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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemthemmostmlikelymcausemofm
anmiatrogenicmdisease?
a. Anminheritedmdisorder
b. Amcombinationmofmspecificmetiologicalmfactors
c. Anmunwantedmeffectmofmamprescribedmdrug
d. Prolongedmexposuremtomtoxicmchemicalsminmthemenvironment
ANS:m C
2. Themmanifestationsmofmamdiseasemarembestmdefinedmasmthe
a. subjectivemfeelingsmofmdiscomfortmduringmamchronicmillness.
b. signsmandmsymptomsmofmamdisease.
c. factorsmthatmprecipitatemanmacutemepisodemofmamchronicmillness.
d. earlymindicatorsmofmthemprodromalmstagemofminfection.
ANS:m B
3. Thembestmdefinitionmofmthemtermmprognosismismthe
a. precipitatingmfactorsmcausingmanmacutemepisode.
b. numbermofmremissionsmtombemexpectedmduringmthemcoursemofmamchronicmillness.
c. predictedmoutcomemormlikelihoodmofmrecoverymfrommamspecificmdisease.
d. exacerbationsmoccurringmduringmchronicmillness.
ANS:m C
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismconsideredmamsystemicmsignmofmdisease?
a. Swellingmofmthemknee
b. Fever
c. Painminmthemneck
d. Redmrashmonmthemface
ANS:m B
5. Etiologymismdefinedmasmthemstudymofmthe
a. causesmofmamdisease.
b. coursemofmamdisease.
c. expectedmcomplicationsmofmamdisease.
d. manifestationsmofmamdisease.
ANS:m A
6. Amtypemofmcellularmadaptationminmwhichmtheremismamdecreaseminmcellmsizemismreferredmtomas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:m D
7. Amchangeminmamtissuemmarkedmbymcellsmthatmvaryminmsizemandmshapemandmshowmincreasedmmit
oticmfiguresmwouldmbemcalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:m C
8. Amdeficitmofmoxygenminmthemcellsmusuallymduemtomrespiratorymormcirculatorymproblemsmismcalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:m B
9. Whenmamgroupmofmcellsminmthembodymdies,mthemchangemismcalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:m D
10. Rigorousmweightlifting/bodymbuildingmregimensmmaymresultminmthemskeletalmmusclemcel
lsmundergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:m A
11. Themtermmcancermrefersmto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantmneoplasm.
ANS:m D
12. Tomwhichmofmthemfollowingmdoesmthemtermmapoptosismrefer?
a. Increasedmratemofmmitosismbymcertainmcells
b. Ischemicmdamagemtomcells
c. Liquefactionmofmnecroticmtissue
d. Preprogrammedmcellmself-destruction
ANS:m D
13. WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismTRUE?
a. AlterationmofmDNAmdoesmnotmchangemcellmfunction.
b. Damagedmcellsmmaymbemablemtomrepairmthemselves.
c. Allmtypesmofmcellsmdiematmthemsamemrate.
d. Mildmischemiamcausesmimmediatemcellmdeath.
ANS:m B
14. Caseationmnecrosismrefersmtomanmareamwhere
a. cellmproteinsmhavembeenmdenatured.
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b. cellsmaremliquefiedmbymenzymes.
c. deadmcellsmformmamthickmcheesymsubstance.
d. bacterialminvasionmhasmoccurred.
ANS:m C
15. Routinemapplicationmofmsunmblockmtomskinmwouldmbemanmexamplemof
a. anmiatrogenicmcausemofmcancer.
b. ampreventivemmeasure.
c. amprecipitatingmfactor.
d. ampredisposingmcondition.
ANS:m B
16. Amcircumstancemthatmcausesmamsuddenmacutemepisodemofmamchronicmdiseasemtomoccurmismtermed
a. latentmstage.
b. predisposingmfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingmfactor.
