Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgbegthegmostglikelygcausegofgangi
atrogenicgdisease?
a. Anginheritedgdisorder
b. Agcombinationgofgspecificgetiologicalgfactors
c. Angunwantedgeffectgofgagprescribedgdrug
d. Prolongedgexposuregtogtoxicgchemicalsgingthegenvironment
ANS:g C
2. Thegmanifestationsgofgagdiseasegaregbestgdefinedgasgthe
a. subjectivegfeelingsgofgdiscomfortgduringgagchronicgillness.
b. signsgandgsymptomsgofgagdisease.
c. factorsgthatgprecipitategangacutegepisodegofgagchronicgillness.
d. earlygindicatorsgofgthegprodromalgstagegofginfection.
ANS:g B
3. Thegbestgdefinitiongofgthegtermgprognosisgisgthe
a. precipitatinggfactorsgcausinggangacutegepisode.
b. numbergofgremissionsgtogbegexpectedgduringgthegcoursegofgagchronicgillness.
c. predictedgoutcomegorglikelihoodgofgrecoverygfromgagspecificgdisease.
d. exacerbationsgoccurringgduringgchronicgillness.
ANS:g C
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgconsideredgagsystemicgsigngofgdisease?
a. Swellinggofgthegknee
b. Fever
c. Paingingthegneck
d. Redgrashgongthegface
ANS:g B
5. Etiologygisgdefinedgasgthegstudygofgthe
a. causesgofgagdisease.
b. coursegofgagdisease.
c. expectedgcomplicationsgofgagdisease.
d. manifestationsgofgagdisease.
ANS:g A
6. Agtypegofgcellulargadaptationgingwhichgtheregisgagdecreasegingcellgsizegisgreferredgtogas
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:g D
7. Agchangegingagtissuegmarkedgbygcellsgthatgvarygingsizegandgshapegandgshowgincreasedgmitoticgfi
guresgwouldgbegcalled
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a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:g C
8. Agdeficitgofgoxygengingthegcellsgusuallygduegtogrespiratorygorgcirculatorygproblemsgisgcalled
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:g B
9. Whengaggroupgofgcellsgingthegbodygdies,gthegchangegisgcalled
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:g D
10. Rigorousgweightlifting/bodygbuildinggregimensgmaygresultgingthegskeletalgmusclegcellsg
undergoing
a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:g A
11. Thegtermgcancergrefersgto
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantgneoplasm.
ANS:g D
12. Togwhichgofgthegfollowinggdoesgthegtermgapoptosisgrefer?
a. Increasedgrategofgmitosisgbygcertaingcells
b. Ischemicgdamagegtogcells
c. Liquefactiongofgnecroticgtissue
d. Preprogrammedgcellg self-destruction
ANS:g D
13. WhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgTRUE?
a. AlterationgofgDNAgdoesgnotgchangegcellgfunction.
b. Damagedgcellsgmaygbegablegtogrepairgthemselves.
c. Allgtypesgofgcellsgdiegatgthegsamegrate.
d. Mildgischemiagcausesgimmediategcellgdeath.
ANS:g B
14. Caseationgnecrosisgrefersgtogangareagwhere
a. cellgproteinsghavegbeengdenatured.
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b. cellsgaregliquefiedgbygenzymes.
c. deadgcellsgformgagthickgcheesygsubstance.
d. bacterialginvasionghasgoccurred.
ANS:g C
15. Routinegapplicationgofgsungblockgtogskingwouldgbegangexamplegof
a. angiatrogenicgcausegofgcancer.
b. agpreventivegmeasure.
c. agprecipitatinggfactor.
d. agpredisposinggcondition.
ANS:g B
16. Agcircumstancegthatgcausesgagsuddengacutegepisodegofgagchronicgdiseasegtogoccurgisgtermed
a. latentgstage.
b. predisposinggfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatinggfactor.
