PATHOPHYS HCR 240 MIDTERM
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
ETIOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWER - CAUSE OF DISEASE
TRANSUDATE - CORRECT ANSWER - A NON-INFECTED BLISTER IS AN EXAMPLE
HYPERPLASIA - CORRECT ANSWER - KELOID FORMATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS
CELLUR ADAPTATION
PYROGENS - CORRECT ANSWER - THE CHEMICALS THAT CUASE FEVERS
BENIGN - CORRECT ANSWER - THIS TYPE OF NEOPLASM DOES NOT METASTASIZE
STRICTURE - CORRECT ANSWER - A NARROWING OF AN OPEN AREA; FOR EXAMPLE
NARROWING OF THE ESPOHAGUS
HISTOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWER - MICROSOPIC STUDY OF TISSUES
HISTAMINE - CORRECT ANSWER - THIS MAST CELL CHEMICAL CAUSES SNEEZING,
RUNNING NOSE AND IRRITATION IN UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
GANGRENE - CORRECT ANSWER - PROLONG ISCHEMIA AND NECROSIS, USUALLY
OCCURS IN EXTREMITIES
FISTULA - CORRECT ANSWER - ABNORMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO
STRUCTURES (EPITHELIUM-LINED ORGANS)
, PURULENT EXUDATE - CORRECT ANSWER - ANOTHER WORD FOR PUS
DEBRIDEMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - REMOVAL OF NECROTIC TISSUE FROM A
PATIENT
NEOPLASIA - CORRECT ANSWER - "NEW GROWTH" THAT IS OFTEN DISORGANIZED
AND UNCONTROLLED
CHEMOTAXIS - CORRECT ANSWER - CHEMICAL SIGNALS THAT ATTRACT WBCs AND
PLATELETS
MUSCLE ATROPHY - CORRECT ANSWER - SHRINKAGE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS
DUE TO PARALYSIS
What are 2 causes of cellular injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Hypoxia- Diminished oxygen to
cells due to ischemia, problems with RBCs and pulmonary issues
2) Free Radical Injury- Formed during aerobic metabolism, AKS reactive oxygen species, contain
unpaired electrons which interact with and disrupt plasma membrane
Apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - programmed cell death, does not cause inflammation or
adverse affect around surrounding tissues
Necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue death due to injury, affects cells severely, and acts really
fast, irreversible process
Candida - CORRECT ANSWER - Fungal- Mouth; oropharyngeal, vulvovaginal
Common cold - CORRECT ANSWER - Viral; Nose and lungs
Epstein-Barr virus - CORRECT ANSWER - EBV - Viral ; Glands, ,throat, GI
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
ETIOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWER - CAUSE OF DISEASE
TRANSUDATE - CORRECT ANSWER - A NON-INFECTED BLISTER IS AN EXAMPLE
HYPERPLASIA - CORRECT ANSWER - KELOID FORMATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS
CELLUR ADAPTATION
PYROGENS - CORRECT ANSWER - THE CHEMICALS THAT CUASE FEVERS
BENIGN - CORRECT ANSWER - THIS TYPE OF NEOPLASM DOES NOT METASTASIZE
STRICTURE - CORRECT ANSWER - A NARROWING OF AN OPEN AREA; FOR EXAMPLE
NARROWING OF THE ESPOHAGUS
HISTOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWER - MICROSOPIC STUDY OF TISSUES
HISTAMINE - CORRECT ANSWER - THIS MAST CELL CHEMICAL CAUSES SNEEZING,
RUNNING NOSE AND IRRITATION IN UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
GANGRENE - CORRECT ANSWER - PROLONG ISCHEMIA AND NECROSIS, USUALLY
OCCURS IN EXTREMITIES
FISTULA - CORRECT ANSWER - ABNORMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO
STRUCTURES (EPITHELIUM-LINED ORGANS)
, PURULENT EXUDATE - CORRECT ANSWER - ANOTHER WORD FOR PUS
DEBRIDEMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - REMOVAL OF NECROTIC TISSUE FROM A
PATIENT
NEOPLASIA - CORRECT ANSWER - "NEW GROWTH" THAT IS OFTEN DISORGANIZED
AND UNCONTROLLED
CHEMOTAXIS - CORRECT ANSWER - CHEMICAL SIGNALS THAT ATTRACT WBCs AND
PLATELETS
MUSCLE ATROPHY - CORRECT ANSWER - SHRINKAGE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS
DUE TO PARALYSIS
What are 2 causes of cellular injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Hypoxia- Diminished oxygen to
cells due to ischemia, problems with RBCs and pulmonary issues
2) Free Radical Injury- Formed during aerobic metabolism, AKS reactive oxygen species, contain
unpaired electrons which interact with and disrupt plasma membrane
Apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - programmed cell death, does not cause inflammation or
adverse affect around surrounding tissues
Necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue death due to injury, affects cells severely, and acts really
fast, irreversible process
Candida - CORRECT ANSWER - Fungal- Mouth; oropharyngeal, vulvovaginal
Common cold - CORRECT ANSWER - Viral; Nose and lungs
Epstein-Barr virus - CORRECT ANSWER - EBV - Viral ; Glands, ,throat, GI
