PATHO 370 UPDATED EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Allostasis is best defined as
a. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
b. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival and well-being.
c. steady-state.
d. the process by which the body heals following disease. - ✔✔b. the overall process of
adaptive change necessary to maintain survival and well-being.
✔✔Malignant neoplasms of epithelial origin are known as
a. adenomas.
b. lymphoma.
c. sarcomas.
d. carcinomas. - ✔✔d. carcinomas.
✔✔Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular
a. mutation.
b. death.
c. atrophy.
, d. proliferation. - ✔✔b. death.
✔✔When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
a. True
b. False - ✔✔a. True
✔✔Which is not normally secreted in response to stress?
a. Norepinephrine
b. Insulin
c. Epinephrine
d. Cortisol - ✔✔b. Insulin
✔✔Proto-oncogenes
a. lead to abnormal tumor-suppressor genes.
b. result from severe mutational events.
c. are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
d. are the same as oncogenes. - ✔✔c. are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
✔✔Coagulative necrosis is caused by
a. trauma or pancreatitis.
b. lung tissue damage.
c. interrupted blood supply.
d. dissolving of dead cells and cyst formation. - ✔✔c. interrupted blood supply.
✔✔After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will
a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ✔✔a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
✔✔The effects of excessive cortisol production include
a. hypoglycemia.
b. anorexia.
c. inflammatory reactions.
d. immune suppression. - ✔✔d. immune suppression.
✔✔Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Allostasis is best defined as
a. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
b. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival and well-being.
c. steady-state.
d. the process by which the body heals following disease. - ✔✔b. the overall process of
adaptive change necessary to maintain survival and well-being.
✔✔Malignant neoplasms of epithelial origin are known as
a. adenomas.
b. lymphoma.
c. sarcomas.
d. carcinomas. - ✔✔d. carcinomas.
✔✔Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular
a. mutation.
b. death.
c. atrophy.
, d. proliferation. - ✔✔b. death.
✔✔When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
a. True
b. False - ✔✔a. True
✔✔Which is not normally secreted in response to stress?
a. Norepinephrine
b. Insulin
c. Epinephrine
d. Cortisol - ✔✔b. Insulin
✔✔Proto-oncogenes
a. lead to abnormal tumor-suppressor genes.
b. result from severe mutational events.
c. are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
d. are the same as oncogenes. - ✔✔c. are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
✔✔Coagulative necrosis is caused by
a. trauma or pancreatitis.
b. lung tissue damage.
c. interrupted blood supply.
d. dissolving of dead cells and cyst formation. - ✔✔c. interrupted blood supply.
✔✔After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will
a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ✔✔a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
✔✔The effects of excessive cortisol production include
a. hypoglycemia.
b. anorexia.
c. inflammatory reactions.
d. immune suppression. - ✔✔d. immune suppression.
✔✔Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.
