PATHO 3505 ACTUAL COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A uterus that is lipped backward and may be excessively curved or bent is referred
to as:
A prolapsed uterus
An anteverted uterus
A flexed uterus
A retroverted uterus - ✔✔A retroverted uterus
✔✔The absence of menstruation that may be caused by any number of factors—
including a genetic disorder, a congenital defect, or problems with the central nervous
system—is referred to as:
Amenorrhea
Premenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Nonmenorrhea - ✔✔Amenorrhea
✔✔The presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus on structures such as the
ovaries, ligaments, or colon is referred to as:
Ectopic ovaries
Mastitis
Endometriosis
Dyspareunia - ✔✔Endometriosis
✔✔Among the different types of breast carcinomas, most arise from the:
Adipose tissue Incorrect
Underlying muscles
Ductal epithelium
Underlying connective tissue - ✔✔Ductal epithelium
✔✔A major contributing factor to the development of carcinoma of the uterus is:
,A bacterial or viral infection
Excessive estrogen stimulation
Complications following surgery or trauma
Extremely low levels of progesterone - ✔✔Excessive estrogen stimulation
✔✔A couple is generally considered infertile after:
a. Diagnosis of low male sperm count by a physician
b. Inability to produce a pregnancy after 75 incidents of unprotected intercourse
c. Diagnosis of structural abnormalities in either partner
d. Failure to produce a pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse - ✔✔Failure to
produce a pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse
✔✔The causative agent for syphilis is Treponema pallidum, which is:
- An opportunistic fungus
- A single-stranded RNA virus
- An anaerobic spirocheteis
- A gram-positive diplococcus - ✔✔An anaerobic spirocheteis
✔✔Genital herpes is generally caused by:
- The HSV-2 virus
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Candida albicans
- A parasitic protozoan - ✔✔The HSV-2 virus
✔✔The protozoan infection, trichomoniasis, can be subclinical in women but may flare
up when:
She has been diagnosed with acute hypertension
She changes from a high-protein to a low-protein diet
The bacterial balance in her vagina changes
The pH of her blood or urine changes significantly - ✔✔The bacterial balance in her
vagina changes
✔✔The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is:
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Epidemiology
Etiology - ✔✔Pathophysiology
✔✔The maintaining of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called:
Physiology
Osmotic balance
, Immunity
Homeostasis - ✔✔Homeostasis
✔✔_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain
disease or condition but not the certain development of the disease.
Diagnostics
Predisposing factors
Precipitating factors
Prevalence - ✔✔Predisposing factors
✔✔Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________
for a specific disease.
diagnosis and epidemiology
pathogenesis and etiology
etiology and predisposing factors
pathology and therapy - ✔✔etiology and predisposing factors
✔✔The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or
disease, such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as:
Symptoms
Exacerbations
Sequelae
Latent factors - ✔✔Sequelae
✔✔Neoplasm means "new growth" and is commonly called a:
Carbuncle
Scar
Boil
Tumor - ✔✔Tumor
✔✔The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell
structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is:
Metaplasia
Anaplasia
Dysplasia
Hyperplasia - ✔✔Anaplasia
✔✔An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the
tissue or organ may be lost, is called a(n):
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A uterus that is lipped backward and may be excessively curved or bent is referred
to as:
A prolapsed uterus
An anteverted uterus
A flexed uterus
A retroverted uterus - ✔✔A retroverted uterus
✔✔The absence of menstruation that may be caused by any number of factors—
including a genetic disorder, a congenital defect, or problems with the central nervous
system—is referred to as:
Amenorrhea
Premenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Nonmenorrhea - ✔✔Amenorrhea
✔✔The presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus on structures such as the
ovaries, ligaments, or colon is referred to as:
Ectopic ovaries
Mastitis
Endometriosis
Dyspareunia - ✔✔Endometriosis
✔✔Among the different types of breast carcinomas, most arise from the:
Adipose tissue Incorrect
Underlying muscles
Ductal epithelium
Underlying connective tissue - ✔✔Ductal epithelium
✔✔A major contributing factor to the development of carcinoma of the uterus is:
,A bacterial or viral infection
Excessive estrogen stimulation
Complications following surgery or trauma
Extremely low levels of progesterone - ✔✔Excessive estrogen stimulation
✔✔A couple is generally considered infertile after:
a. Diagnosis of low male sperm count by a physician
b. Inability to produce a pregnancy after 75 incidents of unprotected intercourse
c. Diagnosis of structural abnormalities in either partner
d. Failure to produce a pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse - ✔✔Failure to
produce a pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse
✔✔The causative agent for syphilis is Treponema pallidum, which is:
- An opportunistic fungus
- A single-stranded RNA virus
- An anaerobic spirocheteis
- A gram-positive diplococcus - ✔✔An anaerobic spirocheteis
✔✔Genital herpes is generally caused by:
- The HSV-2 virus
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Candida albicans
- A parasitic protozoan - ✔✔The HSV-2 virus
✔✔The protozoan infection, trichomoniasis, can be subclinical in women but may flare
up when:
She has been diagnosed with acute hypertension
She changes from a high-protein to a low-protein diet
The bacterial balance in her vagina changes
The pH of her blood or urine changes significantly - ✔✔The bacterial balance in her
vagina changes
✔✔The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is:
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Epidemiology
Etiology - ✔✔Pathophysiology
✔✔The maintaining of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called:
Physiology
Osmotic balance
, Immunity
Homeostasis - ✔✔Homeostasis
✔✔_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain
disease or condition but not the certain development of the disease.
Diagnostics
Predisposing factors
Precipitating factors
Prevalence - ✔✔Predisposing factors
✔✔Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________
for a specific disease.
diagnosis and epidemiology
pathogenesis and etiology
etiology and predisposing factors
pathology and therapy - ✔✔etiology and predisposing factors
✔✔The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or
disease, such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as:
Symptoms
Exacerbations
Sequelae
Latent factors - ✔✔Sequelae
✔✔Neoplasm means "new growth" and is commonly called a:
Carbuncle
Scar
Boil
Tumor - ✔✔Tumor
✔✔The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell
structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is:
Metaplasia
Anaplasia
Dysplasia
Hyperplasia - ✔✔Anaplasia
✔✔An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the
tissue or organ may be lost, is called a(n):
