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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 –
UTA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question :The organelle that is involved in cellular
respiration and is likes tot he development of oxidative stress is known as the
Correct answer:Mitochondria
Question :Cells develop into tissues with specialized
structure and function through the process of
Correct answer:Differentiation
Question :A cell's typical response to a decrease in
trophic signal
Correct answer:Atrophy
Question :Cell death by necrosis is
Correct answer:often a response to inflammation
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Question :You are caring for a female patient who has
reported a noticeable decrease in breast size and muscle mass. Which condition and cause is the most likely explanation?
Correct answer:Menopause
Question :The changes seen in cells adapting to stressors
that promote metaplasia
Correct answer:can change from one cell to another
Question :Cellular atrophy results in
Correct answer:decrease in tissue volume due to a
decrease in cell size
Question :Treatment of chronic conditions associated
with cerebral atrophy
Correct answer:are targeted toward slowing neuronal
injury and atrophy
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Question :Which of the following hormones is secreted
form the anterior pituitary:
Somatostatin Growth Hormone GHRH IGH-1
Correct answer:Growth hormone
Question :What is a diagnostic test for cervical dysplasia?
Correct answer:Cervical punch biopsy
Question :Which reactive oxygen species is scavenged by
catalase?
Correct answer:Hydrogen peroxide
Question :What is the term to describe cells that are
enlarged with darkened nuclei and abnormal chromatin?
Correct answer:Dysplastic
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Question :A person's phenotype can best be described as
Correct answer:traits that are observable and apparent
Question :A person's genotype can best be described as
Correct answer:the genetic makeup of a person
Question :Which of the following conditions follows
Mendelian pattern of recessive inheritance?Coronary artery disease Down Syndrome Marfan Syndrome Tay-Sachs disease
Correct answer:Tay-Sachs disease
Question :Which of the following follows a multifactorial
pattern of inheritence?Coronary artery disease Down Syndrome Marfan Syndrome