Portage Pathophysiology Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
T/F: Metaplastic cells are not better prepared to survive under stressful
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circumstances.
False
T/F: Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions.
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True
Which are true of the mitochondria? Select all that apply.
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It is involved in cellular respiration
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They play a role in apoptosis
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Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.
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- Controls the transport of materials from the outside fluids to within
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- Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve and muscle cells
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- Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
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Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous necrosis.
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- dry - skin is dry, shrinks, dark brown or black, caused by arterial blood flow
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cutoff
- wet - skin is moist/swollen, black, bacterial infection causes foul odor
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T/F: Cell proliferation is the process in which proliferating cells become more
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specialized cell types. | |
False, cell differentiation
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T/F: Cell differentiation is the process of increasing cell numbers by mitotic cell
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division.
, False, cell proliferation
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What are two important properties that stem cells possess?
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Potency and self-renewal | |
These are cells of the same lineage that have not yet differentiated to the extent
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that they have lost their ability to divide:
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progenitor or parent cells | | |
1. ______ is a systemic treatment that enables drugs to reach the site of the
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tumor as well as other distant sites.
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chemotherapy
The profound weight loss and wasting of fat and tissue that accompany cancer is
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known as _______. | |
cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome
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Explain the challenges of diagnosing autoimmune disorders.
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- 80 with overlapping presentations
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- Blood testing are generic and can be elevated by other diseases.
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T/F: The T cells that display the host's MHC antigens and T-cell receptors for a
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nonself-antigen are allowed to mature, a process termed negative selection. | | | | | | | | |
False
Which lab value will typically be increased in a viral infection?
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Lymphocytes
A 9-year-old boy with a peanut allergy was exposed to peanuts. He presents to
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the emergency room with an anaphylactic reaction. (1) What symptoms might he
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present with? (2) Does the quantity of exposure mean he will have a more severe
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reaction? (3) What is the initial immediate treatment? (4) What are 2 things
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people with anaphylaxis should always carry? Your Answer:
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hypotension/tachycardia, no, epinephrine allergy identification and epipen | | | | | |
Questions With Correct Answers
T/F: Metaplastic cells are not better prepared to survive under stressful
| | | | | | | | | | |
circumstances.
False
T/F: Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions.
| | | | | | | |
True
Which are true of the mitochondria? Select all that apply.
| | | | | | | | |
It is involved in cellular respiration
| | | | |
They play a role in apoptosis
| | | | |
Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.
| | | | | | | | | |
- Controls the transport of materials from the outside fluids to within
| | | | | | | | | | |
- Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve and muscle cells
| | | | | | | | | | | |
- Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
| | | | | | | | |
Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous necrosis.
| | | | | | | |
- dry - skin is dry, shrinks, dark brown or black, caused by arterial blood flow
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cutoff
- wet - skin is moist/swollen, black, bacterial infection causes foul odor
| | | | | | | | | | |
T/F: Cell proliferation is the process in which proliferating cells become more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
specialized cell types. | |
False, cell differentiation
| |
T/F: Cell differentiation is the process of increasing cell numbers by mitotic cell
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
division.
, False, cell proliferation
| |
What are two important properties that stem cells possess?
| | | | | | | |
Potency and self-renewal | |
These are cells of the same lineage that have not yet differentiated to the extent
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
that they have lost their ability to divide:
| | | | | | |
progenitor or parent cells | | |
1. ______ is a systemic treatment that enables drugs to reach the site of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
tumor as well as other distant sites.
| | | | | |
chemotherapy
The profound weight loss and wasting of fat and tissue that accompany cancer is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
known as _______. | |
cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome
| |
Explain the challenges of diagnosing autoimmune disorders.
| | | | | |
- 80 with overlapping presentations
| | | |
- Blood testing are generic and can be elevated by other diseases.
| | | | | | | | | | |
T/F: The T cells that display the host's MHC antigens and T-cell receptors for a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
nonself-antigen are allowed to mature, a process termed negative selection. | | | | | | | | |
False
Which lab value will typically be increased in a viral infection?
| | | | | | | | | |
Lymphocytes
A 9-year-old boy with a peanut allergy was exposed to peanuts. He presents to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the emergency room with an anaphylactic reaction. (1) What symptoms might he
| | | | | | | | | | | |
present with? (2) Does the quantity of exposure mean he will have a more severe
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
reaction? (3) What is the initial immediate treatment? (4) What are 2 things
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
people with anaphylaxis should always carry? Your Answer:
| | | | | | |
hypotension/tachycardia, no, epinephrine allergy identification and epipen | | | | | |
