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GNRS 515-ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY-
EXAM 1 2025- 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
,What organs are affected by coagulative necrosis that results from
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| hypoxia caused by severe ischemia or caused by chemical injury?
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A. Lungs and pulmonary vessels
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B. Brain and spinal cord
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C. Kidneys and heart | |
D. Muscles and bones - ..........ANSWER. ....... C. Kidneys and heart
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What type of necrosis results from ischemia of neurons and glial
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| cells?
A. Coagulative necrosis |
B. Liquefactive necrosis |
C. Caseous necrosis |
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D. Gangrene necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Liquefactive
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necrosis
What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary
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| tuberculosis?
A. Bacteriologic necrosis |
B. Caseous necrosis |
C. Liquefactive necrosis |
D. Gangrenous necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Caseous necrosis
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What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
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A. Coagulative necrosis |
B. Liquefactive necrosis |
C. Caseous necrosis |
D. Gangrene necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Liquefactive
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necrosis
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What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
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A. Hypoxic injury |
B. Chemical injury |
C. Infectious injury |
D. Genetic injury - ..........ANSWER. ...... A. Hypoxic injury
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Which is a description of the characteristics of apoptosis?
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A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
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B. Characterized by swelling of the nucleus and cytoplasm | | | | | | |
C. Has unpredictable patterns of cell death
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D. Results in benign malignancies - ..........ANSWER. ....... A. A
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programmed cell death of scattered, single cells | | | | | |
All the following are characteristics of apoptosis as compared to
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| necrosis EXCEPT: |
A. Starts by shrinkage of the cell
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GNRS 515-ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY-
EXAM 1 2025- 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
,What organs are affected by coagulative necrosis that results from
| | | | | | | | |
| hypoxia caused by severe ischemia or caused by chemical injury?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Lungs and pulmonary vessels
| | |
B. Brain and spinal cord
| | |
C. Kidneys and heart | |
D. Muscles and bones - ..........ANSWER. ....... C. Kidneys and heart
| | | | | | |
What type of necrosis results from ischemia of neurons and glial
| | | | | | | | | |
| cells?
A. Coagulative necrosis |
B. Liquefactive necrosis |
C. Caseous necrosis |
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D. Gangrene necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Liquefactive
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necrosis
What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary
| | | | | | | |
| tuberculosis?
A. Bacteriologic necrosis |
B. Caseous necrosis |
C. Liquefactive necrosis |
D. Gangrenous necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Caseous necrosis
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What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?
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A. Coagulative necrosis |
B. Liquefactive necrosis |
C. Caseous necrosis |
D. Gangrene necrosis - ..........ANSWER. ...... B. Liquefactive
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necrosis
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What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Hypoxic injury |
B. Chemical injury |
C. Infectious injury |
D. Genetic injury - ..........ANSWER. ...... A. Hypoxic injury
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Which is a description of the characteristics of apoptosis?
| | | | | | | |
A. A programmed cell death of scattered, single cells
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B. Characterized by swelling of the nucleus and cytoplasm | | | | | | |
C. Has unpredictable patterns of cell death
| | | | |
D. Results in benign malignancies - ..........ANSWER. ....... A. A
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programmed cell death of scattered, single cells | | | | | |
All the following are characteristics of apoptosis as compared to
| | | | | | | | |
| necrosis EXCEPT: |
A. Starts by shrinkage of the cell
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