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N212 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 V2 (EASTWICK COLLEGE)
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| N212 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
1 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
2. Which term describes a factor that causes or contributes to the
development of a disease?
A. Etiology
B. Prognosis
C. Diagnosis
D. Remission
Answer: A
Rationale: Etiology refers to the cause or contributing factors of a
disease.
3. Which term describes the sequence of cellular and tissue changes
that occur during disease development?
A. Epidemiology
B. Pathogenesis
C. Homeostasis
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D. Incidence
Answer: B
Rationale: Pathogenesis describes how a disease develops and
progresses within the body.
4. Which concept refers to the body's ability to maintain a relatively
stable internal environment?
A. Adaptation
B. Homeostasis
C. Inflammation
D. Hypertrophy
Answer: B
Rationale: Homeostasis maintains relatively stable internal conditions
despite external or internal changes.
5. Which situation is an example of negative feedback?
A. Increasing uterine contractions during labor
B. Platelet activation during clot formation
C. Increased sweating when body temperature rises
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D. Increasing oxytocin release during labor
Answer: C
Rationale: Sweating reduces elevated body temperature and therefore
counteracts the initial change.
6. Which cellular adaptation involves an increase in cell size?
A. Hyperplasia
B. Hypertrophy
C. Atrophy
D. Metaplasia
Answer: B
Rationale: Hypertrophy is an increase in individual cell size.
7. Which cellular adaptation involves an increase in the number of
cells?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Dysplasia
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Answer: C
Rationale: Hyperplasia results from an increased number of cells in a
tissue.
8. Which cellular adaptation involves a decrease in cell size?
A. Atrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Hypertrophy
D. Metaplasia
Answer: A
Rationale: Atrophy is a reduction in cell size and often results from
decreased workload, nutrition, blood supply, or hormonal stimulation.
9. Which term describes replacement of one mature cell type with
another mature cell type?
A. Dysplasia
B. Metaplasia
C. Necrosis
D. Apoptosis
N212 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 V2 (EASTWICK COLLEGE)
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| N212 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
1 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
2. Which term describes a factor that causes or contributes to the
development of a disease?
A. Etiology
B. Prognosis
C. Diagnosis
D. Remission
Answer: A
Rationale: Etiology refers to the cause or contributing factors of a
disease.
3. Which term describes the sequence of cellular and tissue changes
that occur during disease development?
A. Epidemiology
B. Pathogenesis
C. Homeostasis
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D. Incidence
Answer: B
Rationale: Pathogenesis describes how a disease develops and
progresses within the body.
4. Which concept refers to the body's ability to maintain a relatively
stable internal environment?
A. Adaptation
B. Homeostasis
C. Inflammation
D. Hypertrophy
Answer: B
Rationale: Homeostasis maintains relatively stable internal conditions
despite external or internal changes.
5. Which situation is an example of negative feedback?
A. Increasing uterine contractions during labor
B. Platelet activation during clot formation
C. Increased sweating when body temperature rises
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D. Increasing oxytocin release during labor
Answer: C
Rationale: Sweating reduces elevated body temperature and therefore
counteracts the initial change.
6. Which cellular adaptation involves an increase in cell size?
A. Hyperplasia
B. Hypertrophy
C. Atrophy
D. Metaplasia
Answer: B
Rationale: Hypertrophy is an increase in individual cell size.
7. Which cellular adaptation involves an increase in the number of
cells?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Dysplasia
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Answer: C
Rationale: Hyperplasia results from an increased number of cells in a
tissue.
8. Which cellular adaptation involves a decrease in cell size?
A. Atrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Hypertrophy
D. Metaplasia
Answer: A
Rationale: Atrophy is a reduction in cell size and often results from
decreased workload, nutrition, blood supply, or hormonal stimulation.
9. Which term describes replacement of one mature cell type with
another mature cell type?
A. Dysplasia
B. Metaplasia
C. Necrosis
D. Apoptosis
