Test Bank For Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health
Professions 7th Edition VanMeter and Hubert
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the most common cause of an iatrogenic illness?
A. A hereditary condition
B. A mix of defined causative factors
C. An adverse reaction to a prescribed medication
D. Long-term contact with environmental toxins
Correct Answer: C
2. How are the manifestations of a disease most accurately described?
A. Personal sensations of unease during chronic disease
B. Observable signs and reported symptoms of a condition
C. Elements that provoke flare-ups in long-term illnesses
D. Initial cues during the early phase of an infection
Correct Answer: B
3. What does the term "prognosis" primarily refer to?
A. Events that bring on acute disease episodes
B. The number of times a chronic illness improves
C. The anticipated outcome or recovery chance for a disease
D. Worsening periods in a chronic condition
Correct Answer: C
4. Which of the following is a general (systemic) indicator of illness?
A. Knee inflammation
B. Elevated body temperature
C. Neck discomfort
D. Facial red rash
Correct Answer: B
,5. What does the term “etiology” describe?
A. The origins or causes of a disorder
B. The disease’s progression over time
C. Anticipated complications associated with the condition
D. The outward indicators of the disease
Correct Answer: A
6. A form of cellular adjustment where cell size decreases is known as:
A. Hypertrophy
B. Metaplasia
C. Anaplasia
D. Atrophy
Correct Answer: D
7. A tissue change characterized by irregularly sized and shaped cells with increased mitotic activity is called:
A. Metaplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Dysplasia
D. Hypertrophy
Correct Answer: C
8. A condition in which cells are deprived of oxygen, commonly due to respiratory or circulatory issues, is known as:
A. Apoptosis
B. Ischemia
C. Hypertrophy
D. Necrosis
Correct Answer: B
9. What term describes the death of a cluster of body cells?
A. Ischemia
, B. Gangrene
C. Hypoxia
D. Necrosis
Correct Answer: D
10. Intense weight training can lead to what change in muscle cells?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Dysplasia
C. Atrophy
D. Regeneration
Correct Answer: A
11. What does the term “cancer” denote?
A. Dysplasia
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Malignant tumor
Correct Answer: D
12. What does apoptosis refer to?
A. A faster-than-normal cell division rate
B. Cellular injury due to poor oxygen supply
C. Breakdown of dead cells into liquid
D. Genetically programmed cell death
Correct Answer: D
13. Which of the following statements is accurate?
A. DNA mutations have no effect on cell function.
B. Damaged cells sometimes repair themselves.
C. All cells deteriorate at the same speed.
Professions 7th Edition VanMeter and Hubert
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
VanMeter and Hubert: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the most common cause of an iatrogenic illness?
A. A hereditary condition
B. A mix of defined causative factors
C. An adverse reaction to a prescribed medication
D. Long-term contact with environmental toxins
Correct Answer: C
2. How are the manifestations of a disease most accurately described?
A. Personal sensations of unease during chronic disease
B. Observable signs and reported symptoms of a condition
C. Elements that provoke flare-ups in long-term illnesses
D. Initial cues during the early phase of an infection
Correct Answer: B
3. What does the term "prognosis" primarily refer to?
A. Events that bring on acute disease episodes
B. The number of times a chronic illness improves
C. The anticipated outcome or recovery chance for a disease
D. Worsening periods in a chronic condition
Correct Answer: C
4. Which of the following is a general (systemic) indicator of illness?
A. Knee inflammation
B. Elevated body temperature
C. Neck discomfort
D. Facial red rash
Correct Answer: B
,5. What does the term “etiology” describe?
A. The origins or causes of a disorder
B. The disease’s progression over time
C. Anticipated complications associated with the condition
D. The outward indicators of the disease
Correct Answer: A
6. A form of cellular adjustment where cell size decreases is known as:
A. Hypertrophy
B. Metaplasia
C. Anaplasia
D. Atrophy
Correct Answer: D
7. A tissue change characterized by irregularly sized and shaped cells with increased mitotic activity is called:
A. Metaplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Dysplasia
D. Hypertrophy
Correct Answer: C
8. A condition in which cells are deprived of oxygen, commonly due to respiratory or circulatory issues, is known as:
A. Apoptosis
B. Ischemia
C. Hypertrophy
D. Necrosis
Correct Answer: B
9. What term describes the death of a cluster of body cells?
A. Ischemia
, B. Gangrene
C. Hypoxia
D. Necrosis
Correct Answer: D
10. Intense weight training can lead to what change in muscle cells?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Dysplasia
C. Atrophy
D. Regeneration
Correct Answer: A
11. What does the term “cancer” denote?
A. Dysplasia
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Malignant tumor
Correct Answer: D
12. What does apoptosis refer to?
A. A faster-than-normal cell division rate
B. Cellular injury due to poor oxygen supply
C. Breakdown of dead cells into liquid
D. Genetically programmed cell death
Correct Answer: D
13. Which of the following statements is accurate?
A. DNA mutations have no effect on cell function.
B. Damaged cells sometimes repair themselves.
C. All cells deteriorate at the same speed.
