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MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Whichaofatheafollowingawouldabeatheamostalikelyacauseaofaanaia
trogenicadisease?
a. Anainheritedadisorder
b. Aacombinationaofaspecificaetiologicalafactors
c. Anaunwantedaeffectaofaaaprescribedadrug
d. Prolongedaexposureatoatoxicachemicalsainatheaenvironment
ANS:a C
2. Theamanifestationsaofaaadiseaseaareabestadefinedaasathe
a. subjectiveafeelingsaofadiscomfortaduringaaachronicaillness.
b. signsaandasymptomsaofaaadisease.
c. factorsathataprecipitateaanaacuteaepisodeaofaaachronicaillness.
d. earlyaindicatorsaofatheaprodromalastageaofainfection.
ANS:a B
3. Theabestadefinitionaofatheatermaprognosisaisathe
a. precipitatingafactorsacausingaanaacuteaepisode.
b. numberaofaremissionsatoabeaexpectedaduringatheacourseaofaaachronicaillness.
c. predictedaoutcomeaoralikelihoodaofarecoveryafromaaaspecificadisease.
d. exacerbationsaoccurringaduringachronicaillness.
ANS:a C
4. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaconsideredaaasystemicasignaofadisease?
a. Swellingaofatheaknee
b. Fever
c. Painainatheaneck
d. Redarashaonatheaface
ANS:a B
5. Etiologyaisadefinedaasatheastudyaofathe
a. causesaofaaadisease.
b. courseaofaaadisease.
c. expectedacomplicationsaofaaadisease.
d. manifestationsaofaaadisease.
ANS:a A
6. Aatypeaofacellularaadaptationainawhichathereaisaaadecreaseainacellasizeaisareferredatoaas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:a D
7. Aachangeainaaatissueamarkedabyacellsathatavaryainasizeaandashapeaandashowaincreasedamitoticafig
uresawouldabeacalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:a C
8. Aadeficitaofaoxygenainatheacellsausuallyadueatoarespiratoryaoracirculatoryaproblemsaisacalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:a B
9. Whenaaagroupaofacellsainatheabodyadies,atheachangeaisacalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:a D
10. Rigorousaweightlifting/bodyabuildingaregimensamayaresultainatheaskeletalamuscleacellsau
ndergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:a A
11. Theatermacancerarefersato
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantaneoplasm.
ANS:a D
12. Toawhichaofatheafollowingadoesatheatermaapoptosisarefer?
a. Increasedarateaofamitosisabyacertainacells
b. Ischemicadamageatoacells
c. Liquefactionaofanecroticatissue
d. Preprogrammedacellaself-destruction
ANS:a D
13. WhichaofatheafollowingastatementsaisaTRUE?
a. AlterationaofaDNAadoesanotachangeacellafunction.
b. Damagedacellsamayabeaableatoarepairathemselves.
c. Allatypesaofacellsadieaatatheasamearate.
d. Mildaischemiaacausesaimmediateacelladeath.
ANS:a B
14. Caseationanecrosisarefersatoaanaareaawhere
a. cellaproteinsahaveabeenadenatured.
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b. cellsaarealiquefiedabyaenzymes.
c. deadacellsaformaaathickacheesyasubstance.
d. bacterialainvasionahasaoccurred.
ANS:a C
15. Routineaapplicationaofasunablockatoaskinawouldabeaanaexampleaof
a. anaiatrogenicacauseaofacancer.
b. aapreventiveameasure.
c. aaprecipitatingafactor.
d. aapredisposingacondition.
ANS:a B
16. Aacircumstanceathatacausesaaasuddenaacuteaepisodeaofaaachronicadiseaseatoaoccuraisatermed
a. latentastage.
b. predisposingafactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingafactor.
ANS:a D
17. Theatermahomeostasisarefersato
a. theacausativeafactorsainaaaparticularadisease.
b. maintenanceaofaaastableainternalaenvironment.
c. aaconditionathatatriggersaanaacuteaepisode.
d. aacollectionaofasignsaandasymptoms.
ANS:a B
18. Whichatermaisausedatoadescribeaaanewaandasecondaryaoraadditionalaproblemathataarisesaafteratheaori
ginaladiseaseahasabeenaestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:a D
19. Pathophysiologyainvolvesatheastudyaof
a. theastructureaofatheahumanabody.
b. theafunctionsaofavariousaorgansainatheabody.
c. functionalaorastructuralachangesaresultingafromadiseaseaprocesses.
d. variousacellastructuresaandarelatedafunctions.
