Test Bank - Applied Pathophysiology-A Conceptual Approach,
4th Edition (Nath, 9781975179199), Chapter 1-20 | Rationals
Included
action or workings of various parts of the body and is altered in the presence of disease - ANSWER:
Function
describes a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of cells and tissues, which are
discernible with a microscope
a. pathology
b. histology
c. morphology
d. microbiology - ANSWER: histology
which best describes the health-illness continuum?
a. dynamic entity
b. based on objective data
c. represents two exclusive categories
d. focused on physical well-being - ANSWER: dynamic entity
health is often equated with this concept:
a. homeostasis
b. disease
c. objectivity
d. uneventful physical exam - ANSWER: homeostasis
impairment of a cell, tissue, organ, or system functioning
a. illness
b. pathophysiology
c. disease
d.syndrome - ANSWER: disease
you purchased a new bike helmet and wear this daily when you bike to school. what level of
prevention are you demonstrating? - ANSWER: primary
your father is on a rehab unit after a stroke so that he can relearn how to perform his adls. what level
of prevention is implemented here? - ANSWER: tertiary
how a disease starts, progresses, and resolves
a. etiology
b. pathophysiology
c. pathogenesis
d. idiopathogenecity - ANSWER: pathogenesis
you are diagnosed with an illness and no one is sure of the cause. this condition would be termed:
a. idiopathic
b. iatrogenic
c. nosocomial
d. etiologic - ANSWER: idiopathic
cardiovascular disease is a condition that has genetic and environmental influences. this type of
condition is considered?
a. communicable
,b. unpreventable
c. inherited
d. multifactorial - ANSWER: multifactorial
which of the following is a major clinical manifestation of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in
men?
a. chest paint
b. fever
c. ekg
d. cardiac enzymes - ANSWER: chest pain
major mechanism for detecting asymptomatic disease
a. eliciting the patient history
b. genetic screening
c. family pedigree
d. blood tests - ANSWER: genetic screening
you received a paper cut. identify a local manifestation of that injury.
a. fever
b. pain
c. headache
d. infection - ANSWER: pain
you have influenza. identify a systemic manifestation of that condition.
a. fever
b. chest paint
c. cough
d. infection - ANSWER: fever
5 year survival rates are often applied to patients with cancer as an indication of:
a. morbidity
b. prognosis
c. metastasis
d. remissions - ANSWER: prognosis
organelle that is involved in cellular respiration and is linked to the development of oxidative stress is
known as the:
a. ER
b. golgi apparatus
c. lysosome
d. mitochondria - ANSWER: mitochondria
cells develop into tissues with specialized structure and function through the process of:
a. differentiation
b. proliferation
c. endocytosis
d. exocytosis - ANSWER: differentiation
cells typical response to a decrease in trophic signal is:
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. hyperplasia
d. phagocytosis - ANSWER: atrophy
cell death by necrosis is:
a. cells way of replacing aged cells with new cells.
b. aka programmed cell death
, c. response to inflammation
d. commonly seen during the period of embryo development - ANSWER: often a response to
inflammation
you are caring for a female patient who has complained of a noticeable decrease in breast size and
muscle mass. Which of the following conditions and causes is the most likely explanation?
a. puberty
b. pregnancy
c. menopause
d. acromegaly - ANSWER: menopause
changes seen in cells adapting to stressors that promote metaplasia:
a. are irreversible
b. can result in cancer
c. change from one cell type to another
d. show abnormal differentiation - ANSWER: change from one cell type to another
cellular atrophy results in:
a. increase in tissue volume due to increase in cell number
b. increase in tissue volume due to increase in cell size
c. decrease in tissue volume due to decrease in cell size
d. no change in tissue volume - ANSWER: decrease in tissue volume due to decrease in cell size
treatment of chronic conditions associated with cerebral atrophy:
a. are effective at restoring neuronal function
b. are targeted towards slowing neuronal injury and atrophy
c. are best initiated when advanced signs and symptoms are evident
d. are not indicated - ANSWER: are targeted towards slowing neuronal injury and atrophy
which of the following hormones is secreted from the anterior pituitary?
a. growth hormone
b. somatostatin
c. growth hormone releasing hormone
d. insulin like growth factor 1 - ANSWER: growth hormone
Which of the following is a diagnostic test for cervical dysplasia?
a. liquid based pap cytology
b. cervical punch biopsy
c. conventional pap cytology
d. hpv testing - ANSWER: cervical punch biopsy
which of the following reactive oxygen species is scavenged by catalase?
a. hydroxy radical
b. peroxynitrite
c. superoxide
d. hydrogen peroxide - ANSWER: hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following terms describes cells that are enlarged, with darkened nuclei and abnormal
chromatin?
a. hyperplastic
b. dysplastic
c. metaplastic
d. aplastic - ANSWER: dysplastic
this is defined as fully differentiated body parts with specialized functions.
