TestvBankvForvGould'svPathophysiologyvforvthevHealthvProfessionsv7thvEditionvVanMeter 1
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvwouldvbevthevmostvlikelyvcausevofvanvi
atrogenicvdisease?
a. Anvinheritedvdisorder
b. Avcombinationvofvspecificvetiologicalvfactors
c. Anvunwantedveffectvofvavprescribedvdrug
d. Prolongedvexposurevtovtoxicvchemicalsvinvthevenvironment
ANS:v C
2. Thevmanifestationsvofvavdiseasevarevbestvdefinedvasvthe
a. subjectivevfeelingsvofvdiscomfortvduringvavchronicvillness.
b. signsvandvsymptomsvofvavdisease.
c. factorsvthatvprecipitatevanvacutevepisodevofvavchronicvillness.
d. earlyvindicatorsvofvthevprodromalvstagevofvinfection.
ANS:v B
3. Thevbestvdefinitionvofvthevtermvprognosisvisvthe
a. precipitatingvfactorsvcausingvanvacutevepisode.
b. numbervofvremissionsvtovbevexpectedvduringvthevcoursevofvavchronicvillness.
c. predictedvoutcomevorvlikelihoodvofvrecoveryvfromvavspecificvdisease.
d. exacerbationsvoccurringvduringvchronicvillness.
ANS:v C
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvconsideredvavsystemicvsignvofvdisease?
a. Swellingvofvthevknee
b. Fever
c. Painvinvthevneck
d. Redvrashvonvthevface
ANS:v B
5. Etiologyvisvdefinedvasvthevstudyvofvthe
a. causesvofvavdisease.
b. coursevofvavdisease.
c. expectedvcomplicationsvofvavdisease.
d. manifestationsvofvavdisease.
ANS:v A
6. Avtypevofvcellularvadaptationvinvwhichvtherevisvavdecreasevinvcellvsizevisvreferredvtovas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:v D
7. Avchangevinvavtissuevmarkedvbyvcellsvthatvvaryvinvsizevandvshapevandvshowvincreasedvmitoticvfi
guresvwouldvbevcalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:v C
8. Avdeficitvofvoxygenvinvthevcellsvusuallyvduevtovrespiratoryvorvcirculatoryvproblemsvisvcalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:v B
9. Whenvavgroupvofvcellsvinvthevbodyvdies,vthevchangevisvcalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:v D
10. Rigorousvweightlifting/bodyvbuildingvregimensvmayvresultvinvthevskeletalvmusclevcellsvu
ndergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:v A
11. Thevtermvcancervrefersvto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantvneoplasm.
ANS:v D
12. Tovwhichvofvthevfollowingvdoesvthevtermvapoptosisvrefer?
a. Increasedvratevofvmitosisvbyvcertainvcells
b. Ischemicvdamagevtovcells
c. Liquefactionvofvnecroticvtissue
d. Preprogrammedvcellvself-destruction
ANS:v D
13. WhichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvTRUE?
a. AlterationvofvDNAvdoesvnotvchangevcellvfunction.
b. Damagedvcellsvmayvbevablevtovrepairvthemselves.
c. Allvtypesvofvcellsvdievatvthevsamevrate.
d. Mildvischemiavcausesvimmediatevcellvdeath.
ANS:v B
14. Caseationvnecrosisvrefersvtovanvareavwhere
a. cellvproteinsvhavevbeenvdenatured.
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b. cellsvarevliquefiedvbyvenzymes.
c. deadvcellsvformvavthickvcheesyvsubstance.
d. bacterialvinvasionvhasvoccurred.
ANS:v C
15. Routinevapplicationvofvsunvblockvtovskinvwouldvbevanvexamplevof
a. anviatrogenicvcausevofvcancer.
b. avpreventivevmeasure.
c. avprecipitatingvfactor.
d. avpredisposingvcondition.
ANS:v B
16. Avcircumstancevthatvcausesvavsuddenvacutevepisodevofvavchronicvdiseasevtovoccurvisvtermed
a. latentvstage.
b. predisposingvfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingvfactor.
