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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- UTMB 5355 EXAM
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A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has
occurred. A nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a
decrease in muscle cell:
a. number
b. size
c. vacuoles
d. lipofuscin - Answers-B. Size
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this
is referred to as what type of atrophy?
a. Physiologic
b. Pathologic
c. Disuse
d. Neurogenic - Answers-A. Physiologic
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When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows
that in response to an increased workload, cardiac
myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an:
a. increase in size
b. decrease in length
c. increase in excitability
d. decrease in number - Answers-A. Increase in size
A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is
examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his
airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous
epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated
cells. This type of cellular adaption is called:
a. anaplasia
b. hyperplasia
c. metaplasia
d. dysplasia - Answers-C. Metaplasia
When planning care for the pregnant patient, the nurse will
recall that the mammary glands enlarge as a consequence
of:
a. compensatory hyperplasia
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b. hormonal hyperplasia
c. hormonal anaplasia
d. compensatory anaplasia - Answers-B. Hormonal
hyperplasia
A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual
bleeding. The physician identified endometrial changes
that are due to hormonal imbalances. These cellular
changes would be referred to as:
a. dysplasia
b. pathologic dysplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. pathologic hyperplas - Answers-D. Pathologic
hyperplasia
A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with hepatocellular
cancer secondary to hepatitis C. If the cancerous region of
his liver is removed, the remaining cells would undergo:
a. pathologic hyperplasia
b. pathologic metaplasia
c. compensatory hyperplasia
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d. compensatory aplasia - Answers-C. Compensatory
hyperplasia
A 40-year-old female's Pap smear indicates abnormal
changes in the shape and organization of cervical cells.
Which term would be used to identify this type of change?
a. Metaplasia
b. Atrophy
c. Hypertrophy
d. Dysplasia - Answers-D. Dyspalsia
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion.
The chest pain is most likely due to hypoxic injury
secondary to:
a. malnutrition
b. free radicals
c. ischemia
d. chemical toxicity - Answers-C. Ischemia
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell
injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- UTMB 5355 EXAM
1, MOST RECENT EXAM 2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!! (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
NEWEST EXAM!!!
A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has
occurred. A nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a
decrease in muscle cell:
a. number
b. size
c. vacuoles
d. lipofuscin - Answers-B. Size
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this
is referred to as what type of atrophy?
a. Physiologic
b. Pathologic
c. Disuse
d. Neurogenic - Answers-A. Physiologic
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When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows
that in response to an increased workload, cardiac
myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an:
a. increase in size
b. decrease in length
c. increase in excitability
d. decrease in number - Answers-A. Increase in size
A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is
examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his
airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous
epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated
cells. This type of cellular adaption is called:
a. anaplasia
b. hyperplasia
c. metaplasia
d. dysplasia - Answers-C. Metaplasia
When planning care for the pregnant patient, the nurse will
recall that the mammary glands enlarge as a consequence
of:
a. compensatory hyperplasia
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b. hormonal hyperplasia
c. hormonal anaplasia
d. compensatory anaplasia - Answers-B. Hormonal
hyperplasia
A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual
bleeding. The physician identified endometrial changes
that are due to hormonal imbalances. These cellular
changes would be referred to as:
a. dysplasia
b. pathologic dysplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. pathologic hyperplas - Answers-D. Pathologic
hyperplasia
A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with hepatocellular
cancer secondary to hepatitis C. If the cancerous region of
his liver is removed, the remaining cells would undergo:
a. pathologic hyperplasia
b. pathologic metaplasia
c. compensatory hyperplasia
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d. compensatory aplasia - Answers-C. Compensatory
hyperplasia
A 40-year-old female's Pap smear indicates abnormal
changes in the shape and organization of cervical cells.
Which term would be used to identify this type of change?
a. Metaplasia
b. Atrophy
c. Hypertrophy
d. Dysplasia - Answers-D. Dyspalsia
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion.
The chest pain is most likely due to hypoxic injury
secondary to:
a. malnutrition
b. free radicals
c. ischemia
d. chemical toxicity - Answers-C. Ischemia
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell
injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and
