MEAS 242 MIDTERM EXAMINATION BANK
2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
◉ Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following
EXCEPT: Answer: physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and
breast mammograms)
◉ Congenital means: Answer: born with
◉ An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient
who: Answer: complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
◉ Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of
the following methods? Answer: gastrostomy
◉ An example of an acute illness is: Answer: a sore throat
◉ Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: Answer: lymphatic
tissue and blood-forming organs.
◉ All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: Answer:
lipoma
, ◉ An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: Answer: both
cerebral palsy and Down syndrome
◉ Cachexia describes: Answer: an ill, thin individual.
◉ What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some
families? Answer: colon and breast
◉ The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of
the: Answer: cervix
◉ The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: Answer:
biopsy
◉ Estrogen is used to treat: Answer: prostate cancer
◉ All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. Answer: true
◉ Neoplasm is defined as: Answer: new growth
◉ homeostasis Answer: state of sameness that the body strives to
maintain
◉ etiology Answer: cause
,◉ idiopathic Answer: unknown cause
◉ predisposing Answer: risk factors
◉ prognosis Answer: outcome
◉ pathogen Answer: bacteria
◉ Nosocomial Answer: Disease acquired from hospital environment
◉ iatrogenic Answer: problem that arose is related to the prescribed
treatment
◉ prevalent Answer: occurs more frequently
◉ Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain
dead. Answer: false
◉ Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. Answer: true
◉ Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. Answer: false
◉ Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being
unable to defend itself due to a decrease or absence of leukocytes,
primarily lymphocytes. Answer: true
, ◉ Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the Answer:
bone
◉ Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible
with life. Answer: false
◉ The aging process is progressive and reversible. Answer: false
◉ Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased
risk of causing the development of basal cell cancer. Answer: true
◉ Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and
warm to the touch. Answer: true
◉ When cancer has spread through the bloodstream, often the
secondary cancer site is discovered first. Answer: true
◉ An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot. Answer:
true
◉ Grading of tumors refers to the degree to which a tumor has
spread. Answer: false
◉ Staging a tumor refers to the degree to which the tumor has spread.
Answer: true
2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
◉ Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following
EXCEPT: Answer: physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and
breast mammograms)
◉ Congenital means: Answer: born with
◉ An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient
who: Answer: complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
◉ Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of
the following methods? Answer: gastrostomy
◉ An example of an acute illness is: Answer: a sore throat
◉ Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: Answer: lymphatic
tissue and blood-forming organs.
◉ All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: Answer:
lipoma
, ◉ An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: Answer: both
cerebral palsy and Down syndrome
◉ Cachexia describes: Answer: an ill, thin individual.
◉ What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some
families? Answer: colon and breast
◉ The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of
the: Answer: cervix
◉ The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: Answer:
biopsy
◉ Estrogen is used to treat: Answer: prostate cancer
◉ All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. Answer: true
◉ Neoplasm is defined as: Answer: new growth
◉ homeostasis Answer: state of sameness that the body strives to
maintain
◉ etiology Answer: cause
,◉ idiopathic Answer: unknown cause
◉ predisposing Answer: risk factors
◉ prognosis Answer: outcome
◉ pathogen Answer: bacteria
◉ Nosocomial Answer: Disease acquired from hospital environment
◉ iatrogenic Answer: problem that arose is related to the prescribed
treatment
◉ prevalent Answer: occurs more frequently
◉ Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain
dead. Answer: false
◉ Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. Answer: true
◉ Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. Answer: false
◉ Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being
unable to defend itself due to a decrease or absence of leukocytes,
primarily lymphocytes. Answer: true
, ◉ Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the Answer:
bone
◉ Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible
with life. Answer: false
◉ The aging process is progressive and reversible. Answer: false
◉ Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased
risk of causing the development of basal cell cancer. Answer: true
◉ Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and
warm to the touch. Answer: true
◉ When cancer has spread through the bloodstream, often the
secondary cancer site is discovered first. Answer: true
◉ An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot. Answer:
true
◉ Grading of tumors refers to the degree to which a tumor has
spread. Answer: false
◉ Staging a tumor refers to the degree to which the tumor has spread.
Answer: true
