PATH 3610 MIDTERM 1 CONTENT | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
1. Which of the following has the greatest effect on the volume of edema produced in congestive heart
failure?
a) increased sodium and water retention by the kidneys
b) increased hydrostatic pressure in the venous system
c) gravitational settling of fluid in the lower limbs - (answer)a
2. Which of the following statements is true of thrombosis?
a) a thrombus consists of a mass of platelets, fibrin, and red blood cells, adherent to the vascular
endothelium
b) thrombosis has an important role as a defense mechanism
c) it invariably leads to ischemia and potentially infarction - (answer)a
3. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can be triggered in two major ways. The first is through
the release of tissue factor or other thromboplastic substances into the circulation. The other is through:
a) consumption of platelets
b) widespread endothelial cell injury
c) thrombosis in the microcirculation - (answer)b
4. Edema may be caused by:
a) raised plasma osmotic tension
b) hypertension (increased arterial hydrostatic pressure)
c) venous obstruction - (answer)c
, PATH 3610 MIDTERM 1 CONTENT | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
5. Which of the following statements is true of the blood coagulation process?
a) coagulation resulting from tissue injury occurs via the intrinsic pathway
b) conversion of the soluble protein fibrinogen into the insoluble polymer fibrin occurs
c) classical hemophiliacs lack all of the essential clotting factors - (answer)b
6. The development of irreversible shock is ultimately related:
a) reduction in tissue perfusion
b) interference with normal aerobic metabolism
c) hypoxia and acidosis leading to widespread cellular injury - (answer)c
7. The accumulation of watery fluid in body cavities is termed:
a) exudation
b) edema
c) effusion - (answer)c
8. A key role of plasmin is to:
a) induce the conversion of fibrin from fibrinogen
b) break down fibrin in blood clots
c) activate coagulation factor XII - (answer)b
9. Most acute myocardial infarctions are caused by:
a) hypertension
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
1. Which of the following has the greatest effect on the volume of edema produced in congestive heart
failure?
a) increased sodium and water retention by the kidneys
b) increased hydrostatic pressure in the venous system
c) gravitational settling of fluid in the lower limbs - (answer)a
2. Which of the following statements is true of thrombosis?
a) a thrombus consists of a mass of platelets, fibrin, and red blood cells, adherent to the vascular
endothelium
b) thrombosis has an important role as a defense mechanism
c) it invariably leads to ischemia and potentially infarction - (answer)a
3. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can be triggered in two major ways. The first is through
the release of tissue factor or other thromboplastic substances into the circulation. The other is through:
a) consumption of platelets
b) widespread endothelial cell injury
c) thrombosis in the microcirculation - (answer)b
4. Edema may be caused by:
a) raised plasma osmotic tension
b) hypertension (increased arterial hydrostatic pressure)
c) venous obstruction - (answer)c
, PATH 3610 MIDTERM 1 CONTENT | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
5. Which of the following statements is true of the blood coagulation process?
a) coagulation resulting from tissue injury occurs via the intrinsic pathway
b) conversion of the soluble protein fibrinogen into the insoluble polymer fibrin occurs
c) classical hemophiliacs lack all of the essential clotting factors - (answer)b
6. The development of irreversible shock is ultimately related:
a) reduction in tissue perfusion
b) interference with normal aerobic metabolism
c) hypoxia and acidosis leading to widespread cellular injury - (answer)c
7. The accumulation of watery fluid in body cavities is termed:
a) exudation
b) edema
c) effusion - (answer)c
8. A key role of plasmin is to:
a) induce the conversion of fibrin from fibrinogen
b) break down fibrin in blood clots
c) activate coagulation factor XII - (answer)b
9. Most acute myocardial infarctions are caused by:
a) hypertension