ANS:v D
17. Thevtermvhomeostasisvrefersvto
a. thevcausativevfactorsvinvavparticularvdisease.
b. maintenancevofvavstablevinternalvenvironment.
c. avconditionvthatvtriggersvanvacutevepisode.
d. avcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms.
ANS:v B
18. Whichvtermvisvusedvtovdescribevavnewvandvsecondaryvorvadditionalvproblemvthatvarisesvaftervthevo
riginalvdiseasevhasvbeenvestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:v D
19. Pathophysiologyvinvolvesvthevstudyvof
a. thevstructurevofvthevhumanvbody.
b. thevfunctionsvofvvariousvorgansvinvthevbody.
c. functionalvorvstructuralvchangesvresultingvfromvdiseasevprocesses.
d. variousvcellvstructuresvandvrelatedvfunctions.
ANS:v C
20. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvepidemiology?
a. Thevsciencevofvtrackingvthevoccurrencevandvdistributionvofvdiseases
b. Thevrelativevnumbervofvdeathsvresultingvfromvavparticularvdisease
c. Identificationvofvavspecificvdiseasevthroughvevaluationvofvsignsvandvsymptoms
d. Thevglobalvsearchvforvemergingvdiseases
ANS:v A
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21. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcanvcausevcellvinjuryvorvdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposurevtovexcessivevcold
3. Excessivevpressurevonvavtissue
4. Chemicalvtoxins
a. 1,v2
b.vvv 2,v4
c. 1,v3,v4
d.v 1,v2,v3,v4
ANS:v D
22. AllvofvthevfollowingvarevpartvofvthevSevenvStepsvtovHealthvEXCEPT:
a. Followvcancervscreeningvguidelines.
b. Usevsunvblockvagentsvwhenevervexposed.
c. Participatevinvstrenuousvexercisevonvavregularvdailyvbasis.
d. Choosevhighvfiber,vlowervfatvfoods.
ANS:v C
23. Thevtermvdiseasevrefersvto
a. thevperiodvofvrecoveryvandvreturnvtovavnormalvhealthyvstate.
b. avdeviationvfromvthevnormalvstatevofvhealthvandvfunction.
c. thevtreatmentvmeasuresvusedvtovpromotevrecovery.
d. avbasicvcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms.
ANS:v B
24. Avcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms,voftenvaffectingvmorevthanvonevorganvorvsystem,vthatvu
suallyvoccurvtogethervinvresponsevtovavcertainvconditionvisvreferredvtovasva(an)
a. acutevdisease.
b. multiorganvdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:v C
25. AllvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvarevcorrectvaboutvcellvdamagevEXCEPT:
a. Thevinitialvstagevofvcellvdamagevoftenvcausesvanvalterationvinvmetabolicvreactions.
b. Ifvthevfactorvcausingvthevdamagevisvremovedvquickly,vthevcellvmayvbevablevtovr
ecovervandvreturnvtovitsvnormalvstate.
c. Ifvthevnoxiousvfactorvremainsvforvanvextendedvperiodvofvtime,vthevdamagevbecomesvir
reversiblevandvthevcellvdies.
d. Initially,vcellvdamagevdoesvnotvchangevcellvmetabolism,vstructure,vorvfunction.
ANS:v D
26. Whichvofvthevfollowingvconditionsvdistinguishesvdoublevblindvstudiesvusedvinvhealthvresearch?
a. Neithervthevmembersvofvthevcontrolvgroupvorvthevexperimentalvgroupvnorvthevpersonva
dministeringvthevtreatmentvknowsvwhovisvreceivingvthevexperimentalvtherapy.
b. Bothvgroupsvofvresearchvsubjectsvandvthevpersonvadministeringvthevtreatmentvknowvwhovi
svreceivingvthevexperimentalvtherapy.
c. Thevresearchvsubjectsvdovnotvknow,vbutvthevpersonvadministeringvthevtreatmentvk
nowsvwhovisvreceivingvplacebovorvstandardvtherapy.
d. Onlyvmembersvofvthevcontrolvgroupvknowvtheyvarevreceivingvstandardvtherapy.
