WGU Pathophysiology Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - Correct answer-Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Correct answer-Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Correct answer-They are tumors that can be found anywhere
and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Correct answer-Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Correct 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
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, Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Laceration - Rough jagged
wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
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Questions and Answers
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - Correct answer-Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Correct answer-Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Correct answer-They are tumors that can be found anywhere
and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Correct answer-Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Correct 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
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, Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Laceration - Rough jagged
wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
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