WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2025/2026
EXAM WITH 89 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - ANSWER-Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the early signs of lymphoma - ANSWER-Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - ANSWER-When seeds are implanted into a malignant
prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to
reduce damage to healthy tissue
What are the following benign tumors? - ANSWER-Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - ANSWER-They are tumors that can be found anywhere and
begin in connective tissue
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - ANSWER-Vesicle -
Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
, Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - ANSWER-Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissure - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated - ANSWER-Shingles are painful
vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral
medications and corticosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin -
ANSWER-superficial.
EXAM WITH 89 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - ANSWER-Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the early signs of lymphoma - ANSWER-Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - ANSWER-When seeds are implanted into a malignant
prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to
reduce damage to healthy tissue
What are the following benign tumors? - ANSWER-Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - ANSWER-They are tumors that can be found anywhere and
begin in connective tissue
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - ANSWER-Vesicle -
Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
, Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - ANSWER-Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissure - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated - ANSWER-Shingles are painful
vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral
medications and corticosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin -
ANSWER-superficial.
