Pathophysiology Multiple Choice
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
a. treat disease.
b. protect cells from injury.
c. prevent cellular aging.
d. speed up cellular death. correct answersProtect Cells from Injury
Cellular atrophy involves:
e. an increase in cell size.
f. a decrease in cell size.
g. an increase in the number of cells.
h. a decrease in the number of cells. correct answersA decrease in cell size
An individual with damage to the spinal cord may experience atrophy of
which of the following organs?
i. Liver
j. Brain
k. Skeletal muscles
l. Skin correct answersSkeletal Muscles
The process of cellular atrophy is accomplished through which of the
following processes?
m.Loss of fluid
n. Decreased cell division
o. Inhibition of enzyme formation
p. Formation of autophagic vacuoles correct answersFormation of
autophagic vacuoles
Pathologic hyperplasia can lead to:
q. neoplasia (cancer).
r. dysplasia.
s. metaplasia.
t.all of the above. correct answersNeoplasia
(cancer) Dysplasia
Metaplasia
In response to an increased workload, such as that caused by high blood
pressure (hypertension), myocardial cells in the left ventricle will adapt
through the process of:
, a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. hyperplasia.
d. dsyplasia. correct answersHypertrophy
The process of muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in:
e. cell division.
f. water accumulation.
g. protein synthesis.
h. plasma membrane thickness. correct answersProtein synthesis
Chronic infection of the cervix by the human papilloma virus results in
cervical:
i. atrophy.
j. dysplasia.
k. metaplasia.
l. hormonal hyperplasia. correct answersDysplasia
Metaplasia involves the replacement of normal cells by:
m.another type of cell.
n. abnormal cells of the same tissue type.
o. scar tissue.
p. cancer cells. correct answersAnother type of cell
Metaplasia occurs in response to:
q. increased workload.
r. growth factor secretion.
s. cell injury from noxious stimuli.
t. viral infection. correct answersCell injury from noxious stimuli
Atypical hyperplasia (dysplasia) is characterised by abnormal changes
in all of the following except:
u. cell size.
v. cell shape.
w.cell organisation.
x. cell secretions. correct answersCell Secetions
The most common cause of hypoxic injury is:
y. free radicals.
z. malnutrition.
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
a. treat disease.
b. protect cells from injury.
c. prevent cellular aging.
d. speed up cellular death. correct answersProtect Cells from Injury
Cellular atrophy involves:
e. an increase in cell size.
f. a decrease in cell size.
g. an increase in the number of cells.
h. a decrease in the number of cells. correct answersA decrease in cell size
An individual with damage to the spinal cord may experience atrophy of
which of the following organs?
i. Liver
j. Brain
k. Skeletal muscles
l. Skin correct answersSkeletal Muscles
The process of cellular atrophy is accomplished through which of the
following processes?
m.Loss of fluid
n. Decreased cell division
o. Inhibition of enzyme formation
p. Formation of autophagic vacuoles correct answersFormation of
autophagic vacuoles
Pathologic hyperplasia can lead to:
q. neoplasia (cancer).
r. dysplasia.
s. metaplasia.
t.all of the above. correct answersNeoplasia
(cancer) Dysplasia
Metaplasia
In response to an increased workload, such as that caused by high blood
pressure (hypertension), myocardial cells in the left ventricle will adapt
through the process of:
, a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. hyperplasia.
d. dsyplasia. correct answersHypertrophy
The process of muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in:
e. cell division.
f. water accumulation.
g. protein synthesis.
h. plasma membrane thickness. correct answersProtein synthesis
Chronic infection of the cervix by the human papilloma virus results in
cervical:
i. atrophy.
j. dysplasia.
k. metaplasia.
l. hormonal hyperplasia. correct answersDysplasia
Metaplasia involves the replacement of normal cells by:
m.another type of cell.
n. abnormal cells of the same tissue type.
o. scar tissue.
p. cancer cells. correct answersAnother type of cell
Metaplasia occurs in response to:
q. increased workload.
r. growth factor secretion.
s. cell injury from noxious stimuli.
t. viral infection. correct answersCell injury from noxious stimuli
Atypical hyperplasia (dysplasia) is characterised by abnormal changes
in all of the following except:
u. cell size.
v. cell shape.
w.cell organisation.
x. cell secretions. correct answersCell Secetions
The most common cause of hypoxic injury is:
y. free radicals.
z. malnutrition.
