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Porth Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 2nd Canadian Edition Test Bank

Chapter 01: Concepts of Health and Disease

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Which of the following would be the most likely cause of an iatrogenic disease?
• An inherited disorder
• A combination of specific etiological factors
• An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug
• Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment

ANS: C REF: 6

2. The manifestations of a disease are best defined as the:

• subjective feelings of discomfort during a chronic illness.
• signs and symptoms of a disease.
• factors that precipitate an acute episode of a chronic illness.
• early indicators of the prodromal stage of infection.

ANS: B REF: 6

3. The best definition of the term prognosis is the:

• precipitating factors causing an acute episode.
• number of remissions to be expected during the course of a chronic illness.
• predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease.

• exacerbations occurring during chronic illness.

ANS: C REF: 7

• Which of the following is considered a systemic sign of disease?
• Swelling of the knee
• Fever
• Pain in the neck
• Red rash on the face

ANS: B REF: 6

5. Etiology is defined as the study of the:

• causes of a disease.
• course of a disease.
• expected complications of a disease.
• manifestations of a disease.

ANS: A REF: 5

• A type of cellular adaptation in which there is a decrease in cell size is referred to as:
• hypertrophy.
• metaplasia.
• anaplasia.
• atrophy.

ANS: D REF: 8

• A change in a tissue marked by cells that vary in size and shape and show increased mitotic

figures would be called:

• metaplasia.
• atrophy.
• dysplasia.
• hypertrophy.

ANS: C REF: 8

• A deficit of oxygen in the cells usually due to respiratory or circulatory problems is called:
• apoptosis.
• ischemia.
• hypertrophy.
• necrosis.

ANS: B REF: 9

9. When a group of cells in the body dies, the change is called:

• ischemia.
• gangrene.
• hypoxia.
• necrosis.

ANS: D REF: 10

• Rigorous weight lifting/body building regimens may result in the skeletal muscle cells

undergoing:

• hypertrophy.
• dysplasia.
• atrophy.
• regeneration.

ANS: A REF: 8

11. The term cancer refers to:

• dysplasia.
• hyperplasia.
• metaplasia.
• malignant neoplasm.

ANS: D REF: 9

• To which of the following does the term apoptosis refer?
• Increased rate of mitosis by certain cells
• Ischemic damage to cells
• Liquefaction of necrotic tissue
• Preprogrammed cell self-destruction

ANS: D REF: 9

• Which of the following statements is TRUE?
• Alteration of DNA does not change cell function.