BIO-322 GCU Midterm with correct answers 100% 2026

BIO-322 GCU Midterm with correct answers 100% 2026 6 Causes of Disease - Correct Answer -heredity (chromosomal) -trauma -inflammation (infection) -hyperplasia (neoplasms: benign vs. malignant) -nutritional imbalances (obesity/malnutrition) -immunity (allergy) Atrophy - Correct Answer decrease in cell size Hypertrophy - Correct Answer increase in cell size Hyperplasia - Correct Answer increase in cell number Metaplasia - Correct Answer reversible replacement of 1 cell type by another (like smokers) Dysplasia - Correct Answer abnormal changes in size, shape & organization of matured cell Necrosis - Correct Answer evoked by non-physical events (disease) -Coagulative: denature of proteins from gel to firm state (kidneys) -Liquefactive: cells digested by own hydrolases- tissue becomes soft, walled off from healthy tissue (neurons/glial cells in brain) -Caseous (cheese-like): cells disintegrate & debris is walled off -Fat: caused by lipases (breast, pancreas, abdominal) -Gangrenous: dry (loss of O2 over long period of time) wet (bacteria & fast) gas (anaerobic bacteria trapped, produce gas, often fatal) Apoptosis - Correct Answer programmed cell death, energy dependent, affects individual cell Hyperkalemia - Correct Answer S/S: widened QRS and tall T wave Hypokalemia - Correct Answer S/S: shallow T wave Hyponatremia - Correct Answer S/S: Lethargy, HA, weakness, confusion Cause: decreased Na in diet, prolonged sweating w/ H2O intake Hypernatremia - Correct Answer S/S: thirsty, low output of urine, tachycardia, hyperreflexia Cause: increased Na, too little H2O, low ADH (diabetes insipidus) Edema - Correct Answer excessive accumulation of fluid in the IS spaces SIADH - Correct Answer S/S: HA, weakness, low serum osmolarity with high urin