GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology EXAM 1 2025
ACTUAL SUMMER- FALL SESSION (SOLVED) GRADED A
APU
What type of necrosis results from ischemia of neurons and glial cells?
A. Coagulative necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
C. Caseous necrosis
D. Gangrene necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis?
A. Bacteriologic necrosis
B. Caseous necrosis
C. Liquefactive necrosis
D. Gangrenous necrosis
B. Caseous necrosis
What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
,GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A. Coagulative necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
C. Caseous necrosis
D. Gangrene necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
A. Hypoxic injury
B. Chemical injury
C. Infectious injury
D. Genetic injury
A. Hypoxic injury
Which is a description of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
B. Characterized by swelling of the nucleus and cytoplasm
C. Has unpredictable patterns of cell death
D. Results in benign malignancies
,GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
All the following are characteristics of apoptosis as compared to necrosis EXCEPT:
A. Starts by shrinkage of the cell
B. Functions to remove cells so new cells can replace them
C. Intracellular enzymes are released into the circulation
D. Not associated with surrounding inflammatory reaction
C. Intracellular enzymes are released into the circulation
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin. What is
the nurse describing?
A. Tumor in differentiation
B. Dysplastic
C. Cancer in situ
D. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
C. Cancer in situ
, GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following terms best
describes this growth?
A. Neoplasm
B. Lipoma
C. Meningioma
D. Hypertrophy
A. Neoplasm
An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation. Which of the following is the
oncologist describing?
A. Autonomy
B. Anaplasia
C. Pleomorphic
D. Metastasis
B. Anaplasia
A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.
Which of the following could be a possible marker?
A. Red blood cells
Azusa Pacific University
GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology EXAM 1 2025
ACTUAL SUMMER- FALL SESSION (SOLVED) GRADED A
APU
What type of necrosis results from ischemia of neurons and glial cells?
A. Coagulative necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
C. Caseous necrosis
D. Gangrene necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis?
A. Bacteriologic necrosis
B. Caseous necrosis
C. Liquefactive necrosis
D. Gangrenous necrosis
B. Caseous necrosis
What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
,GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A. Coagulative necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
C. Caseous necrosis
D. Gangrene necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
A. Hypoxic injury
B. Chemical injury
C. Infectious injury
D. Genetic injury
A. Hypoxic injury
Which is a description of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
B. Characterized by swelling of the nucleus and cytoplasm
C. Has unpredictable patterns of cell death
D. Results in benign malignancies
,GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
All the following are characteristics of apoptosis as compared to necrosis EXCEPT:
A. Starts by shrinkage of the cell
B. Functions to remove cells so new cells can replace them
C. Intracellular enzymes are released into the circulation
D. Not associated with surrounding inflammatory reaction
C. Intracellular enzymes are released into the circulation
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin. What is
the nurse describing?
A. Tumor in differentiation
B. Dysplastic
C. Cancer in situ
D. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
C. Cancer in situ
, GNRS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Azusa Pacific University
A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following terms best
describes this growth?
A. Neoplasm
B. Lipoma
C. Meningioma
D. Hypertrophy
A. Neoplasm
An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation. Which of the following is the
oncologist describing?
A. Autonomy
B. Anaplasia
C. Pleomorphic
D. Metastasis
B. Anaplasia
A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.
Which of the following could be a possible marker?
A. Red blood cells
