PRACTICE PROBLEMS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
AApatientAisAfoundAtoAhaveAliverAdisease,AresultingAinAtheAremovalAofAaAlobeAofAhisAliver.AAdapta
tionAtoAtheAreducedAsizeAofAtheAliverAleadsAtoA___________AofAtheAremainingAliverAcells.
A.AMetaplasiaA
B.AOrganAatrophyA
C.ACompensatoryAhyperplasia
D.APhysiologicAhyperplasiaA-AcorrectAanswersAC
AnAolderAadultApatientAcomesAtoAtheAclinicAcomplainingAofAnotAbeingAableAtoAdoAwhatAheAusedA
toAbeAableAto.AYouAknowAthatAnormalAchangesAassociatedAwithAagingAinclude:A(SelectAallAthatAa
pply.)A
A.AImprovedAbloodAflowA
B.ASlowedAmetabolicArate
C.ADecreasedAbrainAweightA
D.AImprovedAnerveAfiberAconduction
E.ALessArespiratoryAcapacityA-AcorrectAanswersAB,AC,AE
AA20-year-
oldAcollegeAstudentAhasApresentedAtoAherAcampusAmedicalAclinicAforAaAscheduledAPapAsmear.AT
heAclinicianAwhoAwillAinterpretAtheAsmearAwillAexamineAcellAsamplesAforAevidenceAof:
A.AChangesAinAcellAshape,Asize,AandAorganizationA
B.APresenceAofAunexpectedAcellAtypes
C.AIschemicAchangesAinAcellAsample
D.AAbnormallyAhighAnumbersAofAcellsA-AcorrectAanswersAA
,TheAparentsAofAaA4-year-
oldAgirlAhaveAsoughtAcareAbecauseAtheirAdaughterAhasAadmittedAtoAchewingAandAswallowingAi
mportedAtoyAfigurinesAthatAhaveAbeenAdeterminedAtoAbeAmadeAofAlead.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
gAbloodAtestsAshouldAtheAcareAteamAprioritize?A
A.AWhiteAbloodAcellAlevelsAwithAdifferentialA
B.ARedAbloodAcellAlevelsAandAmorphologyA
C.AUreaAandAcreatinineAlevelsA
D.ALiverAfunctionApanelA-AcorrectAanswersAB
LeadA->Aanemia,ARBCAlysisA
YouAknowAit'sAnotAAAbecauseAthereAisAnoAinfectionAinvolved.ACAisAfocusedAonAkidneyAfunctionAw
hileADAisAfocusedAonAliverAfunction.ABothAofAtheseAwouldAbeAimportantAinAtheAcaseAofAleadApois
oningABUTAtheApriorityAanswerAisAB,AbecauseAyouAneedAfirstAtoAaddressAtheAmostAlife-
threateningApatientAneeds.ATheAlittleAgirlAinAthisAquestionAcanAgoAintoAshockAorAsufferApermane
ntAorganAdamageAifAherARBCsAareAlow.
AApatientAwithAsevereAperipheralAvascularAdiseaseAhasAdevelopedAsignsAofAdryAgangreneAonAth
eAgreatAtoeAofAoneAfoot.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApathophysiologicAprocessesAmostAlikelyAcontri
butedAtoAthisAdiagnosis?A
A.AInappropriateAactivationAofAapoptosisA
B.ABacterialAinvasionA
C.AImpairedAarterialAbloodAsupplyA
D.AMetaplasticAcellularAchangesA-AcorrectAanswersAB
RememberAthatAit'sAnotACAbecauseAtoAhaveAgangrene,AyouAmustAhaveAinfection
AlthoughAstressAexposureAinitiatesAintegratedAresponsesAbyAmultipleAsystems,AtheAmostAimpor
tantAchangesAareAfirstAactivatedAbyAwhichAsystem?
A.APulmonary
B.AGastrointestinalA
, C.ANeuroendocrine
D.ACardiovascularA-AcorrectAanswersAC
WhichAmanifestationAofAstressAreflectsAtheAnon-specificAfightAorAflightAresponse?
A
A.ADecreasedApupillaryAlightAresponseA
B.AIncreasedAGIAmotilityA
C.ADecreasedAshort-termAmemory
D.AIncreasedAcardiopulmonaryAratesA-AcorrectAanswersAD
ThisAwouldAfallAunderAphysiologicAresponsesAtoAstress!!ASlideA25AinAyourAlectureApowerpoint
Stress-inducedAcortisolAhormoneAsecretionAisAassociatedAwith:A
A.AIncreasedAgrowthAhormoneAlevel
B.ARegulationAofAtheAstressAresponse
C.AIncreasedAthyroid-stimulatingAhormoneA
D.ADepressedAadrenalAglandAfunctionA-AcorrectAanswersAB
YouAknowAit'sAnotAAAbecauseAIAmentionedAinAanAearlierAslideAthatAgrowthAhormoneAlevelsAdecr
easeAwithAstress.AWeAdidn'tAmentionAthyroid-
stimulatingAhormoneAasAoneAofAtheAonesAassociatedAwithAtheAstressArepsonseAsoAyouAcanApret
tyAmuchAassumeAthat'sAnotAright.AAndAweAknowAadrenalAfunctionAisAnotAdepressedAbecauseAA
CTHAfromAtheAanteriorApituitaryAstimulatesAtheAadrenalAglandsAtoAreleaseAcortisol.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAareAknownAtoAcontributeAtoAanAindividual'sAabilityAtoAadaptAtoA
stress?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.AEthnicity
B.AAge
C.ASocioeconomicAstatus
D.AGender