PORTH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Health (WHO Definition). Answer: "State of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity."
1948 definition
●● Determinants of Health (Healthy People 2020). Answer: - Attain
lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
- Promote good health for all
- Promote healthy behaviors across the lifespan
●● Disease Process Aspects. Answer: - Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Morphologic Changes
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
, ●● Etiologic Factors. Answer: Causes of a congenital or acquired
disease
- most disease-causing agents are nonspecific
- most disease states do not have a single cause
- most disease processes have multifactorial etiologies
- multiple predisposing factors are often referred to as risk factors
●● Recognized Etiologic Factors. Answer: - biologic agents (e.g.,
bacteria, viruses);
- physical forces (e.g., trauma, burns, radiation);
- chemical agents (e.g., poisons, ethanol);
- genetic inheritance; and
- nutritional excesses or deficits
●● Pathogenesis. Answer: Evolution of the disease process
- Sequence of cellular and tissue events from the time of initial contact
with the etiologic agent until the disease is expressed
●● Morphology. Answer: Study of the fundamental structure or form of
cells or tissues
- Concerned with both the gross anatomic and microscopic changes that
characterize a disease
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Health (WHO Definition). Answer: "State of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity."
1948 definition
●● Determinants of Health (Healthy People 2020). Answer: - Attain
lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
- Promote good health for all
- Promote healthy behaviors across the lifespan
●● Disease Process Aspects. Answer: - Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Morphologic Changes
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
, ●● Etiologic Factors. Answer: Causes of a congenital or acquired
disease
- most disease-causing agents are nonspecific
- most disease states do not have a single cause
- most disease processes have multifactorial etiologies
- multiple predisposing factors are often referred to as risk factors
●● Recognized Etiologic Factors. Answer: - biologic agents (e.g.,
bacteria, viruses);
- physical forces (e.g., trauma, burns, radiation);
- chemical agents (e.g., poisons, ethanol);
- genetic inheritance; and
- nutritional excesses or deficits
●● Pathogenesis. Answer: Evolution of the disease process
- Sequence of cellular and tissue events from the time of initial contact
with the etiologic agent until the disease is expressed
●● Morphology. Answer: Study of the fundamental structure or form of
cells or tissues
- Concerned with both the gross anatomic and microscopic changes that
characterize a disease
