CHSO 404 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Cells are able to adapt to changes in work demands or threats to survival by changing
their size, number, and type. - Answers - True
Apoptic cell death and necrotic cell death are both pathologic forms of cell death that is
unregulated and invariably injurious to the cell organism - Answers - False
Prolonged exposure to cold increases blood viscosity and induces vasoconstriction -
Answers - True
Gas gangrene is a special type of gangrene that results from infection of devitalized
tissues by one of several species of Clostridium bacteria - Answers - True
All mechanisms of cell injury (hypoxia, mechanical forces, extremes of temperature,
electrical injuries, etc.) lead to irreversible cellular damage with cell destruction or death
- Answers - False
Atrophy is the increase in the size of a tissue organ resulting from an increase in the
size of the individual cells or in the number of cells. - Answers - False
Dystrophic calcification involves the abnormal tissue deposition of calcium salts,
together with smaller amounts of iron, magnesium, and other minerals in dead or dying
tissue. - Answers - True
Apoptosis is the term utilized for programmed cell death or cell suicide. - Answers - True
Necrosis refers to cell death in an organ or tissue that is still part of a living person. -
Answers - True
Metaplasia represents an irreversible change in which one adult cell type is replaced by
another adult cell type. - Answers - False
Cancer is a disorder of altered cell differentiation and growth. - Answers - True
Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the only identified treatment modalities for
cancer. - Answers - False
The Papanicolaou test is a cytologic method used to detect cancer cells. - Answers -
True
Cell differentiation is the process whereby proliferating cells are transformed into
different and more specialized cell types. - Answers - True
ANSWERS
Cells are able to adapt to changes in work demands or threats to survival by changing
their size, number, and type. - Answers - True
Apoptic cell death and necrotic cell death are both pathologic forms of cell death that is
unregulated and invariably injurious to the cell organism - Answers - False
Prolonged exposure to cold increases blood viscosity and induces vasoconstriction -
Answers - True
Gas gangrene is a special type of gangrene that results from infection of devitalized
tissues by one of several species of Clostridium bacteria - Answers - True
All mechanisms of cell injury (hypoxia, mechanical forces, extremes of temperature,
electrical injuries, etc.) lead to irreversible cellular damage with cell destruction or death
- Answers - False
Atrophy is the increase in the size of a tissue organ resulting from an increase in the
size of the individual cells or in the number of cells. - Answers - False
Dystrophic calcification involves the abnormal tissue deposition of calcium salts,
together with smaller amounts of iron, magnesium, and other minerals in dead or dying
tissue. - Answers - True
Apoptosis is the term utilized for programmed cell death or cell suicide. - Answers - True
Necrosis refers to cell death in an organ or tissue that is still part of a living person. -
Answers - True
Metaplasia represents an irreversible change in which one adult cell type is replaced by
another adult cell type. - Answers - False
Cancer is a disorder of altered cell differentiation and growth. - Answers - True
Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the only identified treatment modalities for
cancer. - Answers - False
The Papanicolaou test is a cytologic method used to detect cancer cells. - Answers -
True
Cell differentiation is the process whereby proliferating cells are transformed into
different and more specialized cell types. - Answers - True
