PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1 BLUEPRINT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
What is dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Mutation of normal cells to abnormal cells (cancer)
What is metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Replacement of normal cells with abnormal cells
What is atrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Shrinkage of organelle size (muscle atrophy)
What is hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in organelle size (muscle grows after working
out)
What is hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in the number of cells
What is apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWERS Programmed cell death
What is ischemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Death of a tissue
What is carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS Development of cancer, occurs in 3 phases
What are the 3 phases of carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS initiation, promotion, and
progression
Genetic and congenital alterations - CORRECT ANSWERS autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive,
sex-linked, multifactorial inheritance, and chromosomal disorders
Describe the effects of stress on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS general and local adaptation due to
stress response
Explain the role of the body's normal defenses in preventing disease - CORRECT ANSWERS immune
system is self regulated through defense and attack
What is innate immunity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS plays the inflammatory role by
recognizing foreign bodies but not specific pathogens (fever)
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1 BLUEPRINT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
What is adaptive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS plays the defense role by recognizing and attacking
foreign bodies (cellular; T cells and humoral; B cells)
What is Type I hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS IgE mediated (allergies)
What is Type II hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Cytotoxic, IgG or IgM
mediated (blood transfusion)
What is Type III hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Immune complex-mediated
(autoimmune conditions)
What is Type IV hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Delayed hypersensitivity (tb
skin test)
What is immunodeficiency (HIV/AIDs) - CORRECT ANSWERS Lack of immune response that increases
vulnerability to opportunistic infections
In reference to HIV and AIDs, progression has 3 potential forms
What is an autoimmune response (provide an example) - CORRECT ANSWERS Inability for the
immune system to recognize itself (butterfly rash in systematic lupus
What factors enhance the body defenses - CORRECT ANSWERS smoking cessation, exercise,
vaccination, etc
What is allogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are both related/unrelated but have
similar tissue; blood transfusion
what is syngeneic - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are identical twins
what is autologous - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are same person
ANSWERS 2026/2027 ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
What is dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Mutation of normal cells to abnormal cells (cancer)
What is metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Replacement of normal cells with abnormal cells
What is atrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Shrinkage of organelle size (muscle atrophy)
What is hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in organelle size (muscle grows after working
out)
What is hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in the number of cells
What is apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWERS Programmed cell death
What is ischemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Death of a tissue
What is carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS Development of cancer, occurs in 3 phases
What are the 3 phases of carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS initiation, promotion, and
progression
Genetic and congenital alterations - CORRECT ANSWERS autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive,
sex-linked, multifactorial inheritance, and chromosomal disorders
Describe the effects of stress on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS general and local adaptation due to
stress response
Explain the role of the body's normal defenses in preventing disease - CORRECT ANSWERS immune
system is self regulated through defense and attack
What is innate immunity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS plays the inflammatory role by
recognizing foreign bodies but not specific pathogens (fever)
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1 BLUEPRINT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
What is adaptive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS plays the defense role by recognizing and attacking
foreign bodies (cellular; T cells and humoral; B cells)
What is Type I hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS IgE mediated (allergies)
What is Type II hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Cytotoxic, IgG or IgM
mediated (blood transfusion)
What is Type III hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Immune complex-mediated
(autoimmune conditions)
What is Type IV hypersensitivity and an example - CORRECT ANSWERS Delayed hypersensitivity (tb
skin test)
What is immunodeficiency (HIV/AIDs) - CORRECT ANSWERS Lack of immune response that increases
vulnerability to opportunistic infections
In reference to HIV and AIDs, progression has 3 potential forms
What is an autoimmune response (provide an example) - CORRECT ANSWERS Inability for the
immune system to recognize itself (butterfly rash in systematic lupus
What factors enhance the body defenses - CORRECT ANSWERS smoking cessation, exercise,
vaccination, etc
What is allogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are both related/unrelated but have
similar tissue; blood transfusion
what is syngeneic - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are identical twins
what is autologous - CORRECT ANSWERS donor and recipient are same person
