Pathophysiology Study Guide: 40
Questions and Answers
1. 1. Protein hormones and enzymes are stored in the __________, awaiting signals to be
released into the cell.
Answer: Secretory vesicles
2. 2. An example of a test that is used for cancer screening (asymptomatic test) is:
Answer: Pap smear
3. 3. A mutation of the breast carcinoma 1 and 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2) gene associated with
cancer of the breast and ovaries will result in cell:
Answer: Loss of tumor suppressor function
4. 4. A patient will be receiving stem cells obtained from a donor's blood (allogenic
transplant) for leukemia (abnormal white blood cells). These stem cells are categorized
as multipotent because they can make:
Answer: Multiple types of blood cells
5. 5. Which of the following types of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion?
Answer: Dry gangrene
6. 6. Which of the following are characteristic of malignant cells?
Answer: Anaplastic, proliferate, and nonfunctioning
7. 7. A patient has pancreatic cancer and has a RAS proto-oncogene mutation. This
oncogene affects cells by:
Answer: Allowing the cell to gain function such as proliferation
8. 8. A metastatic tumor is one that:
Answer: Needs an adequate blood supply to survive
9. 9. Epigenetics is the field of science that evaluates:
Answer: Mechanism of activation and deactivation of genes
10. 10. DNA that is transmitted from parents to offspring mainly comes from the:
Answer: Nucleus
Questions and Answers
1. 1. Protein hormones and enzymes are stored in the __________, awaiting signals to be
released into the cell.
Answer: Secretory vesicles
2. 2. An example of a test that is used for cancer screening (asymptomatic test) is:
Answer: Pap smear
3. 3. A mutation of the breast carcinoma 1 and 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2) gene associated with
cancer of the breast and ovaries will result in cell:
Answer: Loss of tumor suppressor function
4. 4. A patient will be receiving stem cells obtained from a donor's blood (allogenic
transplant) for leukemia (abnormal white blood cells). These stem cells are categorized
as multipotent because they can make:
Answer: Multiple types of blood cells
5. 5. Which of the following types of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion?
Answer: Dry gangrene
6. 6. Which of the following are characteristic of malignant cells?
Answer: Anaplastic, proliferate, and nonfunctioning
7. 7. A patient has pancreatic cancer and has a RAS proto-oncogene mutation. This
oncogene affects cells by:
Answer: Allowing the cell to gain function such as proliferation
8. 8. A metastatic tumor is one that:
Answer: Needs an adequate blood supply to survive
9. 9. Epigenetics is the field of science that evaluates:
Answer: Mechanism of activation and deactivation of genes
10. 10. DNA that is transmitted from parents to offspring mainly comes from the:
Answer: Nucleus
