Pathophysiology - Exam 1 - Altered Cellular and
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(TEST) A 15-year-old female presents to the ER following a physical assault. She has
internal damage to the neck with deep bruising. X-ray reveals fractures of the hyoid
bone and tracheal and cricoid cartilage. Which of
the following most likely caused her injuries?
a. Chemical asphyxiation
b. Choking asphyxiation
c. Ligature strangulation
d. Manual strangulation - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Manual strangulation
MC question regarding which does not show any physical signs.
CORRECT ANSWER: choking asphyxiation
(TEST) A combination of coagulative and liquefactive necrosis in which dead cells
disintegrate but are not completely digested, resulting in soft, granular, clumped cellular
debris. Tuberculosis. - CORRECT ANSWER: Caseous necrosis - MC question
regarding tuberculosis
(TEST) Narrowing of the arteries due to arteriosclerosis would cause:
a. Hypoxia
b. Ischemia
c. Both hypoxia and ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Both hypoxia and ischemia -
Similar question on test but worded regarding oxygen to lungs - hypoxia
A 40-year-old female is diagnosed with cervical cancer after a Pap smear. Which of the
following cellular changes would the nurse most likely see on the report?
a. Metaplasia
, b. Atrophy
c. Hypertrophy
d. Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Dysplasia
A 52-year-old male suffered a myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerosis and
ischemia. Once oxygen returned to the damaged heart, reperfusion injury occurred as a
result of:
a. Free radical formation
b. Vacuolation
c. Increased metabolic state
d. Lipid acceptor proteins - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Free radical formation
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is most likely
due to hypoxic injury secondary to:
a. Malnutrition
b. Free radicals
c. Ischemia
d. Chemical toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Ischemia
A deficiency of oxygen in any tissue is called? - CORRECT ANSWER: hypoxia
A lipase-induced cellular dissolution of triglycerides in breast, pancreas, and other
abdominal structures. - CORRECT ANSWER: Fat necrosis
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death
with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse
use to define this process?
a. Adaptation
b. Pathologic calcification
c. Apoptosis
Tissue Biology Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual
Exam with 100 Questions and 100% Verified
Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
(TEST) A 15-year-old female presents to the ER following a physical assault. She has
internal damage to the neck with deep bruising. X-ray reveals fractures of the hyoid
bone and tracheal and cricoid cartilage. Which of
the following most likely caused her injuries?
a. Chemical asphyxiation
b. Choking asphyxiation
c. Ligature strangulation
d. Manual strangulation - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Manual strangulation
MC question regarding which does not show any physical signs.
CORRECT ANSWER: choking asphyxiation
(TEST) A combination of coagulative and liquefactive necrosis in which dead cells
disintegrate but are not completely digested, resulting in soft, granular, clumped cellular
debris. Tuberculosis. - CORRECT ANSWER: Caseous necrosis - MC question
regarding tuberculosis
(TEST) Narrowing of the arteries due to arteriosclerosis would cause:
a. Hypoxia
b. Ischemia
c. Both hypoxia and ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Both hypoxia and ischemia -
Similar question on test but worded regarding oxygen to lungs - hypoxia
A 40-year-old female is diagnosed with cervical cancer after a Pap smear. Which of the
following cellular changes would the nurse most likely see on the report?
a. Metaplasia
, b. Atrophy
c. Hypertrophy
d. Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Dysplasia
A 52-year-old male suffered a myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerosis and
ischemia. Once oxygen returned to the damaged heart, reperfusion injury occurred as a
result of:
a. Free radical formation
b. Vacuolation
c. Increased metabolic state
d. Lipid acceptor proteins - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Free radical formation
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is most likely
due to hypoxic injury secondary to:
a. Malnutrition
b. Free radicals
c. Ischemia
d. Chemical toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Ischemia
A deficiency of oxygen in any tissue is called? - CORRECT ANSWER: hypoxia
A lipase-induced cellular dissolution of triglycerides in breast, pancreas, and other
abdominal structures. - CORRECT ANSWER: Fat necrosis
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death
with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse
use to define this process?
a. Adaptation
b. Pathologic calcification
c. Apoptosis