ANS:g D
17. Thegtermghomeostasisgrefersgto
a. thegcausativegfactorsgingagparticulargdisease.
b. maintenancegofgagstableginternalgenvironment.
c. agconditiongthatgtriggersgangacutegepisode.
d. agcollectiongofgsignsgandgsymptoms.
ANS:g B
18. Whichgtermgisgusedgtogdescribegagnewgandgsecondarygorgadditionalgproblemgthatgarisesgaftergthego
riginalgdiseaseghasgbeengestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:g D
19. Pathophysiologyginvolvesgthegstudygof
a. thegstructuregofgtheghumangbody.
b. thegfunctionsgofgvariousgorgansgingthegbody.
c. functionalgorgstructuralgchangesgresultinggfromgdiseasegprocesses.
d. variousgcellgstructuresgandgrelatedgfunctions.
ANS:g C
20. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgepidemiology?
a. Thegsciencegofgtrackinggthegoccurrencegandgdistributiongofgdiseases
b. Thegrelativegnumbergofgdeathsgresultinggfromgagparticulargdisease
c. Identificationgofgagspecificgdiseasegthroughgevaluationgofgsignsgandgsymptoms
d. Thegglobalgsearchgforgemerginggdiseases
ANS:g A
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21. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcangcausegcellginjurygorgdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposuregtogexcessivegcold
3. Excessivegpressuregongagtissue
4. Chemicalgtoxins
a. 1,g2
b. 2,g4
c. 1,g3,g4
d. 1,g2,g3,g4
ANS:g D
22. AllgofgthegfollowinggaregpartgofgthegSevengStepsgtogHealthgEXCEPT:
a. Followgcancergscreeninggguidelines.
b. Usegsungblockgagentsgwhenevergexposed.
c. Participategingstrenuousgexercisegongagregulargdailygbasis.
d. Chooseghighgfiber,glowergfatgfoods.
ANS:g C
23. Thegtermgdiseasegrefersgto
a. thegperiodgofgrecoverygandgreturngtogagnormalghealthygstate.
b. agdeviationgfromgthegnormalgstategofghealthgandgfunction.
c. thegtreatmentgmeasuresgusedgtogpromotegrecovery.
d. agbasicgcollectiongofgsignsgandgsymptoms.
ANS:g B
24. Agcollectiongofgsignsgandgsymptoms,goftengaffectinggmoregthangonegorgangorgsystem,gthatgu
suallygoccurgtogethergingresponsegtogagcertaingconditiongisgreferredgtogasga(an)
a. acutegdisease.
b. multiorgangdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:g C
25. AllgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregcorrectgaboutgcellgdamagegEXCEPT:
a. Theginitialgstagegofgcellgdamagegoftengcausesgangalterationgingmetabolicgreactions.
b. Ifgthegfactorgcausinggthegdamagegisgremovedgquickly,gthegcellgmaygbegablegtogr
ecovergandgreturngtogitsgnormalgstate.
c. Ifgthegnoxiousgfactorgremainsgforgangextendedgperiodgofgtime,gthegdamagegbecomesgi
rreversiblegandgthegcellgdies.
d. Initially,gcellgdamagegdoesgnotgchangegcellgmetabolism,gstructure,gorgfunction.
ANS:g D
26. Whichgofgthegfollowinggconditionsgdistinguishesgdoublegblindgstudiesgusedginghealthgresearch?
a. Neithergthegmembersgofgthegcontrolggroupgorgthegexperimentalggroupgnorgthegpersonga
dministeringgthegtreatmentgknowsgwhogisgreceivinggthegexperimentalgtherapy.
b. Bothggroupsgofgresearchgsubjectsgandgthegpersongadministeringgthegtreatmentgknowgwhogi
sgreceivinggthegexperimentalgtherapy.
c. Thegresearchgsubjectsgdognotgknow,gbutgthegpersongadministeringgthegtreatmentg
knowsgwhogisgreceivinggplacebogorgstandardgtherapy.
d. Onlygmembersgofgthegcontrolggroupgknowgtheygaregreceivinggstandardgtherapy.