Pathophysiology Unit 1 Practice Exam – Core Concepts and Sample
Questions
1. Which of the following adaptive changes is considered to be the most dangerous with
regard to malignant changes?
a. atrophy
b. dysplasia
c. metaplasia
d. hypertrophy - Answerdysplasia
2. Which of the following situations is an example of hyperplasia?
1. increase in the size of the heart in a trained athlete
2. thickening o the gallbladder's walls in response to gallstones
3. development of callus on a laborer's hands
4. enlargement of the prostate gland with age - Answer3, 4
3. What is the term that describes failure of cells to develop specialized features?
a. dysplasia
b. neoplasia
c. anaplasia
d. hyperplasia - Answeranaplasia
4. Which of the following changes will occur in response to prolonged hypoxia?
a. atrophy
b. anaplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. metaplasia - Answeratrophy
5. In which of the following disorders does liquefactive necrosis occur?
a. following a stroke
b. heart attack
c. gangrene
d. tuberculosis - Answerfollowing a stroke
6. Which of the following tissues enlarge by hypertrophy after birth?
1. skeletal muscle
2. bone
3. urinary bladder
4. brain - Answer1, 2
7. A disease that indicates a short-term illness that develops very quickly with marked
signs is referred to as:
a. chronic
, b. fatal
c. acute
d. latent - Answeracute
8. A disease that develops gradually but persists for a long time and often causes much
tissue damage is referred to as:
a. latent
b. subclinical
c. profromal
d. chronic - Answerchronic
9. A collection of signs and symptoms often affecting more than one organ usually occur
together in response to a certain condition is a /an:
a. diagnosis
b. manifestation
c. syndrome
d. exacerbation - Answersyndrome
10. The potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition, such as, paralysis
following recovery from a stroke are referred to as:
a. exacerbations
b. sequelae
c. complications
d. predisposing factors - Answersequalae
1. Which cells secret histamines?
1. neutrophils
2. basophils
3. mast cells
4. macrophages
a. 2 c. 1, 4
b. 1, 3 d. 2, 3
c. 1, 4 - Answer2,3
2. Which cells are phagocytic?
1. neutrophils
2. lymphocytes
3. monocytes
4. macrophages
a. 1
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 4
d. 1, 3, 4 - Answer1, 3, 4
3. What is the meaning of the term diapedesis?
a. attraction of defensive cells to an injured area
Questions
1. Which of the following adaptive changes is considered to be the most dangerous with
regard to malignant changes?
a. atrophy
b. dysplasia
c. metaplasia
d. hypertrophy - Answerdysplasia
2. Which of the following situations is an example of hyperplasia?
1. increase in the size of the heart in a trained athlete
2. thickening o the gallbladder's walls in response to gallstones
3. development of callus on a laborer's hands
4. enlargement of the prostate gland with age - Answer3, 4
3. What is the term that describes failure of cells to develop specialized features?
a. dysplasia
b. neoplasia
c. anaplasia
d. hyperplasia - Answeranaplasia
4. Which of the following changes will occur in response to prolonged hypoxia?
a. atrophy
b. anaplasia
c. hyperplasia
d. metaplasia - Answeratrophy
5. In which of the following disorders does liquefactive necrosis occur?
a. following a stroke
b. heart attack
c. gangrene
d. tuberculosis - Answerfollowing a stroke
6. Which of the following tissues enlarge by hypertrophy after birth?
1. skeletal muscle
2. bone
3. urinary bladder
4. brain - Answer1, 2
7. A disease that indicates a short-term illness that develops very quickly with marked
signs is referred to as:
a. chronic
, b. fatal
c. acute
d. latent - Answeracute
8. A disease that develops gradually but persists for a long time and often causes much
tissue damage is referred to as:
a. latent
b. subclinical
c. profromal
d. chronic - Answerchronic
9. A collection of signs and symptoms often affecting more than one organ usually occur
together in response to a certain condition is a /an:
a. diagnosis
b. manifestation
c. syndrome
d. exacerbation - Answersyndrome
10. The potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition, such as, paralysis
following recovery from a stroke are referred to as:
a. exacerbations
b. sequelae
c. complications
d. predisposing factors - Answersequalae
1. Which cells secret histamines?
1. neutrophils
2. basophils
3. mast cells
4. macrophages
a. 2 c. 1, 4
b. 1, 3 d. 2, 3
c. 1, 4 - Answer2,3
2. Which cells are phagocytic?
1. neutrophils
2. lymphocytes
3. monocytes
4. macrophages
a. 1
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 4
d. 1, 3, 4 - Answer1, 3, 4
3. What is the meaning of the term diapedesis?
a. attraction of defensive cells to an injured area
