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HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. Arteriosclerosis - correct answer -Progressive hardening of
blood vessels, especially arteries
2. Arthritis - correct answer -Inflammation of a joint
3. Ascaris - correct answer -Large roundworm intestinal parasite
4. Ascites - correct answer -Fluid that develops as a result of liver
failure and accumulates in the peritoneal cavity
5. Aspermia - correct answer -When there is no formation or
emission of sperm resulting from the absence of the
gonadotropic hormones in a male before puberty
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6. Asthma - correct answer -Condition in which the bronchial
tubes in the lungs react to different stimuli by becoming
inflamed
7. Astigmatism - correct answer -Cornea of the eye that has an
irregular curvature or the lens that has irregularities
8. Astrocytoma - correct answer -Basically benign, slow-growing
tumor of the brain
9. Atelectasis - correct answer -Collapse of lung tissue affecting
part or all of the lung
10. Atherosclerosis - correct answer -Acculumation of fatty
material under the inner lining of the arterial wall
11. Atopic dermatitis - correct answer -Most common type of
excel; chronic skin disease that is frequently associated with
other atopic (allergic) conditions including asthma and hay
fever
HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. Arteriosclerosis - correct answer -Progressive hardening of
blood vessels, especially arteries
2. Arthritis - correct answer -Inflammation of a joint
3. Ascaris - correct answer -Large roundworm intestinal parasite
4. Ascites - correct answer -Fluid that develops as a result of liver
failure and accumulates in the peritoneal cavity
5. Aspermia - correct answer -When there is no formation or
emission of sperm resulting from the absence of the
gonadotropic hormones in a male before puberty
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6. Asthma - correct answer -Condition in which the bronchial
tubes in the lungs react to different stimuli by becoming
inflamed
7. Astigmatism - correct answer -Cornea of the eye that has an
irregular curvature or the lens that has irregularities
8. Astrocytoma - correct answer -Basically benign, slow-growing
tumor of the brain
9. Atelectasis - correct answer -Collapse of lung tissue affecting
part or all of the lung
10. Atherosclerosis - correct answer -Acculumation of fatty
material under the inner lining of the arterial wall
11. Atopic dermatitis - correct answer -Most common type of
excel; chronic skin disease that is frequently associated with
other atopic (allergic) conditions including asthma and hay
fever
