BIO 320 General Pathology Exam 1
Questions With Verified Answers
In Barrett Esophagus, patients present with:
a. cellular hypertrophy
b. large (grossly observable) definitive cancerous masses
c. no changes to the esophagus
d. cellular metaplasia - ANSWER d. cellular metaplasia
Pathology.....
a. is the study of factors and illnesses of populations
b. all of these
c. bridges clinical practice and basic science
d. two of these
e. is the study (logos) of suffering (pathos) - ANSWER d. two of these
Which of the following terms describes an increase in cell size?
a. atrophy
b. none of the above
c. hyperplasia
d. hypertrophy
e. metaplasia - ANSWER d. hypertrophy
Which of the following are clearly associated with apoptosis?
a. lysed cells injested by nearby macrophages
b. cellular swelling
c. cell shrinkage over time
d. significant inflammatory response - ANSWER c. cell shrinkage over time
Which of the following are possible causes of cellular injury?
a. infectious agents
b. all of these
c. hypoxia
d. reactive oxygen species
, e. chemicals - ANSWER b. all of these
What is calculi?
a. Lymphocytes that are not stimulated by antigens and cytokines.
b. A math course.
c. Kidney stones
d. The result of lipid debris of necrotic cells that have formed calcium deposits within the
lysed cell.
e. Mitochondrial dysfunction. - ANSWER c. Kidney stones
Hyperplasia is:
a. increase in cell size
b. increase in cell number
c. decrease in cell size
d. also known as aplasia - ANSWER b. increase in cell number
Neoplasia differs from hyperplasia in that neoplasia:
a. is relatively autonomous of control mechanisms
b. involves cellular proliferation
c. may result in increased tissue mass
d. occurs as a result of irritation - ANSWER a. is relatively autonomous of control
mechanisms
Reduced blood flow to a tissue or a lack of use of a tissue can lead to:
a.hyperplasia
b. hypertrophy
c. atrophy
d. agenesis
e. apoptosis - ANSWER c. atrophy
Hypoxia or decreased nutrition can lead to more protein breakdown than synthesis in
cells, which results in:
a. hypertrophy
b. aplasia
c. atrophy
d. dysplasia - ANSWER c. atrophy
Inflammation is...
a. critical to an organism's survival
b. always harmful to an organism
Questions With Verified Answers
In Barrett Esophagus, patients present with:
a. cellular hypertrophy
b. large (grossly observable) definitive cancerous masses
c. no changes to the esophagus
d. cellular metaplasia - ANSWER d. cellular metaplasia
Pathology.....
a. is the study of factors and illnesses of populations
b. all of these
c. bridges clinical practice and basic science
d. two of these
e. is the study (logos) of suffering (pathos) - ANSWER d. two of these
Which of the following terms describes an increase in cell size?
a. atrophy
b. none of the above
c. hyperplasia
d. hypertrophy
e. metaplasia - ANSWER d. hypertrophy
Which of the following are clearly associated with apoptosis?
a. lysed cells injested by nearby macrophages
b. cellular swelling
c. cell shrinkage over time
d. significant inflammatory response - ANSWER c. cell shrinkage over time
Which of the following are possible causes of cellular injury?
a. infectious agents
b. all of these
c. hypoxia
d. reactive oxygen species
, e. chemicals - ANSWER b. all of these
What is calculi?
a. Lymphocytes that are not stimulated by antigens and cytokines.
b. A math course.
c. Kidney stones
d. The result of lipid debris of necrotic cells that have formed calcium deposits within the
lysed cell.
e. Mitochondrial dysfunction. - ANSWER c. Kidney stones
Hyperplasia is:
a. increase in cell size
b. increase in cell number
c. decrease in cell size
d. also known as aplasia - ANSWER b. increase in cell number
Neoplasia differs from hyperplasia in that neoplasia:
a. is relatively autonomous of control mechanisms
b. involves cellular proliferation
c. may result in increased tissue mass
d. occurs as a result of irritation - ANSWER a. is relatively autonomous of control
mechanisms
Reduced blood flow to a tissue or a lack of use of a tissue can lead to:
a.hyperplasia
b. hypertrophy
c. atrophy
d. agenesis
e. apoptosis - ANSWER c. atrophy
Hypoxia or decreased nutrition can lead to more protein breakdown than synthesis in
cells, which results in:
a. hypertrophy
b. aplasia
c. atrophy
d. dysplasia - ANSWER c. atrophy
Inflammation is...
a. critical to an organism's survival
b. always harmful to an organism
