PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 GALEN COLLEGE NEWEST 2025 EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
What is liquefaction necrosis? - ANSWER-dead cells liquefy because of release of cell enzymes
What is fat necrosis? - ANSWER-Death of adipose tissue
Usually the result of trauma or pancreatitis
Appears as a chalky white area of tissue
What is caseous necrosis? - ANSWER-It is caused by tb, and resembles clumpy cheese
What does dry gangrene look like? - ANSWER-blackened, dry, wrinkled
Generally occurs in extremities
What does wet gangrene look like? - ANSWER-Found in internal organs typically , appears cold
and black , foul smelling and life threatening
What is gas gangrene? - ANSWER-caused by infection with clostridium bacteria - produces
sulfide gas and gets trapped in tissue
What is apoptosis? - ANSWER-controlled cell suicide. And is a normal physiologic process
What is hypoxia? - ANSWER-Lack of oxygen resulting in power failure
What is ischemia? - ANSWER-Tissue hypoxia is caused by this, it is an interruption to blood flow
to an area
, What is nutritional injury? - ANSWER-It can occur because of poor intake, altered absorption,
impaired distribution
RF: poverty, chronic alcoholism, acute/chronic illness, self imposed diet restrictions,
malabsorption syndromes
What are infectious/immunologic injury? - ANSWER-Bacteria and viruses
What is chemical injury? - ANSWER-Any chemical agent that can injury the cell membrane and
cell structures
RF: heavy metals, toxic gasses, corrosives
What is physical/mechanical injury? - ANSWER-Extreme temps , abrupt changes in atmospheric
pressure, mechanical deformation, electricity, and ionizing radiation
What is cellular aging? - ANSWER-progressive decline in cellular function and viability , cannot
adapt to demands
What is somatic death? - ANSWER-Death of entire organism, no heartbeat or respirations , brain
death is proof of somatic death
What is glucose produced from? - ANSWER-Produced from endogenous glycogen stored in the
muscles and liver
What is gylcogenolysis? - ANSWER-It is the process in which glycogen is broken down into
glucose to be used by the body
Where is glucose supplied to the blood from? - ANSWER-The GI and liver
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
What is liquefaction necrosis? - ANSWER-dead cells liquefy because of release of cell enzymes
What is fat necrosis? - ANSWER-Death of adipose tissue
Usually the result of trauma or pancreatitis
Appears as a chalky white area of tissue
What is caseous necrosis? - ANSWER-It is caused by tb, and resembles clumpy cheese
What does dry gangrene look like? - ANSWER-blackened, dry, wrinkled
Generally occurs in extremities
What does wet gangrene look like? - ANSWER-Found in internal organs typically , appears cold
and black , foul smelling and life threatening
What is gas gangrene? - ANSWER-caused by infection with clostridium bacteria - produces
sulfide gas and gets trapped in tissue
What is apoptosis? - ANSWER-controlled cell suicide. And is a normal physiologic process
What is hypoxia? - ANSWER-Lack of oxygen resulting in power failure
What is ischemia? - ANSWER-Tissue hypoxia is caused by this, it is an interruption to blood flow
to an area
, What is nutritional injury? - ANSWER-It can occur because of poor intake, altered absorption,
impaired distribution
RF: poverty, chronic alcoholism, acute/chronic illness, self imposed diet restrictions,
malabsorption syndromes
What are infectious/immunologic injury? - ANSWER-Bacteria and viruses
What is chemical injury? - ANSWER-Any chemical agent that can injury the cell membrane and
cell structures
RF: heavy metals, toxic gasses, corrosives
What is physical/mechanical injury? - ANSWER-Extreme temps , abrupt changes in atmospheric
pressure, mechanical deformation, electricity, and ionizing radiation
What is cellular aging? - ANSWER-progressive decline in cellular function and viability , cannot
adapt to demands
What is somatic death? - ANSWER-Death of entire organism, no heartbeat or respirations , brain
death is proof of somatic death
What is glucose produced from? - ANSWER-Produced from endogenous glycogen stored in the
muscles and liver
What is gylcogenolysis? - ANSWER-It is the process in which glycogen is broken down into
glucose to be used by the body
Where is glucose supplied to the blood from? - ANSWER-The GI and liver
