling ofdiscomfortduringachronicil
r̀
b. signs and symptoms of adisease.
c. and acuteepisodeofachronicillness.d
d. earlyindicatorsd
ANS: B
3. Thebestd definitiond of t he termd prognosisd isd the oioi
a. precipitating factorsdcausingandacutedepisode.
r̀`
b. numberofdremissionsd todbeexpectedd duringthed courseofdad chronicillness.
c. predictedoutcomedorlikelihood d ofrecoveryfromad specificdisease.
oi oi oi oi
d. exacerbations occurringd uringchronicillness. oi oi oi
ANS: C
4. Which ofthefollowingisd consideredd asystemicdsigndofdisease?
r̀ oii
a. Swelling ofd theknee
b. Fever
c. Pain in theneck
d. Red rashd on theface
ANS: B
5. Etiologyisd definedd d asd the studyofdthe
a. causes of adisease.
b. course of adisease.
c. expectedcomplicationsdofadisease.
d. manifestations of adisease.
ANS: A
6. A type o fdcellulardadaptationd indwhich t heredisdad ecrease in d celld sizedisd referreddtod as
oioi oioi oioi oi
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS: D
7. Ad changedin ad tissue markedd bycellsd that
varyind sized andd shapedanddshowd increased m itoticf̀d oioi ! oi
iguresdwoulddbedcalled
, a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS: C
8. Adeficitd ofdoxygend d indthedcellsd usuallydued todrespiratoryordcirculatoryproblemsd isd called
oi
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS: B
9. Whenda dgroupdofd cellsd ind thedbodydies,d thed change
oi isd called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS: D
10. Rigorousdweightlifting/bodybuildingdregimensdmayresultdindthedskeletald
musclecellsundergoing oi
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS: A
11. The term cancerd refersto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantneoplasm. oi
ANS: D
12. To whichdof t he dfollowingdoesd thetermapoptosis
oioi oioi refer?
a. Increaseddrate ofm itosis d bycertaind cells oi oioi
b. Ischemic damage tocells
c. Liquefaction of necrotictissue
d. Preprogrammedd cellself-destruction
ANS: D
13. Whichofthefollowing statements isTRUE?
oi `r oi
a. Alteration ofDNAdoesdnotdchangecelld function. oioi oioi
b. Damagedd cells maybeabletorepairthemselves. oi oi oi
c. Alldtypesd ofcellsddieat dthesamerate. oi
d. Mildischemiacausesimmediatecelld death.
oi i
o
ANS: B
14. Caseation necrosis refersd toanareawhere
` oi
a. celldproteinshavedbeendenatured. i
o i
o
, b. cellsareliquefiedd byenzymes.
oi
c. deadcellsformd a t hick d cheesysubstance.
oi oioi
d. bacterial invasion hasoccurred.
ANS: C
15. Routineapplicationd ofsundblock d to d skindwoulddbean d example of ` oi ` oioi
a. an iatrogenic cause ofcancer.
b. ad preventivemeasure. r̀`!
c. ad precipitatingfactor. r̀
d. ad d predisposingcondition.
ANS: B
16. Acircumstancethatd causesd asuddend acuted episoded ofa dchronicdiseasedtod occurisdtermed oi
a. latentstage.
b. predisposingfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitating factor. `
ANS: D
17. Thetermhomeostasisd refersdto
a. thecausativedfactorsind ad particulardisease.
b. maintenanceofdastableinternalenvironment. r̀`! oi oii
c. acondition dthat triggersd an acute depisode.
oi oioi oioi
d. a collection ofsigns and symptoms.
ANS: B
18. Which term isdusedd toddescribedad newd andd secondaryor
oioi additionald problem
thatdarises
aftertheoriginalddiseasedhasdbeend established?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS: D
19. Pathophysiologyinvolves
dthestudyo oi
f
a. the structureof the human body.
b. thefunctionsdofvariousdorgansdin t he dbody. oioi oioi
c. functionalorstructuraldchangesresultingdfromdiseasedprocesses.
oi oii
d. variouscellstructuresandrelatedfunctions.
oi oi oi oi
ANS: C
20. Which ofthefollowingisd thedbestddefinitiondofepidemiology?
r̀ oi oioi
a. Thescienceo f dtrackingtheoccurrencedanddistributiondofdiseases
oioi oi oi oio
b. Therelativenumberd ofdeathsd resultingfrom daparticulardisease oi oi oi
c. Identificationo fadspecificddiseasethroughd evaluation ofdsignsd ands ymptoms
oi oi oioi oioi
d. Theglobalsearchd foremergingddiseases
ANS: A
