MEAS 242 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Genetic diseases may be Answer: 1. produced by an abnormality
in or mutation of the genetic in a single gene.
2. caused by several abnormal genes
3. caused by abnormal presence or absence of a chromosome or an
alteration of the structure of chromosomes.
◉ What tends to remain encapsulated? Answer: Benign tumors
◉ _________________ tend to infiltrate other tissue; tend to bleed,
ulcerate, and become infected; may spread to distant sites in the body.
Answer: Malignant tumors
◉ The TNM (Tumor, nodes, metastasis) cancer staging system
Answer: assesses the size and extent of the spread of the primary
tumor.
◉ What sequence of an allergic response within the body most?
Answer: Exposure to allergen stimulates production of IgE antibodies
that can subsequently trigger symptoms of allergy.
◉ What are the steps in making a diagnosis? Answer: Medical
history, physical examination, diagnostic tests, diagnosis, integration
of results, treatment.
,◉ What are the body's natural defense systems against infection?
Answer: 1. mechanical and chemical barriers
2. inflammatory response
3. immune response
◉ Immune disorders are the result of a breakdown in the body's
defense system that may generate Answer: allergy, autoimmune
diseases & immunodeficiency disorders.
◉ Immunodeficiency disorders result from Answer: a depressed or
absent immune response.
◉ autoimmune disease Answer: -a disease that allows the immune
system to become self-destructive
-many serious diseases have a strong autoimmune component
◉ _______________ refers to internal stability of the body. Answer:
Homeostasis
◉ Pathogens cause disease by Answer: Invasion of living tissue,
destruction of living tissue, intoxication
◉ acute inflammation is the Answer: response to tissue injury and
disease.
, ◉ MRSA refers to a "superbug" that is Answer: methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus
◉ How can you control the spread of "superbugs"? Answer: frequent
hand washing, stricter infection control in all health care facilities,
and considering everyone a risk for infection, especially in hospitals.
◉ Smoking, drinking, nutrition, and lack of exercise are examples of
Answer: predisposing factors related to lifestyle
◉ In preventative health care the emphasis is on Answer:
prophylactic medical services.
◉ The single greatest avoidable cause of death and disease is
Answer: smoking tobacco and exposure to second-hand smoke
◉ What are the vaccines given to prevent cancer? Answer: HPV
vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer & Hepatitis B vaccine,
which prevents against liver cancer.
◉ To understand a patient's pain, remember that: Answer: 1. pain is
subjective
2. pain has individualized effects
3. pain is a necessary entity in life.
, ◉ What emphasizes the body's natural process to heal and provide
well-being? Answer: Osteopathy
◉ How can pain be described? Answer: dull, aching, burning,
throbbing, shooting, dull, stabbing, frightening, intense, tiring,
cramping.
◉ The holistic concept of medical care focuses on Answer: the needs
of the whole person: spiritual, cognitive, social, physical, and
emotional
◉ __________________ is effective against rapidly developing cells
of cancer & the side effects are due to destruction of some normal
cells in the body. Answer: Chemotherapy
◉ An alternative to conventional radiation therapy for cancer tumors
in which normal tissues experience much less toxicity is called
Answer: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
◉ mutation Answer: changes in the genetic code of a cell
◉ Antigen Answer: stimulates the immune system to produce
antibodies
◉ neoplasm Answer: tumor or growth of a new tissue
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Genetic diseases may be Answer: 1. produced by an abnormality
in or mutation of the genetic in a single gene.
2. caused by several abnormal genes
3. caused by abnormal presence or absence of a chromosome or an
alteration of the structure of chromosomes.
◉ What tends to remain encapsulated? Answer: Benign tumors
◉ _________________ tend to infiltrate other tissue; tend to bleed,
ulcerate, and become infected; may spread to distant sites in the body.
Answer: Malignant tumors
◉ The TNM (Tumor, nodes, metastasis) cancer staging system
Answer: assesses the size and extent of the spread of the primary
tumor.
◉ What sequence of an allergic response within the body most?
Answer: Exposure to allergen stimulates production of IgE antibodies
that can subsequently trigger symptoms of allergy.
◉ What are the steps in making a diagnosis? Answer: Medical
history, physical examination, diagnostic tests, diagnosis, integration
of results, treatment.
,◉ What are the body's natural defense systems against infection?
Answer: 1. mechanical and chemical barriers
2. inflammatory response
3. immune response
◉ Immune disorders are the result of a breakdown in the body's
defense system that may generate Answer: allergy, autoimmune
diseases & immunodeficiency disorders.
◉ Immunodeficiency disorders result from Answer: a depressed or
absent immune response.
◉ autoimmune disease Answer: -a disease that allows the immune
system to become self-destructive
-many serious diseases have a strong autoimmune component
◉ _______________ refers to internal stability of the body. Answer:
Homeostasis
◉ Pathogens cause disease by Answer: Invasion of living tissue,
destruction of living tissue, intoxication
◉ acute inflammation is the Answer: response to tissue injury and
disease.
, ◉ MRSA refers to a "superbug" that is Answer: methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus
◉ How can you control the spread of "superbugs"? Answer: frequent
hand washing, stricter infection control in all health care facilities,
and considering everyone a risk for infection, especially in hospitals.
◉ Smoking, drinking, nutrition, and lack of exercise are examples of
Answer: predisposing factors related to lifestyle
◉ In preventative health care the emphasis is on Answer:
prophylactic medical services.
◉ The single greatest avoidable cause of death and disease is
Answer: smoking tobacco and exposure to second-hand smoke
◉ What are the vaccines given to prevent cancer? Answer: HPV
vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer & Hepatitis B vaccine,
which prevents against liver cancer.
◉ To understand a patient's pain, remember that: Answer: 1. pain is
subjective
2. pain has individualized effects
3. pain is a necessary entity in life.
, ◉ What emphasizes the body's natural process to heal and provide
well-being? Answer: Osteopathy
◉ How can pain be described? Answer: dull, aching, burning,
throbbing, shooting, dull, stabbing, frightening, intense, tiring,
cramping.
◉ The holistic concept of medical care focuses on Answer: the needs
of the whole person: spiritual, cognitive, social, physical, and
emotional
◉ __________________ is effective against rapidly developing cells
of cancer & the side effects are due to destruction of some normal
cells in the body. Answer: Chemotherapy
◉ An alternative to conventional radiation therapy for cancer tumors
in which normal tissues experience much less toxicity is called
Answer: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
◉ mutation Answer: changes in the genetic code of a cell
◉ Antigen Answer: stimulates the immune system to produce
antibodies
◉ neoplasm Answer: tumor or growth of a new tissue