ANS:a C
20. Whichaofatheafollowingaisatheabestadefinitionaofaepidemiology?
a. Theascienceaofatrackingatheaoccurrenceaandadistributionaofadiseases
b. Thearelativeanumberaofadeathsaresultingafromaaaparticularadisease
c. Identificationaofaaaspecificadiseaseathroughaevaluationaofasignsaandasymptoms
d. Theaglobalasearchaforaemergingadiseases
ANS:a A
a a a a a a a a
ofessions 7th Edition VanMeter
a a a
, 1
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
a a a a
VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
a a a a a a a a a a
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Whichaofatheafollowingawouldabeatheamostalikelyacauseaofaanaia
trogenicadisease?
a. Anainheritedadisorder
b. Aacombinationaofaspecificaetiologicalafactors
c. Anaunwantedaeffectaofaaaprescribedadrug
d. Prolongedaexposureatoatoxicachemicalsainatheaenvironment
ANS:a C
2. Theamanifestationsaofaaadiseaseaareabestadefinedaasathe
a. subjectiveafeelingsaofadiscomfortaduringaaachronicaillness.
b. signsaandasymptomsaofaaadisease.
c. factorsathataprecipitateaanaacuteaepisodeaofaaachronicaillness.
d. earlyaindicatorsaofatheaprodromalastageaofainfection.
ANS:a B
3. Theabestadefinitionaofatheatermaprognosisaisathe
a. precipitatingafactorsacausingaanaacuteaepisode.
b. numberaofaremissionsatoabeaexpectedaduringatheacourseaofaaachronicaillness.
c. predictedaoutcomeaoralikelihoodaofarecoveryafromaaaspecificadisease.
d. exacerbationsaoccurringaduringachronicaillness.
ANS:a C
4. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaconsideredaaasystemicasignaofadisease?
a. Swellingaofatheaknee
b. Fever
c. Painainatheaneck
d. Redarashaonatheaface
ANS:a B
5. Etiologyaisadefinedaasatheastudyaofathe
a. causesaofaaadisease.
b. courseaofaaadisease.
c. expectedacomplicationsaofaaadisease.
d. manifestationsaofaaadisease.
ANS:a A
6. Aatypeaofacellularaadaptationainawhichathereaisaaadecreaseainacellasizeaisareferredatoaas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:a D
7. Aachangeainaaatissueamarkedabyacellsathatavaryainasizeaandashapeaandashowaincreasedamitoticafig
uresawouldabeacalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:a C
8. Aadeficitaofaoxygenainatheacellsausuallyadueatoarespiratoryaoracirculatoryaproblemsaisacalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:a B
9. Whenaaagroupaofacellsainatheabodyadies,atheachangeaisacalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:a D
10. Rigorousaweightlifting/bodyabuildingaregimensamayaresultainatheaskeletalamuscleacellsau
ndergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:a A
11. Theatermacancerarefersato
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantaneoplasm.
ANS:a D
12. Toawhichaofatheafollowingadoesatheatermaapoptosisarefer?
a. Increasedarateaofamitosisabyacertainacells
b. Ischemicadamageatoacells
c. Liquefactionaofanecroticatissue
d. Preprogrammedacellaself-destruction
ANS:a D
13. WhichaofatheafollowingastatementsaisaTRUE?
a. AlterationaofaDNAadoesanotachangeacellafunction.
b. Damagedacellsamayabeaableatoarepairathemselves.
c. Allatypesaofacellsadieaatatheasamearate.
d. Mildaischemiaacausesaimmediateacelladeath.
ANS:a B
14. Caseationanecrosisarefersatoaanaareaawhere
a. cellaproteinsahaveabeenadenatured.
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b. cellsaarealiquefiedabyaenzymes.
c. deadacellsaformaaathickacheesyasubstance.
d. bacterialainvasionahasaoccurred.
ANS:a C
15. Routineaapplicationaofasunablockatoaskinawouldabeaanaexampleaof
a. anaiatrogenicacauseaofacancer.
b. aapreventiveameasure.
c. aaprecipitatingafactor.
d. aapredisposingacondition.
ANS:a B
16. Aacircumstanceathatacausesaaasuddenaacuteaepisodeaofaaachronicadiseaseatoaoccuraisatermed
a. latentastage.
b. predisposingafactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingafactor.
ANS:a D
17. Theatermahomeostasisarefersato
a. theacausativeafactorsainaaaparticularadisease.
b. maintenanceaofaaastableainternalaenvironment.
c. aaconditionathatatriggersaanaacuteaepisode.
d. aacollectionaofasignsaandasymptoms.
ANS:a B
18. Whichatermaisausedatoadescribeaaanewaandasecondaryaoraadditionalaproblemathataarisesaafteratheaori
ginaladiseaseahasabeenaestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:a D
19. Pathophysiologyainvolvesatheastudyaof
a. theastructureaofatheahumanabody.
b. theafunctionsaofavariousaorgansainatheabody.
c. functionalaorastructuralachangesaresultingafromadiseaseaprocesses.
d. variousacellastructuresaandarelatedafunctions.
ANS:a C
20. Whichaofatheafollowingaisatheabestadefinitionaofaepidemiology?
a. Theascienceaofatrackingatheaoccurrenceaandadistributionaofadiseases
b. Thearelativeanumberaofadeathsaresultingafromaaaparticularadisease
c. Identificationaofaaaspecificadiseaseathroughaevaluationaofasignsaandasymptoms
d. Theaglobalasearchaforaemergingadiseases
ANS:a A
