Test Bank For Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health
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Professions 7th Edition VanMeter
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Chapter .01: .Introduction .to .Pathophysiology
VanMeter .and .Hubert: .Gould’s .Pathophysiology .for .the .Health .Professions, .7th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .would .be .the .most .likely .cause .of
.an .iatrogenic .disease?
a. An .inherited .disorder
b. A .combination .of .specific .etiological .factors
c. An .unwanted .effect .of .a .prescribed .drug
d. Prolonged .exposure .to .toxic .chemicals .in .the .environment
ANS: . C
2. The .manifestations .of .a .disease .are .best .defined .as .the
a. subjective .feelings .of .discomfort .during .a .chronic .illness.
b. signs .and .symptoms .of .a .disease.
c. factors .that .precipitate .an .acute .episode .of .a .chronic .illness.
d. early .indicators .of .the .prodromal .stage .of .infection.
ANS: . B
3. The .best .definition .of .the .term .prognosis .is .the
a. precipitating .factors .causing .an .acute .episode.
b. number .of .remissions .to .be .expected .during .the .course .of .a .chronic .illness.
c. predicted .outcome .or .likelihood .of .recovery .from .a .specific .disease.
d. exacerbations .occurring .during .chronic .illness.
ANS: . C
4. Which .of .the .following .is .considered .a .systemic .sign .of .disease?
a. Swelling .of .the .knee
b. Fever
c. Pain .in .the .neck
d. Red .rash .on .the .face
ANS: . B
5. Etiology .is .defined .as .the .study .of .the
a. causes .of .a .disease.
b. course .of .a .disease.
c. expected .complications .of .a .disease.
d. manifestations .of .a .disease.
ANS: . A
6. A .type .of .cellular .adaptation .in .which .there .is .a .decrease .in .cell .size .is .referred .to .as
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS: . D
7. A .change .in .a .tissue .marked .by .cells .that .vary .in .size .and .shape .and .show .increased
.mitotic .figures .would .be .called
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS: . C
8. A .deficit .of .oxygen .in .the .cells .usually .due .to .respiratory .or .circulatory .problems .is .called
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS: . B
9. When .a .group .of .cells .in .the .body .dies, .the .change .is .called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS: . D
10. Rigorous .weightlifting/body .building .regimens .may .result .in .the .skeletal .muscle
.cells .undergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS: . A
11. The .term .cancer .refers .to
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignant .neoplasm.
ANS: . D
12. To .which .of .the .following .does .the .term .apoptosis .refer?
a. Increased .rate .of .mitosis .by .certain .cells
b. Ischemic .damage .to .cells
c. Liquefaction .of .necrotic .tissue
d. Preprogrammed .cell .self-destruction
ANS: . D
13. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .TRUE?
a. Alteration .of .DNA .does .not .change .cell .function.
b. Damaged .cells .may .be .able .to .repair .themselves.
c. All .types .of .cells .die .at .the .same .rate.
d. Mild .ischemia .causes .immediate .cell .death.
ANS: . B
14. Caseation .necrosis .refers .to .an .area .where
a. cell .proteins .have .been .denatured.
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b. cells .are .liquefied .by .enzymes.
c. dead .cells .form .a .thick .cheesy .substance.
d. bacterial .invasion .has .occurred.
ANS: . C
15. Routine .application .of .sun .block .to .skin .would .be .an .example .of
a. an .iatrogenic .cause .of .cancer.
b. a .preventive .measure.
c. a .precipitating .factor.
d. a .predisposing .condition.
ANS: . B
16. A .circumstance .that .causes .a .sudden .acute .episode .of .a .chronic .disease .to .occur .is .termed
a. latent .stage.
b. predisposing .factor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitating . factor.
ANS: . D
17. The .term .homeostasis .refers .to
a. the .causative .factors .in .a .particular .disease.
b. maintenance .of .a .stable .internal .environment.
c. a .condition .that .triggers .an .acute .episode.
d. a .collection .of .signs .and .symptoms.
ANS: . B
18. Which .term .is .used .to .describe .a .new .and .secondary .or .additional .problem .that .arises .after
.the .original .disease .has .been .established?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS: . D
19. Pathophysiology .involves .the .study .of
a. the .structure .of .the .human .body.
b. the .functions .of .various .organs .in .the .body.
c. functional .or .structural .changes .resulting .from .disease .processes.
d. various .cell .structures .and .related .functions.
ANS: . C
20. Which .of .the .following .is .the .best .definition .of .epidemiology?
a. The .science .of .tracking .the .occurrence .and .distribution .of .diseases
b. The .relative .number .of .deaths .resulting .from .a .particular .disease
c. Identification .of .a .specific .disease .through .evaluation .of .signs .and .symptoms
d. The .global .search .for .emerging .diseases
ANS: . A
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Professions 7th Edition VanMeter
. . . .
