PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
PathologyA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAbranchAofAmedicineAthatAdealsAwithAtheAstructuralAandAfunctionalAchangesA
inAtissuesAandAorgansAofAtheAbodyAthatAcauseAorAareAcausedAbyAdisease.
PathophysiologyA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAspecificAbranchAofApathologyAthatAstudiesAfunctionalAorAphysiologicAchange
sAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultsAfromAdiseaseAprocesses.
AnaerobicA-AcorrectAanswersAMetabolismAandAfunctionAwithoutAoxygen
ApoptosisA-AcorrectAanswersANormalAprogrammedAcellAdeathAinAtissues
AutopsyA-AcorrectAanswersAAnAexaminationAofApartAorAallAofAaAbodyApostmortem
BiopsyA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAremovalAofAaAsmallApieceAofAlivingAtissueAforAmicroscopicAexaminationAto
AdetermineAaADx
EndogenousA-AcorrectAanswersAOriginatingAfromAwithinAtheAbody
ExogenousA-AcorrectAanswersAOriginatingAfromAoutsideAtheAbody
GangreneA-AcorrectAanswersANecroticAtissueAinfectedAbyAbacteria
InfectionA-AcorrectAanswersAAAdiseaseAcausedAbyAaAmicroorganism
HomeostasisA-
AcorrectAanswersAAArelativelyAstableAorAconstantAenvironmentAinAtheAbody,AincludingABP,Atemp
erature,AandApH,AmaintainedAbyAtheAcariousAcontrolAmechanisms.
HypoxiaA-AcorrectAanswersAAAdecreaseAorAinsufficientAlevelAofAoxygenAinAtheAtissues
IatrogenicA-AcorrectAanswersACausedAbyATx,Aprocedure,AorAerror
IdiopathicA-AcorrectAanswersANoAknownAcause
InflammationA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAresponseAtoAtissueAdamage,AindictedAbyAredness,Aswelling,Awarmth,Aand
Apain
IschemiaA-AcorrectAanswersADecreasedAbloodAsupplyAtoAanAorganAorAtissue
LysisA-AcorrectAanswersADestructionAofAaAcell
, LysosomalA-
AcorrectAanswersAPertainingAtoAaAcellAcontainingAdigestiveAorAlyticAenzymes,AincludingAlysozym
e
MicroorganismA-
AcorrectAanswersAVeryAsmallAlivingAorganism,AnotAvisibleAtoAtheAnakedAeye,AusuallyAsingle-
celled
MorphologicA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAphysicalAsize,Aform,Astructure,AandAshapeAofAcellsAandAorgans
ProbabilityA-AcorrectAanswersATheAlikelihoodAorAchanceAofAoccurrence
DiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAdeviationAfromAtheAnormalAstateAofAhealthAorAfromAaAstateAofAwellness.ATh
eAWHOAincludesAphysical,Amental,AandAsocialAwell-beingAinAitsAdefinition.
WhyAisAaAstateAofAhealthAdifficultAtoAdefine?A-
AcorrectAanswersABecauseAofAtheAgeneticAdifferencesAamongAindividualsAasAwellAasAtheAmanyAv
ariationsAinAlifeAexperiencesAandAenvironmentalAinfluencesAcreateAaAvariableAbase.
SevenAStepsAtoAHealthA-AcorrectAanswersA1)ABeAaAnon-smokerAandAavoidAsecond-handAsmoke
2)AEatA5-10AservingsAofAvegetables/fruitAaAday.AChooseAhigh-fiber,Alower-
fatAfoods.AIfAyouAdrinkAETOH,AlimitAyourAintakeAtoA1-2AdrinksAperAday.
3)ABeAphysicallyAactiveAonAaAregularAbasis:AThisAwillAhelpAyouAmaintainAaAhealthyAbodyAweight
4)AProtectAyourselfAandAfamilyAmembersAfromAtheAsun
5)AFollowAcancerAscreeningAguidelines
6)AVisitAyourAdoctor/dentistAifAyouAnoticeAanyAchangeAinAyourAnormalAstateAofAhealth.
7)AFollowAhealthAandAsafetyAinstructionsAatAhomeAandAatAworkAwhenAusing,Astoring,AandAdispo
singAofAhazardousAmaterials.
TheAbasicAbuildingAblocksAthatAfacilitatesAtheAstudyAofAaAspecificAdiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswersA1)ATheAsignsArelatedAtoAtheAspecificAsiteAofAdamage.
2)ATheAsignsArelatedAtoAtheApathologicAprocess.
TheAprimaryAfocusAinAhealthAcareA-AcorrectAanswersAPrevention
CenterAforADiseaseAControlAandAPreventionA(CDC)A-
AcorrectAanswersABasedAinAAtlanta,AGa,AisAprimarilyAconcernedAwithAdecreasingAtheAincidenceA
ofAcertainAdiseases.ATheirAmainAfocusAisAtheAawarenessAofAscreeningAprogramsAandAcollectingA
dataAaboutAallAtypesAofAdiseaseAandAprovideAevidenceAbasedArecommendationsAforApreventio
n.