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvwouldvbevthevmostvlikelyvcausevofvanvi
atrogenicvdisease?
a. Anvinheritedvdisorder
b. Avcombinationvofvspecificvetiologicalvfactors
c. Anvunwantedveffectvofvavprescribedvdrug
d. Prolongedvexposurevtovtoxicvchemicalsvinvthevenvironment
ANS:v C
2. Thevmanifestationsvofvavdiseasevarevbestvdefinedvasvthe
a. subjectivevfeelingsvofvdiscomfortvduringvavchronicvillness.
b. signsvandvsymptomsvofvavdisease.
c. factorsvthatvprecipitatevanvacutevepisodevofvavchronicvillness.
d. earlyvindicatorsvofvthevprodromalvstagevofvinfection.
ANS:v B
3. Thevbestvdefinitionvofvthevtermvprognosisvisvthe
a. precipitatingvfactorsvcausingvanvacutevepisode.
b. numbervofvremissionsvtovbevexpectedvduringvthevcoursevofvavchronicvillness.
c. predictedvoutcomevorvlikelihoodvofvrecoveryvfromvavspecificvdisease.
d. exacerbationsvoccurringvduringvchronicvillness.
ANS:v C
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvconsideredvavsystemicvsignvofvdisease?
a. Swellingvofvthevknee
b. Fever
c. Painvinvthevneck
d. Redvrashvonvthevface
ANS:v B
5. Etiologyvisvdefinedvasvthevstudyvofvthe
a. causesvofvavdisease.
b. coursevofvavdisease.
c. expectedvcomplicationsvofvavdisease.
d. manifestationsvofvavdisease.
ANS:v A
6. Avtypevofvcellularvadaptationvinvwhichvtherevisvavdecreasevinvcellvsizevisvreferredvtovas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:v D
7. Avchangevinvavtissuevmarkedvbyvcellsvthatvvaryvinvsizevandvshapevandvshowvincreasedvmitoticvfi
guresvwouldvbevcalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:v C
8. Avdeficitvofvoxygenvinvthevcellsvusuallyvduevtovrespiratoryvorvcirculatoryvproblemsvisvcalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:v B
9. Whenvavgroupvofvcellsvinvthevbodyvdies,vthevchangevisvcalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:v D
10. Rigorousvweightlifting/bodyvbuildingvregimensvmayvresultvinvthevskeletalvmusclevcellsvu
ndergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:v A
11. Thevtermvcancervrefersvto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantvneoplasm.
ANS:v D
12. Tovwhichvofvthevfollowingvdoesvthevtermvapoptosisvrefer?
a. Increasedvratevofvmitosisvbyvcertainvcells
b. Ischemicvdamagevtovcells
c. Liquefactionvofvnecroticvtissue
d. Preprogrammedvcellvself-destruction
ANS:v D
13. WhichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvTRUE?
a. AlterationvofvDNAvdoesvnotvchangevcellvfunction.
b. Damagedvcellsvmayvbevablevtovrepairvthemselves.
c. Allvtypesvofvcellsvdievatvthevsamevrate.
d. Mildvischemiavcausesvimmediatevcellvdeath.
ANS:v B
14. Caseationvnecrosisvrefersvtovanvareavwhere
a. cellvproteinsvhavevbeenvdenatured.
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b. cellsvarevliquefiedvbyvenzymes.
c. deadvcellsvformvavthickvcheesyvsubstance.
d. bacterialvinvasionvhasvoccurred.
ANS:v C
15. Routinevapplicationvofvsunvblockvtovskinvwouldvbevanvexamplevof
a. anviatrogenicvcausevofvcancer.
b. avpreventivevmeasure.
c. avprecipitatingvfactor.
d. avpredisposingvcondition.
ANS:v B
16. Avcircumstancevthatvcausesvavsuddenvacutevepisodevofvavchronicvdiseasevtovoccurvisvtermed
a. latentvstage.
b. predisposingvfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingvfactor.
