Patho Quiz Chapter1

1. The manifestations of a disease are best defined as

Ective feelings of discomfort during an illness

Signs and symptoms of a disease

Factors the precipitate an acute episode of a chronic illness

Early prodromal indicators that infection is present in the body

2. The best definition for the term prognosis is

The precipitating factors causing an acute episode

The number of remissions to be expected during the course of chronic illness

The predicted outcome of likelihood of recovery from a specific disease

The exacerbations occuring during chronic illness

3. Etiology is defined as the study of

Causes of a disease

Course of a disease

Expected complications of a disease

Manifestations of a disease

4. When a group of cells in the body dies the change is called

Ischemia

Gangrene

Hypoxia

Necrosis

5. Lack of exercise during an illness may cause skeletal muscle to undergo

Hypertrophy

Dysplasia

Atrophy

Rengeneration

6. Which of the following is considered a systematic sign of disease?

Swelling of the knee

Fever

Pain in the neck

Red area on the face

7. Routine application of sun block to skin would be an example of

An iatrogenic cause of cancer

A preventative measure

A precipitaiting factor

An idipathic form of cancer

8. The term cancer refers to

Dysplasia

Hyperplasia

Metaplasia

Malignant neoplasm

9. Hypertrophy of the heart would be related to

An increase in size of the individual cells

An increase in the number of cells in an area

Replacement of normal cells by a different type of cells

A decrease in the size of individual cells

10. Apoptosis refers to

Increased rate of mitosis by certain cells

Ischemic damage to cells

Liquefaction of necrotic cells

Pre programmed cell self destruction

11. Which of the following statements is true

Alterating DNA causes immediate cell death

Damged cells may be able to repair themselves

All cells die at the same rate

Mild ischemia causes imediate cell death

12. Caseation refers to an area of necrosis where

Cell proteins have been denatured

Cells are liquefied by enzymes

Dead cells from a thick chessy substances

Bacterial invasion has occured

13. Which of the following disorders would be most likely to cause an iatrogenic disease?

An inherited disorder

A combination of specific etiologic factors

An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug

Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment

14. A tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape and show increase mitotic figures would be called

Metaplasia

Atophy

Dysplasia

Hypertrophy

15. An acute episode of a chronic disease is called

An exacerbation

A prodromal period

A complication

A sequela

16. A circumstance that causes a sudden acute episode of a chronic disease to occur is termed

Latent stage

Predisposing factor

Incidence

Precipitating factor

Patho Quiz Chapter1

1. The manifestations of a disease are best defined as

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The best definition for the term prognosis is

3. Etiology is defined as the study of

4. When a group of cells in the body dies the change is called

5. Lack of exercise during an illness may cause skeletal muscle to undergo

6. Which of the following is considered a systematic sign of disease?

7. Routine application of sun block to skin would be an example of

8. The term cancer refers to

9. Hypertrophy of the heart would be related to

10. Apoptosis refers to

11. Which of the following statements is true

12. Caseation refers to an area of necrosis where

13. Which of the following disorders would be most likely to cause an iatrogenic disease?

14. A tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape and show increase mitotic figures would be called

15. An acute episode of a chronic disease is called

16. A circumstance that causes a sudden acute episode of a chronic disease to occur is termed