STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
The mechanism of high blood pressure is an example of ____________.
A. Physiology
B. Pathology
C. Pathophysiology - ANSWER-C. Pathophysiology
Which of the following best describes the term etiology?
A. The study of disease progression
B. The study of disease causes
C. The study of disease populations
D. The study of disease resolution - ANSWER-B. The study of disease causes
True/False
Epidemiologists use a number of different factors to describe the steps of a disease. - ANSWER-False
Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in chronic cigarette smokers?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
E. Dysplasia - ANSWER-D. Metaplasia
, True/False
Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia. - ANSWER-True
Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
B. Oxidation of phospholipid
C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+- regulated protease
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Which of the following molecules will induce endothelial cell retraction?
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
B. Leukotrienes
C. Histamine
D. VCAM - ANSWER-C. Histamine
True/False
Permanent cells, once damaged, can easily be regenerated and their functions recovered. - ANSWER-
False
Which of the following will promote wound healing?
A. Malnutrition
B. Increased blood flow and oxygen delivery
C. Infection
D. Foreign bodies - ANSWER-B. Increased blood flow and oxygen delivery