Pathology 8th Edition by Ronald Eisenberg, All
Chapters 1-12
,1.IntroductiontoPathology
2.SpecializedImagingTechniques
3.RespiratorySystem
4.SkeletalSystem
5.GastrointestinalSystem
6.UrinarySystem
7.CardiovascularSystem
8.NervousSystemDisease
9.HematopoieticSystem
10.EndocrineSystem
11.ReproductiveSystem
12.MiscellaneousDiseases
, Chapter1:IntroductiontoPathology
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is this type of process.
a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Neoplasia
d. Community acquired
ANSWER: B
The disease process caused by physicians and their treatment is iatrogenic.
REF: p. 3
2.Basic reactions of the body to some form of injury is a:
a. Disease process
b. Pathology
c. Study of diseases
d. Idiopathic process
ANSWER: A
ARdisease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury.
REF: p. 1
, 3.What term is used to denote a disease in ẇhich the underlying cause is unknoẇn?
a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANSWER: A
Idiopathic diseases are those ẇith an unknoẇn, or as of yet unidentified,
cause.
REF: p. 3
4.Alterations of cell groẇth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells is called:
a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia
ANSWER: C
Alterations in cell groẇth lead to the development of neoplasms
(tumors).
REF: p. 7
5.The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:
a. Infection
b. Ischemia
c. Edema
d. Inflammation
ANSWER: D
Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.