PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 1 – EXAM 1
2026 EDITION COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
C - Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of equilibrium in the body
with respect to various functions and chemical compositions of the fluids
and tissues
A) Health
B) Wellness
C) Homeostasis
D) Disease
A - causes of a disease - CORRECT ANSWER-Eitology is defined as the study
of
A) causes of a disease
B) expected complications of a disease
C) course of a disease
D) manifestations of a disease
D - Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-A decrease in the size of a cell, resulting in
a reduced tissue mass refers to
A) Dysplasia
, B) Hypertrophy
C) Hyperplasia
D) Atrophy
D- Cells - CORRECT ANSWER-Lysis refers to destruction of
A) Organs
B) Tissue
C) Vessels
D) Cells
A - Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER-The term applied to tissue in which the
cells vary in size and shape, large nuclei are frequently present and the rate
of mitosis is increased
A) Dysplasia
B) Atrophy
C) Hypertrophy
D) Metaplasia
D - Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-An increase in the size of individual
cells, resulting in an enlarged tissue mass refers to
A) Hyperplasia
B) Dysplasia
C) Atrophy
D) Hypertrophy
2026 EDITION COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
C - Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of equilibrium in the body
with respect to various functions and chemical compositions of the fluids
and tissues
A) Health
B) Wellness
C) Homeostasis
D) Disease
A - causes of a disease - CORRECT ANSWER-Eitology is defined as the study
of
A) causes of a disease
B) expected complications of a disease
C) course of a disease
D) manifestations of a disease
D - Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-A decrease in the size of a cell, resulting in
a reduced tissue mass refers to
A) Dysplasia
, B) Hypertrophy
C) Hyperplasia
D) Atrophy
D- Cells - CORRECT ANSWER-Lysis refers to destruction of
A) Organs
B) Tissue
C) Vessels
D) Cells
A - Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER-The term applied to tissue in which the
cells vary in size and shape, large nuclei are frequently present and the rate
of mitosis is increased
A) Dysplasia
B) Atrophy
C) Hypertrophy
D) Metaplasia
D - Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-An increase in the size of individual
cells, resulting in an enlarged tissue mass refers to
A) Hyperplasia
B) Dysplasia
C) Atrophy
D) Hypertrophy
