TEST BANK for Radiographic
Pathology for Technologists 8th
Edition by Nina Kowalczyk
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 1-12|
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Pathology
2. The Skeletal System
3. The Respiratory System
4. The Cardiovascular System
5. The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
6. The Hepatobiliary System
7. The Urinary System
8. The Central Nervous System
9. The Hemopoietic System
10. The Reproductive System
11. The Endocrine System
12. Traumatic Disease
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The sequence of events producing cellular changes following injury best defines:
a. manifestations.
b. pathogenesis.
c. sign.
d. symptom.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 2
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2. An abnormal disturbance of the function and structure of the human body following injury refers to:
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a. disease.
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,b. etiology.
c. manifestations.
d. pathogenesis.
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: p. 2
3. The study of the cause of disease is termed:
a. disease.
b. etiology.
c. pathogenesis.
d. prognosis.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 2
4. Common agents that cause disease include:
1. bacteria.
2. chemicals.
3. heat.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 2
5. A syndrome is best defined as:
a. a genetic abnormality of a single protein.
b. an adverse response to medical treatment.
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CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 2
6. An adverse response to medical treatment itself is termed:
a. autoimmune.
b. iatrogenic.
c. idiopathic.
d. nosocomial.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 3
7. Prognosis refers to:
a. diseases usually having a quick onset.
b. the name of the particular disease.
c. the predicted course and outcome of the disease.
d. the structure of cells or tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 3
8. Diseases that generally require a decrease in the exposure technique are considered:
a. destructive.
b. lytic.
c. subtractive.
d. all of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 3
9. The investigation of disease occurring in large groups best defines:
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Pathology for Technologists 8th
Edition by Nina Kowalczyk
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 1-12|
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
St
ud
yS
1
H
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Pathology
2. The Skeletal System
3. The Respiratory System
4. The Cardiovascular System
5. The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
6. The Hepatobiliary System
7. The Urinary System
8. The Central Nervous System
9. The Hemopoietic System
10. The Reproductive System
11. The Endocrine System
12. Traumatic Disease
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The sequence of events producing cellular changes following injury best defines:
a. manifestations.
b. pathogenesis.
c. sign.
d. symptom.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 2
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2. An abnormal disturbance of the function and structure of the human body following injury refers to:
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a. disease.
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,b. etiology.
c. manifestations.
d. pathogenesis.
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: p. 2
3. The study of the cause of disease is termed:
a. disease.
b. etiology.
c. pathogenesis.
d. prognosis.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 2
4. Common agents that cause disease include:
1. bacteria.
2. chemicals.
3. heat.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 2
5. A syndrome is best defined as:
a. a genetic abnormality of a single protein.
b. an adverse response to medical treatment.
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c. the patient’s perception of the disease.
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, d. signs and symptoms that characterize a specific abnormal disturbance.
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 2
6. An adverse response to medical treatment itself is termed:
a. autoimmune.
b. iatrogenic.
c. idiopathic.
d. nosocomial.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 3
7. Prognosis refers to:
a. diseases usually having a quick onset.
b. the name of the particular disease.
c. the predicted course and outcome of the disease.
d. the structure of cells or tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 3
8. Diseases that generally require a decrease in the exposure technique are considered:
a. destructive.
b. lytic.
c. subtractive.
d. all of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 3
9. The investigation of disease occurring in large groups best defines:
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a. epidemiology.
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