UNE Pathophysiology Midterm
Questions and All Correct Answers
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Differentiate health from disease. - Answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental,
and social wellbeing. Not merely the absence of disease.
Define homeostasis - Answer The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal environment.
What are the aspects of the disease process? - Answer Definition, Etiology, Pathogenesis,
Morphologic changes, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical course, Prognosis
Define stress - Answer A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the coordinated
activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems
Factors that affect adaptation to stress - Answer *Age
*Health Status
*Psychosocial Resources
*Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select the most appropriate
response
What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Alarm
What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Resistance
What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Exhaustion
Define cellular adaptation - Answer Cells adapting to changes in the internal environment
What is a decrease in cell size? - Answer Atrophy
What is an increase in cell size? - Answer Hypertrophy
What is an increase in the number of cells? - Answer Hyperplasia
What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells? - Answer Metaplasia
, What is an abnormal cell growth of a specific tissue? - Answer Dysplasia
What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues? - Answer Anaplasia
What are causes of cellular injury? - Answer *Physical Agents
*Radiation Injury
*Chemical Injury
*Biological Agents
*Nutritional Imbalances
What is apoptosis? - Answer Programmed cell death
What is necrosis? - Answer Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living person
What is neoplasia? - Answer Disorder of altered cell differentiation and growth
Define Adenoma - Answer Benign tumor of granular epithelial tissue
Define Adenocarcinoma - Answer Malignant tumor of granular epithelial tissue
Deine Carcinoma - Answer Malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
Define Osteoma - Answer Benign tumor of the bone tissue
Define Sarcoma - Answer Malignant tumor of the connective tissue cells
Characteristics of benign neoplasms - Answer *slow, progressive rate of growth
*Inability to metasize to distant sites
*Well-differentitated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of orgin
Characteristics of malignant neoplasms - Answer *Rapid growth and wide spread
*potential to kill regardless of original location
*tend to compress blood vessels and outgrow their blood supply
*rob normal tissues of essential nutrients
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026 Updated.
Differentiate health from disease. - Answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental,
and social wellbeing. Not merely the absence of disease.
Define homeostasis - Answer The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal environment.
What are the aspects of the disease process? - Answer Definition, Etiology, Pathogenesis,
Morphologic changes, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical course, Prognosis
Define stress - Answer A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the coordinated
activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems
Factors that affect adaptation to stress - Answer *Age
*Health Status
*Psychosocial Resources
*Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select the most appropriate
response
What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Alarm
What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Resistance
What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - Answer Exhaustion
Define cellular adaptation - Answer Cells adapting to changes in the internal environment
What is a decrease in cell size? - Answer Atrophy
What is an increase in cell size? - Answer Hypertrophy
What is an increase in the number of cells? - Answer Hyperplasia
What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells? - Answer Metaplasia
, What is an abnormal cell growth of a specific tissue? - Answer Dysplasia
What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues? - Answer Anaplasia
What are causes of cellular injury? - Answer *Physical Agents
*Radiation Injury
*Chemical Injury
*Biological Agents
*Nutritional Imbalances
What is apoptosis? - Answer Programmed cell death
What is necrosis? - Answer Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living person
What is neoplasia? - Answer Disorder of altered cell differentiation and growth
Define Adenoma - Answer Benign tumor of granular epithelial tissue
Define Adenocarcinoma - Answer Malignant tumor of granular epithelial tissue
Deine Carcinoma - Answer Malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
Define Osteoma - Answer Benign tumor of the bone tissue
Define Sarcoma - Answer Malignant tumor of the connective tissue cells
Characteristics of benign neoplasms - Answer *slow, progressive rate of growth
*Inability to metasize to distant sites
*Well-differentitated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of orgin
Characteristics of malignant neoplasms - Answer *Rapid growth and wide spread
*potential to kill regardless of original location
*tend to compress blood vessels and outgrow their blood supply
*rob normal tissues of essential nutrients
