UNE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWER
KEY
●● Neoplasm
Answer: Tumor
●● Malignant Neoplasm
Answer: Cancer
●● Benign tumor
Answer: Are considered less serious because they do not spread and are
not life threatening unless they are found in certain locations such as the
brain, where they can cause pressure problems.
●● Neoplasia
Answer: New growth
Commonly called a tumor
●● Anaplasia
Answer: Undifferentiated primitive cells of variable size and shape,
associated with cancer.
, Is the basis for grading the aggressiveness of a tumor.
●● Dysplasia
Answer: Tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape, large nuclei are
frequently present, and the rate of mitosis is increased.
●● Chronic disease
Answer: Develops gradually with generally milder symptoms, but it
persists for long periods of time and causes more permanent tissue
damage.
May have intermittent acute episodes
●● Acute disease
Answer: Develops rapidly, has pronounced (severe) symptoms, and is a
short-term illness.
●● Biopsy
Answer: A procedure by which a small amount of living tissue is
removed by surgical procedures for the purpose of examining the
removed tissue sample
●● Autopsy
Answer: Examination of the body after death.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWER
KEY
●● Neoplasm
Answer: Tumor
●● Malignant Neoplasm
Answer: Cancer
●● Benign tumor
Answer: Are considered less serious because they do not spread and are
not life threatening unless they are found in certain locations such as the
brain, where they can cause pressure problems.
●● Neoplasia
Answer: New growth
Commonly called a tumor
●● Anaplasia
Answer: Undifferentiated primitive cells of variable size and shape,
associated with cancer.
, Is the basis for grading the aggressiveness of a tumor.
●● Dysplasia
Answer: Tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape, large nuclei are
frequently present, and the rate of mitosis is increased.
●● Chronic disease
Answer: Develops gradually with generally milder symptoms, but it
persists for long periods of time and causes more permanent tissue
damage.
May have intermittent acute episodes
●● Acute disease
Answer: Develops rapidly, has pronounced (severe) symptoms, and is a
short-term illness.
●● Biopsy
Answer: A procedure by which a small amount of living tissue is
removed by surgical procedures for the purpose of examining the
removed tissue sample
●● Autopsy
Answer: Examination of the body after death.
