Lachel bStory: bPathophysiology-A bPractical
bApproach
CHAPTER 1
QUESTIONS
1. The bmovement bof bwater bor banother bsolvent bacross bthe bcellular
bmembrane bfrom ban barea bof blow bsolute bconcentration bto ban barea bof bhigh bsolute
bconcentration b is b referred b to bas
A. meiosis.
B. osmosis.
C. lysis.
D. mitosis.
2. b Cells b become b specialized b in b their b structure b and b function b through
A. proliferation.
B. atrophy.
C. differentiation.
D. pinocytosis.
3. b Eradicating b the b disease b is b the b goal b of
A. palliative b treatment.
B. all b cancer b treatment.
C. prophylactic b treatment.
D. curative b treatment.
4. b The b fetus b is b most b vulnerable b to b environmental b influences
b during b which bperiod b ofgestation?
A. 10 b to b 15 b days
B. The b first b 30 b days
C. 15 b to b 60 b days
D. The b first b trimester
5. b Which b form b of b cellular b adaptation b occurs b because b of
b decreased b work bdemandson b the b cell?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Atrophy
D. Metaplasia
6. b What b are b the b sex b chromosomes b that b a b female b has?
A. Paired b X b chromosomes
B. Autosomes
C. One b X b and b one b Y b chromosome
D. Two b Y b chromosomes
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7. b Which b disorders b are b passed b from b an b affected b parent b to b an
b offspring bregardless b ofsex?
A. Sex-linked b disorders
B. Fragile b X b syndrome
C. Autosomal b dominant b disorders
D. All b of b the b above
8. b Gangrene b is b a b form b of
A. caseous b necrosis.
B. liquefaction b necrosis.
C. coagulative b necrosis.
D. fat b necrosis.
9. b The b genetic b information b for b a b cell b is b contained b in b the
A. nucleus.
B. organelles.
C. lipid b bilayer.
D. cytoplasm.
10. b The b disease b state b of b a b neoplasm b is
A. apoptosis.
B. atrophy.
C. exocytosis.
D. cancer.
11. b A b possible b teratogen b is b a(n)
A. lipid b bilayer.
B. allele.
C. infection.
D. chromosome.
12. b How b many b chromosomes b do b we b have?
A. 23
B. 46
C. Several b thousand
D. About b 3 b billion
13. b Selective b permeability b allows b free b passage b in b and b out b of b cells
b to
A. enzymes.
B. glucose.
C. electrolytes.
D. all b of b the b above.
14. b Which b type b of b cellular b adaptation b is b undergone b by b the
b muscles b of b an bextremitythat b has b been b in b a b cast b for b a b long
b period b of b time?
A. Hypertrophy
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B. Metaplasia
C. Dysplasia
D. Hyperplasia
15. b Which b tumors b are b usually b undifferentiated?
A. Malignant b tumors
B. All b tumors b are b undifferentiated.
C. Benign b tumors
D. Tumors b with b less b anaplastic b cells
16. b One b cause b of b cell b death b is
A. ischemia.
B. apoptosis.
C. necrosis.
D. all b of b the b above.
17. b Variations b of b a b gene b are b known b as
A. alleles.
B. autosomes.
C. a b karotype.
D. DNA.
18. b A b form b of b cell b division b that b occurs b only b in b mature b sperm b and
b ova b is
A. mitosis.
B. prophase.
C. oncogene.
D. meiosis.
19. b Which b of b the b following b diseases b affects b only b females?
A. Monosomy b X b (Turner’s b syndrome)
B. Trisomy b 21 b (Down b syndrome)
C. Polysomy b X b (Klinefelter’s b syndrome)
D. Tay-Sachs b disease
20. b A b cancer b patient’s b likelihood b for b surviving b a b cancer b is b referred
b to b as b his bor b her
A. remission.
B. prognosis.
C. carcinogenesis.
D. grading.
21. b Metaplasia b refers b to b which b of b the b following?
A. An b increase b in b the b number b of b cells b in b an b organ b or b tissue.
B. Cell b mutation b into b cells b of b a b different b size, b shape, b and
b appearance.
C. An b increase b in b the b size b of b cells b in b an b attempt b to b meet
b increased b demand.
D. The b process b of b one b adult b cell b being b replaced b by b another b cell
b type