PATH 370 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - WCU

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, PATH 370 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - WCU.




SECTION 1: CELLULAR ADAPTATION & INJURY
(Questions 1-8)
Q1. After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled
to take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of:

 A) Primary prevention
 B) Secondary prevention
 C) Tertiary prevention
 D) Quaternary prevention

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and supportive care
and attempts to alleviate disability and restore effective functioning after a
disease has occurred . Taking cholesterol-lowering medication after a heart
attack is tertiary prevention because the disease (heart attack) has already
occurred, and the goal is to prevent another event. Primary prevention aims
to prevent disease before it occurs (e.g., vaccinations), and secondary
prevention focuses on early detection and screening .

Q2. The time between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and
the first appearance of signs and/or symptoms is called the:

 A) Latent period
 B) Prodromal period
 C) Incubation period
 D) Convalescence period

Correct Answer: A