TEST BANK FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
osmosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The movement of water or another solvent across the cellular
membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
osmotic pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS-The tendency of water to move by osmosis.
palliative - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment aimed at increasing comfort.
phagocytosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Endocytosis that involves solid particles. Also called cell
eating.
phenotype - CORRECT ANSWERS-The outward, physical expression of genes, such as eye
color.
pinocytosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Endocytosis that involves a liquid. Also called cell drinking.
active transport - CORRECT ANSWERS-The movement of a substance from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration, against a concentration gradient.
adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Method by which cells attempt to prevent their own death
from environmental changes. They may modify their size, numbers, or types in an attempt to manage
these changes and maintain homeostasis.
cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS-The disease state associated with uncontrolled cellular growth.
Key features include rapid, uncontrolled proliferation and a loss of differentiation.
, carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The process by which cancer develops. It occurs in three
phases: initiation, promotion, and progression.
caseous necrosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Type of necrosis that occurs when the necrotic cells
disintegrate, but the cellular debris remains for months or years.
cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWERS-The semipermeable boundary containing the cell and
its components.
chromosome - CORRECT ANSWERS-a nucleotide in DNA.
coagulative necrosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Type of necrosis that usually results from an
interruption in blood flow.
congenital - CORRECT ANSWERS-Conditions involving defects or damage to a developing
fetus.
crenation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Shrinkage of a cell as a result of too much water moving out
of the cell.
curative - CORRECT ANSWERS-A goal of treatment aimed at eradicating disease.
cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWERS-A colorless, viscous liquid inside the cell that contains water,
nutrients, ions, dissolved gases, and waste products; it is where the cellular work takes place.
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-A double-stranded chain of nucleotides
called chromosomes.
differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS-A process by which cells become specialized in terms of
cell type, function, structure, and cell cycle. This process does not begin until approximately 15-60 days
after the sperm and ova unite.
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
osmosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The movement of water or another solvent across the cellular
membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
osmotic pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS-The tendency of water to move by osmosis.
palliative - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment aimed at increasing comfort.
phagocytosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Endocytosis that involves solid particles. Also called cell
eating.
phenotype - CORRECT ANSWERS-The outward, physical expression of genes, such as eye
color.
pinocytosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Endocytosis that involves a liquid. Also called cell drinking.
active transport - CORRECT ANSWERS-The movement of a substance from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration, against a concentration gradient.
adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Method by which cells attempt to prevent their own death
from environmental changes. They may modify their size, numbers, or types in an attempt to manage
these changes and maintain homeostasis.
cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS-The disease state associated with uncontrolled cellular growth.
Key features include rapid, uncontrolled proliferation and a loss of differentiation.
, carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The process by which cancer develops. It occurs in three
phases: initiation, promotion, and progression.
caseous necrosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Type of necrosis that occurs when the necrotic cells
disintegrate, but the cellular debris remains for months or years.
cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWERS-The semipermeable boundary containing the cell and
its components.
chromosome - CORRECT ANSWERS-a nucleotide in DNA.
coagulative necrosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Type of necrosis that usually results from an
interruption in blood flow.
congenital - CORRECT ANSWERS-Conditions involving defects or damage to a developing
fetus.
crenation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Shrinkage of a cell as a result of too much water moving out
of the cell.
curative - CORRECT ANSWERS-A goal of treatment aimed at eradicating disease.
cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWERS-A colorless, viscous liquid inside the cell that contains water,
nutrients, ions, dissolved gases, and waste products; it is where the cellular work takes place.
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-A double-stranded chain of nucleotides
called chromosomes.
differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS-A process by which cells become specialized in terms of
cell type, function, structure, and cell cycle. This process does not begin until approximately 15-60 days
after the sperm and ova unite.
