PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
SECTION 70 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
cytopathology - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is NOT one of the
branches of Clinical Pathology?
a patient complaining of back pain - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
would be classified as a symptom?
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following terms refers to those
diseases which have no known cause?
functional diseases - CORRECT ANSWER Disease that are caused by physiologic or
functional changes that may have no visible lesions present initially are called
heart disease - CORRECT ANSWER In the U.S. in 2006, the leading cause of death
in all ages of individuals was
accidental trauma - CORRECT ANSWER In 2006, the leading cause of death in
children aged 1 to 14 years of age was
arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER The leading cause of disability among adults in the
US is
, morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER ___________ refers to the burden of ill-health
placed upon a particular population.
acute illness/ chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER The incidence of a disease is
more useful for the impact of _______ whereas the prevelence of a disease is
more useful for the impact of _______.
90 years of age - CORRECT ANSWER By the middle of the 21st century, the life
expectancy of an American infant will reach
atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER All of the following are age-dependent
diseases except
to cure a particular disease or delay the progression of the disease - CORRECT
ANSWER the two goals of screening exams
sanitation and immunization - CORRECT ANSWER __________ and __________
are two examples of how preventative medicine has improved health and society
throat cultures - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would be an example
of a clinical procedure?
they are important for education - CORRECT ANSWER Autopsy is important for
determining the cause of death of an individual and
SECTION 70 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
cytopathology - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is NOT one of the
branches of Clinical Pathology?
a patient complaining of back pain - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
would be classified as a symptom?
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following terms refers to those
diseases which have no known cause?
functional diseases - CORRECT ANSWER Disease that are caused by physiologic or
functional changes that may have no visible lesions present initially are called
heart disease - CORRECT ANSWER In the U.S. in 2006, the leading cause of death
in all ages of individuals was
accidental trauma - CORRECT ANSWER In 2006, the leading cause of death in
children aged 1 to 14 years of age was
arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER The leading cause of disability among adults in the
US is
, morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER ___________ refers to the burden of ill-health
placed upon a particular population.
acute illness/ chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER The incidence of a disease is
more useful for the impact of _______ whereas the prevelence of a disease is
more useful for the impact of _______.
90 years of age - CORRECT ANSWER By the middle of the 21st century, the life
expectancy of an American infant will reach
atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER All of the following are age-dependent
diseases except
to cure a particular disease or delay the progression of the disease - CORRECT
ANSWER the two goals of screening exams
sanitation and immunization - CORRECT ANSWER __________ and __________
are two examples of how preventative medicine has improved health and society
throat cultures - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would be an example
of a clinical procedure?
they are important for education - CORRECT ANSWER Autopsy is important for
determining the cause of death of an individual and
