UNE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL PAPER 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉Characteristics of benign neoplasms. Answer: *slow, progressive
rate of growth
*Inability to metasize to distant sites
*Well-differentitated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of
orgin
◉Characteristics of malignant neoplasms. Answer: *Rapid growth
and wide spread
*potential to kill regardless of original location
*tend to compress blood vessels and outgrow their blood supply
*rob normal tissues of essential nutrients
◉Etiology of Cancer. Answer: *Heredity
*Hormones
*Carcinogens
*Oncogenic Viruses
*Immunologic Mechanisms
, ◉Clinical Manifestations of Cancer. Answer: *Tissue Integrity
*Cancer Cachexia
*Paraneoplastic Syndromes
◉Define tissue integrity. Answer: Compressed and eroded blood
vessels; ulcerations and necrosis; frank bleeding and hemorrhage
◉Define cancer cachexia. Answer: Weight loss and wasting body fat
and muscle tissue; profound weakness, anorexia, and anemia
◉Define paraneoplastic syndromes. Answer: Inappropriate
hormone release, circulating hematopoietic, neurological and derma
logical factors
◉Diagnostic measures for cancer. Answer: *Lab Tests
*Tumor Markers
*Staging and grading of tumors
*Screening for early detection
◉Define acute inflammation. Answer: Relatively short duration;
nonspecific early response to injury
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉Characteristics of benign neoplasms. Answer: *slow, progressive
rate of growth
*Inability to metasize to distant sites
*Well-differentitated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of
orgin
◉Characteristics of malignant neoplasms. Answer: *Rapid growth
and wide spread
*potential to kill regardless of original location
*tend to compress blood vessels and outgrow their blood supply
*rob normal tissues of essential nutrients
◉Etiology of Cancer. Answer: *Heredity
*Hormones
*Carcinogens
*Oncogenic Viruses
*Immunologic Mechanisms
, ◉Clinical Manifestations of Cancer. Answer: *Tissue Integrity
*Cancer Cachexia
*Paraneoplastic Syndromes
◉Define tissue integrity. Answer: Compressed and eroded blood
vessels; ulcerations and necrosis; frank bleeding and hemorrhage
◉Define cancer cachexia. Answer: Weight loss and wasting body fat
and muscle tissue; profound weakness, anorexia, and anemia
◉Define paraneoplastic syndromes. Answer: Inappropriate
hormone release, circulating hematopoietic, neurological and derma
logical factors
◉Diagnostic measures for cancer. Answer: *Lab Tests
*Tumor Markers
*Staging and grading of tumors
*Screening for early detection
◉Define acute inflammation. Answer: Relatively short duration;
nonspecific early response to injury
