PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 1
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
A body builders muscles will display hyperplasia
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False- will display HYPERTROPHY
Barret esophagus syndrome is an example of dysplasia
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False- it's metaplasia
Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue
caused by an increase in the number of cells
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False
Hypertrophy can occur in the size of an organ or tissue caused by
an increase in the number of cells
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False
Mortality correct answer Deals with the cause of death in a
population
, Incidence correct answer Deals with the number of new cases
in a population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence correct answer Number of people with the disease
in a population in a given time
Morbidity correct answer The effect of an illness on ones life
Which is not true of the cytoskeleton?
A) It controls the shape and movement
B) cilia and flagella are microtubule filled extensions
C) It includes peroxisomes and proteasome correct answer C)
The cytoskeleton does not contain peroxisomes and proteasomes
Which of the following move across the cell membrane via
diffusion? correct answer Oxygen
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following are false regarding cell communication?
A) Endocrine signaling depends on hormones
B) Neurotransmitters act through synapses
C) G-protein linked receptors act through an on-off switch
D) Paracrine signaling releases a chemical into the extracellular
fluid that affects its own activity. correct answer D
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
A body builders muscles will display hyperplasia
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False- will display HYPERTROPHY
Barret esophagus syndrome is an example of dysplasia
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False- it's metaplasia
Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue
caused by an increase in the number of cells
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False
Hypertrophy can occur in the size of an organ or tissue caused by
an increase in the number of cells
A) True
B) False correct answer B) False
Mortality correct answer Deals with the cause of death in a
population
, Incidence correct answer Deals with the number of new cases
in a population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence correct answer Number of people with the disease
in a population in a given time
Morbidity correct answer The effect of an illness on ones life
Which is not true of the cytoskeleton?
A) It controls the shape and movement
B) cilia and flagella are microtubule filled extensions
C) It includes peroxisomes and proteasome correct answer C)
The cytoskeleton does not contain peroxisomes and proteasomes
Which of the following move across the cell membrane via
diffusion? correct answer Oxygen
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following are false regarding cell communication?
A) Endocrine signaling depends on hormones
B) Neurotransmitters act through synapses
C) G-protein linked receptors act through an on-off switch
D) Paracrine signaling releases a chemical into the extracellular
fluid that affects its own activity. correct answer D