ANS:m D
17. Themtermmhomeostasismrefersmto
a. themcausativemfactorsminmamparticularmdisease.
b. maintenancemofmamstableminternalmenvironment.
c. amconditionmthatmtriggersmanmacutemepisode.
d. amcollectionmofmsignsmandmsymptoms.
ANS:m B
18. Whichmtermmismusedmtomdescribemamnewmandmsecondarymormadditionalmproblemmthatmarisesmafterm
themoriginalmdiseasemhasmbeenmestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:m D
19. Pathophysiologyminvolvesmthemstudymof
a. themstructuremofmthemhumanmbody.
b. themfunctionsmofmvariousmorgansminmthembody.
c. functionalmormstructuralmchangesmresultingmfrommdiseasemprocesses.
d. variousmcellmstructuresmandmrelatedmfunctions.
ANS:m C
20. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmepidemiology?
a. Themsciencemofmtrackingmthemoccurrencemandmdistributionmofmdiseases
b. Themrelativemnumbermofmdeathsmresultingmfrommamparticularmdisease
c. Identificationmofmamspecificmdiseasemthroughmevaluationmofmsignsmandmsymptoms
d. Themglobalmsearchmformemergingmdiseases
ANS:m A
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21. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcanmcausemcellminjurymormdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposuremtomexcessivemcold
3. Excessivempressuremonmamtissue
4. Chemicalmtoxins
a. 1,m2
b.mmm 2,m4
c. 1,m3,m4
d.m 1,m2,m3,m4
ANS:m D
22. AllmofmthemfollowingmarempartmofmthemSevenmStepsmtomHealthmEXCEPT:
a. Followmcancermscreeningmguidelines.
b. Usemsunmblockmagentsmwhenevermexposed.
c. Participateminmstrenuousmexercisemonmamregularmdailymbasis.
d. Choosemhighmfiber,mlowermfatmfoods.
ANS:m C
23. Themtermmdiseasemrefersmto
a. themperiodmofmrecoverymandmreturnmtomamnormalmhealthymstate.
b. amdeviationmfrommthemnormalmstatemofmhealthmandmfunction.
c. themtreatmentmmeasuresmusedmtompromotemrecovery.
d. ambasicmcollectionmofmsignsmandmsymptoms.
ANS:m B
24. Amcollectionmofmsignsmandmsymptoms,moftenmaffectingmmoremthanmonemorganmormsystem,mt
hatmusuallymoccurmtogetherminmresponsemtomamcertainmconditionmismreferredmtomasma(an)
a. acutemdisease.
b. multiorganmdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:m C
25. AllmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaremcorrectmaboutmcellmdamagemEXCEPT:
a. Theminitialmstagemofmcellmdamagemoftenmcausesmanmalterationminmmetabolicmreactions.
b. Ifmthemfactormcausingmthemdamagemismremovedmquickly,mthemcellmmaymbemable
tomrecovermandmreturnmtomitsmnormalmstate.
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c. Ifmthemnoxiousmfactormremainsmformanmextendedmperiodmofmtime,mthemdamagembeco
mesmirreversiblemandmthemcellmdies.
d. Initially,mcellmdamagemdoesmnotmchangemcellmmetabolism,mstructure,mormfunction.
ANS:m D
26. Whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmdistinguishesmdoublemblindmstudiesmusedminmhealthmresearch?
a. Neithermthemmembersmofmthemcontrolmgroupmormthemexperimentalmgroupmnormthempers
onmadministeringmthemtreatmentmknowsmwhomismreceivingmthemexperimentalmtherapy.
b. Bothmgroupsmofmresearchmsubjectsmandmthempersonmadministeringmthemtreatmentmknowmw
homismreceivingmthemexperimentalmtherapy.
c. Themresearchmsubjectsmdomnotmknow,mbutmthempersonmadministeringmthemtreatme
ntmknowsmwhomismreceivingmplacebomormstandardmtherapy.
d. Onlymmembersmofmthemcontrolmgroupmknowmtheymaremreceivingmstandardmtherapy.