PATHO 370 TEST 3 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Metaplasia is
a. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and
arrangements.
b. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
c. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Answer: d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another.
◉ Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
b. hepatic cancer.
c. Hodgkin's lymphoma.
d. pancreatic cancer. Answer: a. Burkitt lymphoma.
◉ An increase in organ size and function caused by increased
workload is termed
,a. metaplasia
b. atrophy.
c. inflammation.
d. hypertrophy. Answer: d. hypertrophy.
◉ Reperfusion injury to cells
a. results in very little cellular damage.
b. involves formation of free radicals.
c. results from calcium deficiency in cells.
d. occurs following nutritional injury. Answer: b. involves formation
of free radicals.
◉ Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to
know what that means. The correct response is which of the
following?
a. It is based on exploratory surgery.
b. It is biochemical testing of tumor cells to determine the genetic
basis of the tumor.
c. It is a histologic examination of tissues to determine the degree of
tumor differentiation.
, d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
Answer: d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor
spread.
◉ The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the
alarm stage is
a. invoke resting state.
b. energy and repair.
c. set a new baseline steady-state.
d. produce exhaustion. Answer: b. energy and repair.
◉ Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer involve excessive production
of substances by multiple means. A common substance found in
excessive amounts resulting from cancer paraneoplastic syndromes
is
a. potassium
b. tumor necrosis factor
c. insulin
d. calcium Answer: d. calcium
◉ All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose
except
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Metaplasia is
a. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and
arrangements.
b. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
c. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Answer: d. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another.
◉ Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including
a. Burkitt lymphoma.
b. hepatic cancer.
c. Hodgkin's lymphoma.
d. pancreatic cancer. Answer: a. Burkitt lymphoma.
◉ An increase in organ size and function caused by increased
workload is termed
,a. metaplasia
b. atrophy.
c. inflammation.
d. hypertrophy. Answer: d. hypertrophy.
◉ Reperfusion injury to cells
a. results in very little cellular damage.
b. involves formation of free radicals.
c. results from calcium deficiency in cells.
d. occurs following nutritional injury. Answer: b. involves formation
of free radicals.
◉ Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to
know what that means. The correct response is which of the
following?
a. It is based on exploratory surgery.
b. It is biochemical testing of tumor cells to determine the genetic
basis of the tumor.
c. It is a histologic examination of tissues to determine the degree of
tumor differentiation.
, d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread.
Answer: d. It is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor
spread.
◉ The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the
alarm stage is
a. invoke resting state.
b. energy and repair.
c. set a new baseline steady-state.
d. produce exhaustion. Answer: b. energy and repair.
◉ Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer involve excessive production
of substances by multiple means. A common substance found in
excessive amounts resulting from cancer paraneoplastic syndromes
is
a. potassium
b. tumor necrosis factor
c. insulin
d. calcium Answer: d. calcium
◉ All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose
except