ANS:v D
17. Thevtermvhomeostasisvrefersvto
a. thevcausativevfactorsvinvavparticularvdisease.
b. maintenancevofvavstablevinternalvenvironment.
c. avconditionvthatvtriggersvanvacutevepisode.
d. avcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms.
ANS:v B
18. Whichvtermvisvusedvtovdescribevavnewvandvsecondaryvorvadditionalvproblemvthatvarisesvaftervthevo
riginalvdiseasevhasvbeenvestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:v D
19. Pathophysiologyvinvolvesvthevstudyvof
a. thevstructurevofvthevhumanvbody.
b. thevfunctionsvofvvariousvorgansvinvthevbody.
c. functionalvorvstructuralvchangesvresultingvfromvdiseasevprocesses.
d. variousvcellvstructuresvandvrelatedvfunctions.
ANS:v C
20. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvepidemiology?
a. Thevsciencevofvtrackingvthevoccurrencevandvdistributionvofvdiseases
b. Thevrelativevnumbervofvdeathsvresultingvfromvavparticularvdisease
c. Identificationvofvavspecificvdiseasevthroughvevaluationvofvsignsvandvsymptoms
d. Thevglobalvsearchvforvemergingvdiseases
ANS:v A
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21. Whichvofvthevfollowingvcanvcausevcellvinjuryvorvdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposurevtovexcessivevcold
3. Excessivevpressurevonvavtissue
4. Chemicalvtoxins
a. 1,v2
b.vvv 2,v4
c. 1,v3,v4
d.v 1,v2,v3,v4
ANS:v D
22. AllvofvthevfollowingvarevpartvofvthevSevenvStepsvtovHealthvEXCEPT:
a. Followvcancervscreeningvguidelines.
b. Usevsunvblockvagentsvwhenevervexposed.
c. Participatevinvstrenuousvexercisevonvavregularvdailyvbasis.
d. Choosevhighvfiber,vlowervfatvfoods.
ANS:v C
23. Thevtermvdiseasevrefersvto
a. thevperiodvofvrecoveryvandvreturnvtovavnormalvhealthyvstate.
b. avdeviationvfromvthevnormalvstatevofvhealthvandvfunction.
c. thevtreatmentvmeasuresvusedvtovpromotevrecovery.
d. avbasicvcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms.
ANS:v B
24. Avcollectionvofvsignsvandvsymptoms,voftenvaffectingvmorevthanvonevorganvorvsystem,vthatvu
suallyvoccurvtogethervinvresponsevtovavcertainvconditionvisvreferredvtovasva(an)
a. acutevdisease.
b. multiorganvdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:v C
25. AllvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvarevcorrectvaboutvcellvdamagevEXCEPT:
a. Thevinitialvstagevofvcellvdamagevoftenvcausesvanvalterationvinvmetabolicvreactions.
b. Ifvthevfactorvcausingvthevdamagevisvremovedvquickly,vthevcellvmayvbevablevtovr
ecovervandvreturnvtovitsvnormalvstate.
c. Ifvthevnoxiousvfactorvremainsvforvanvextendedvperiodvofvtime,vthevdamagevbecomesvir
reversiblevandvthevcellvdies.
d. Initially,vcellvdamagevdoesvnotvchangevcellvmetabolism,vstructure,vorvfunction.
ANS:v D
26. Whichvofvthevfollowingvconditionsvdistinguishesvdoublevblindvstudiesvusedvinvhealthvresearch?
a. Neithervthevmembersvofvthevcontrolvgroupvorvthevexperimentalvgroupvnorvthevpersonva
dministeringvthevtreatmentvknowsvwhovisvreceivingvthevexperimentalvtherapy.
b. Bothvgroupsvofvresearchvsubjectsvandvthevpersonvadministeringvthevtreatmentvknowvwhovi
svreceivingvthevexperimentalvtherapy.
c. Thevresearchvsubjectsvdovnotvknow,vbutvthevpersonvadministeringvthevtreatmentvk
nowsvwhovisvreceivingvplacebovorvstandardvtherapy.
d. Onlyvmembersvofvthevcontrolvgroupvknowvtheyvarevreceivingvstandardvtherapy.