, 1
Chapter .01: .Introduction .to .Pathophysiology
VanMeter .and .Hubert: .Gould’s .Pathophysiology .for .the .Health .Professions, .7th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .would .be .the .most .likely .cause .of
.an .iatrogenic .disease?
a. An .inherited .disorder
b. A .combination .of .specific .etiological .factors
c. An .unwanted .effect .of .a .prescribed .drug
d. Prolonged .exposure .to .toxic .chemicals .in .the .environment
ANS: . C
2. The .manifestations .of .a .disease .are .best .defined .as .the
a. subjective .feelings .of .discomfort .during .a .chronic .illness.
b. signs .and .symptoms .of .a .disease.
c. factors .that .precipitate .an .acute .episode .of .a .chronic .illness.
d. early .indicators .of .the .prodromal .stage .of .infection.
ANS: . B
3. The .best .definition .of .the .term .prognosis .is .the
a. precipitating .factors .causing .an .acute .episode.
b. number .of .remissions .to .be .expected .during .the .course .of .a .chronic .illness.
c. predicted .outcome .or .likelihood .of .recovery .from .a .specific .disease.
d. exacerbations .occurring .during .chronic .illness.
ANS: . C
4. Which .of .the .following .is .considered .a .systemic .sign .of .disease?
a. Swelling .of .the .knee
b. Fever
c. Pain .in .the .neck
d. Red .rash .on .the .face
ANS: . B
5. Etiology .is .defined .as .the .study .of .the
a. causes .of .a .disease.
b. course .of .a .disease.
c. expected .complications .of .a .disease.
d. manifestations .of .a .disease.
ANS: . A
6. A .type .of .cellular .adaptation .in .which .there .is .a .decrease .in .cell .size .is .referred .to .as
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS: . D
7. A .change .in .a .tissue .marked .by .cells .that .vary .in .size .and .shape .and .show .increased
.mitotic .figures .would .be .called
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS: . C
8. A .deficit .of .oxygen .in .the .cells .usually .due .to .respiratory .or .circulatory .problems .is .called
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS: . B
9. When .a .group .of .cells .in .the .body .dies, .the .change .is .called
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS: . D
10. Rigorous .weightlifting/body .building .regimens .may .result .in .the .skeletal .muscle
.cells .undergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS: . A
11. The .term .cancer .refers .to
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignant .neoplasm.
ANS: . D
12. To .which .of .the .following .does .the .term .apoptosis .refer?
a. Increased .rate .of .mitosis .by .certain .cells
b. Ischemic .damage .to .cells
c. Liquefaction .of .necrotic .tissue
d. Preprogrammed .cell .self-destruction
ANS: . D
13. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .TRUE?
a. Alteration .of .DNA .does .not .change .cell .function.
b. Damaged .cells .may .be .able .to .repair .themselves.
c. All .types .of .cells .die .at .the .same .rate.
d. Mild .ischemia .causes .immediate .cell .death.
ANS: . B
14. Caseation .necrosis .refers .to .an .area .where
a. cell .proteins .have .been .denatured.
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.VanMeter
b. cells .are .liquefied .by .enzymes.
c. dead .cells .form .a .thick .cheesy .substance.
d. bacterial .invasion .has .occurred.
ANS: . C
15. Routine .application .of .sun .block .to .skin .would .be .an .example .of
a. an .iatrogenic .cause .of .cancer.
b. a .preventive .measure.
c. a .precipitating .factor.
d. a .predisposing .condition.
ANS: . B
16. A .circumstance .that .causes .a .sudden .acute .episode .of .a .chronic .disease .to .occur .is .termed
a. latent .stage.
b. predisposing .factor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitating . factor.
ANS: . D
17. The .term .homeostasis .refers .to
a. the .causative .factors .in .a .particular .disease.
b. maintenance .of .a .stable .internal .environment.
c. a .condition .that .triggers .an .acute .episode.
d. a .collection .of .signs .and .symptoms.
ANS: . B
18. Which .term .is .used .to .describe .a .new .and .secondary .or .additional .problem .that .arises .after
.the .original .disease .has .been .established?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS: . D
19. Pathophysiology .involves .the .study .of
a. the .structure .of .the .human .body.
b. the .functions .of .various .organs .in .the .body.
c. functional .or .structural .changes .resulting .from .disease .processes.
d. various .cell .structures .and .related .functions.
ANS: . C
20. Which .of .the .following .is .the .best .definition .of .epidemiology?
a. The .science .of .tracking .the .occurrence .and .distribution .of .diseases
b. The .relative .number .of .deaths .resulting .from .a .particular .disease
c. Identification .of .a .specific .disease .through .evaluation .of .signs .and .symptoms
d. The .global .search .for .emerging .diseases
ANS: . A
