Exam 1: NSG3280 / NSG 3280 (Latest 2026/
2027 Update) Pathophysiology for Nurses I
Guide| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen
1. Which of the following adaptive changes is considered to be the most
dangerous with regard to malignant changes?
a. atrophy
b. dysplasia
c. metaplasia
d. hypertrophy - ANSWER dysplasia
2. Which of the following situations is an example of hyperplasia?
1. increase in the size of the heart in a trained athlete
2. thickening o the gallbladder's walls in response to gallstones
3. development of callus on a laborer's hands
4. enlargement of the prostate gland with age - ANSWER
3, 4
,3. What is the term that describes failure of cells to develop specialized
features?
a. dysplasia
b. neoplasia
c. anaplasia
d. hyperplasia - ANSWER anaplasia
4. Which of the following changes will occur in response to prolonged
hypoxia?
a. atrophy
b. anaplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. metaplasia - ANSWER atrophy
5. In which of the following disorders does liquefactive necrosis occur?
a. following a stroke
b. heart attack
c. gangrene
d. tuberculosis - ANSWER following a stroke
6. Which of the following tissues enlarge by hypertrophy after birth?
1. skeletal muscle
2. bone
, 3. urinary bladder
4. brain - ANSWER 1, 2
7. A disease that indicates a short-term illness that develops very quickly
with marked signs is referred to as:
a. chronic
b. fatal
c. acute
d. latent - ANSWER acute
8. A disease that develops gradually but persists for a long time and
often causes much tissue damage is referred to as:
a. latent
b. subclinical
c. profromal
d. chronic - ANSWER chronic
9. A collection of signs and symptoms often affecting more than one
organ usually occur together in response to a certain condition is a /an:
a. diagnosis
b. manifestation
c. syndrome
d. exacerbation - ANSWER syndrome
2027 Update) Pathophysiology for Nurses I
Guide| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen
1. Which of the following adaptive changes is considered to be the most
dangerous with regard to malignant changes?
a. atrophy
b. dysplasia
c. metaplasia
d. hypertrophy - ANSWER dysplasia
2. Which of the following situations is an example of hyperplasia?
1. increase in the size of the heart in a trained athlete
2. thickening o the gallbladder's walls in response to gallstones
3. development of callus on a laborer's hands
4. enlargement of the prostate gland with age - ANSWER
3, 4
,3. What is the term that describes failure of cells to develop specialized
features?
a. dysplasia
b. neoplasia
c. anaplasia
d. hyperplasia - ANSWER anaplasia
4. Which of the following changes will occur in response to prolonged
hypoxia?
a. atrophy
b. anaplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. metaplasia - ANSWER atrophy
5. In which of the following disorders does liquefactive necrosis occur?
a. following a stroke
b. heart attack
c. gangrene
d. tuberculosis - ANSWER following a stroke
6. Which of the following tissues enlarge by hypertrophy after birth?
1. skeletal muscle
2. bone
, 3. urinary bladder
4. brain - ANSWER 1, 2
7. A disease that indicates a short-term illness that develops very quickly
with marked signs is referred to as:
a. chronic
b. fatal
c. acute
d. latent - ANSWER acute
8. A disease that develops gradually but persists for a long time and
often causes much tissue damage is referred to as:
a. latent
b. subclinical
c. profromal
d. chronic - ANSWER chronic
9. A collection of signs and symptoms often affecting more than one
organ usually occur together in response to a certain condition is a /an:
a. diagnosis
b. manifestation
c. syndrome
d. exacerbation - ANSWER syndrome
