Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology Study Guide

6. In which of the following mutations do the lungs and digestive system of the body get clogged by thick, sticky mucus? a. Sickle cell anemia b. Thalassemia c. Huntington’s disease d. Cystic fibrosis 7. Which of the following statements is not true about benign neoplasm cells? a. Able to metastasize b. Originate from parent cells c. Expand slowly d. Do not recur after excision 8. Paraneoplastic syndrome occurs in which of the following circumstances? a. Benign neoplasm cells b. Malignant neoplasm cells c. Dysplasia d. Metaplasia 9. When cancer cells penetrate and infect distant organs by penetrating through the blood vessels, the spread is known as __________________. a. Hematogenous b. Lymphatic c. Angiogenesis d. Metastatic 10. The tumor marker Alpha fetoprotein is used to diagnose the presence of which of the following cancers? a. Prostate cancer b. Blood cancer c. Liver cancer d. Breast cancer The answer key is found on page 131.

Chapter One Practice Exam 1. Under which of the following types of cellular adaption do the stem cells of the body undergo genetic reprogramming? a. Atrophy b. Metaplasia c. Hypertrophy d. Hyperplasia 2. Cellular swelling is an example of which of the following cell injuries? a. Reversible cell injury b. Fatty changes c. Necrosis d. Irreversible cell injury 3. Hemochromatosis is caused by an accumulation of which substance? a. Glycogen b. Protein c. Fatty d. Iron 4. The presence of an extra copy of a chromosome is known as ________________. a. Diploid b. Down Syndrome c. Aneuploidy d. Monosomy 5. When one of the chromosomes breaks and the broken fragment attaches itself to another chromosome, the situation is referred to as _________________ type of down syndrome. a. Trisomy 21 b. Mosaicism c. Translocation d. Chromosome 21

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