a. cell
b. organ
4th Edition (Nath, 9781975179199), Chapter 1-20 | Rationals
Included
action or workings of various parts of the body and is altered in the presence of disease - ANSWER:
Function
describes a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of cells and tissues, which are
discernible with a microscope
a. pathology
b. histology
c. morphology
d. microbiology - ANSWER: histology
which best describes the health-illness continuum?
a. dynamic entity
b. based on objective data
c. represents two exclusive categories
d. focused on physical well-being - ANSWER: dynamic entity
health is often equated with this concept:
a. homeostasis
b. disease
c. objectivity
d. uneventful physical exam - ANSWER: homeostasis
impairment of a cell, tissue, organ, or system functioning
a. illness
b. pathophysiology
c. disease
d.syndrome - ANSWER: disease
you purchased a new bike helmet and wear this daily when you bike to school. what level of
prevention are you demonstrating? - ANSWER: primary
your father is on a rehab unit after a stroke so that he can relearn how to perform his adls. what level
of prevention is implemented here? - ANSWER: tertiary
how a disease starts, progresses, and resolves
a. etiology
b. pathophysiology
c. pathogenesis
d. idiopathogenecity - ANSWER: pathogenesis
you are diagnosed with an illness and no one is sure of the cause. this condition would be termed:
a. idiopathic
b. iatrogenic
c. nosocomial
d. etiologic - ANSWER: idiopathic
cardiovascular disease is a condition that has genetic and environmental influences. this type of
condition is considered?
a. communicable
,b. unpreventable
c. inherited
d. multifactorial - ANSWER: multifactorial
which of the following is a major clinical manifestation of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in
men?
a. chest paint
b. fever
c. ekg
d. cardiac enzymes - ANSWER: chest pain
major mechanism for detecting asymptomatic disease
a. eliciting the patient history
b. genetic screening
c. family pedigree
d. blood tests - ANSWER: genetic screening
you received a paper cut. identify a local manifestation of that injury.
a. fever
b. pain
c. headache
d. infection - ANSWER: pain
you have influenza. identify a systemic manifestation of that condition.
a. fever
b. chest paint
c. cough
d. infection - ANSWER: fever
5 year survival rates are often applied to patients with cancer as an indication of:
a. morbidity
b. prognosis
c. metastasis
d. remissions - ANSWER: prognosis
organelle that is involved in cellular respiration and is linked to the development of oxidative stress is
known as the:
a. ER
b. golgi apparatus
c. lysosome
d. mitochondria - ANSWER: mitochondria
cells develop into tissues with specialized structure and function through the process of:
a. differentiation
b. proliferation
c. endocytosis
d. exocytosis - ANSWER: differentiation
cells typical response to a decrease in trophic signal is:
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. hyperplasia
d. phagocytosis - ANSWER: atrophy
cell death by necrosis is:
a. cells way of replacing aged cells with new cells.
b. aka programmed cell death
, c. response to inflammation
d. commonly seen during the period of embryo development - ANSWER: often a response to
inflammation
you are caring for a female patient who has complained of a noticeable decrease in breast size and
muscle mass. Which of the following conditions and causes is the most likely explanation?
a. puberty
b. pregnancy
c. menopause
d. acromegaly - ANSWER: menopause
changes seen in cells adapting to stressors that promote metaplasia:
a. are irreversible
b. can result in cancer
c. change from one cell type to another
d. show abnormal differentiation - ANSWER: change from one cell type to another
cellular atrophy results in:
a. increase in tissue volume due to increase in cell number
b. increase in tissue volume due to increase in cell size
c. decrease in tissue volume due to decrease in cell size
d. no change in tissue volume - ANSWER: decrease in tissue volume due to decrease in cell size
treatment of chronic conditions associated with cerebral atrophy:
a. are effective at restoring neuronal function
b. are targeted towards slowing neuronal injury and atrophy
c. are best initiated when advanced signs and symptoms are evident
d. are not indicated - ANSWER: are targeted towards slowing neuronal injury and atrophy
which of the following hormones is secreted from the anterior pituitary?
a. growth hormone
b. somatostatin
c. growth hormone releasing hormone
d. insulin like growth factor 1 - ANSWER: growth hormone
Which of the following is a diagnostic test for cervical dysplasia?
a. liquid based pap cytology
b. cervical punch biopsy
c. conventional pap cytology
d. hpv testing - ANSWER: cervical punch biopsy
which of the following reactive oxygen species is scavenged by catalase?
a. hydroxy radical
b. peroxynitrite
c. superoxide
d. hydrogen peroxide - ANSWER: hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following terms describes cells that are enlarged, with darkened nuclei and abnormal
chromatin?
a. hyperplastic
b. dysplastic
c. metaplastic
d. aplastic - ANSWER: dysplastic
this is defined as fully differentiated body parts with specialized functions.
a. cell
b. organ
