TEST BANK FOR COMPREHENSIVE RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY, 5TH EDITION BY EISENBERG ALL CHAPTERS COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |LATEST UPDATE| |2025-26|

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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology



MULTIPLE CHOICE



1. A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is this type of process.

a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic

c. Neoplasia
d. Community acquired



ANS: B

The disease process caused by physicians and their treatment is iatrogenic.



REF: p. 3



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,2. Basic reactions of the body to some form of injury is a:

a. Disease process
b. Pathology

c. Study of diseases
d. Idiopathic process



ANS: A

A disease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury.



REF: p. 1




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, 3. What term is used to denote a disease in which the underlying cause is unknown?

a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic

c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial



ANS: A

Idiopathic diseases are those with an unknown, or as of yet unidentified, cause.



REF: p. 3



4. Alterations of cell growth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells is called:

a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia

c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia



ANS: C

Alterations in cell growth lead to the development of neoplasms (tumors).



REF: p. 7



5. The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:

a. Infection
b. Ischemia

c. Edema
d. Inflammation



ANS: D

Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.

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