Quiz - Chapter 2
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1.
Which of the following terms is best described by a decrease in workload, use, pressure, or blood supply?
A.
Physiologic atrophy
B.
Pathologic atrophy
C.
Hypertrophy
D.
Hyperplasia
2.
What is the appropriate term for the reversible replacement of one mature cell by another?
A.
Metaplasia
B.
Hyperplasia
C.
Dysplasia
D.
Normal
3.
Which of the following is the most common cause of cellular injury?
A.
Free radical–induced injury
B.
Chemical injury
C.
Hypoxia
D.
Dysplasia
4.
Which of the following chemicals is able to increase intracellular calcium concentrations and affects the nervous and hematopoietic systems?
A.
Carbon monoxide
B.
Carbon tetrachloride
C.
Lead
D.
Mercury
5.
A person has a collection of blood that is located between the skull and the dura. Which of the following best describes this blood collection?
A.
Epidural hematoma
B.
Contusion
C.
Subdural hematoma
D.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
6.
An infant is brought into the emergency department with an altered level of consciousness. You consider possible shaken baby syndrome. Which of the following head injuries is found with shaken baby syndrome?
A.
Epidural hematoma
B.
Subdural hematoma
C.
Subarachnoid hematoma
D.
Dural hematoma
7.
Which of the following terms best describes a tear or rip of the skin, with a jagged and irregular edge?
A.
Abrasion
B.
Incision
C.
Laceration
D.
Avulsion
8.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a stab wound?
A.
The injury is deeper than it is long.
B.
The injury is longer than it is deep.
C.
There is a broken bone.
D.
There is significant crush injury.
9.
What is the appropriate term for fragments of burning or unburned pieces of gunpowder that are embedded in the epidermis?
A.
Exit wound
B.
Stippling
C.
Blow-back
D.
Tattooing
10.
Which term best describes oxygen failing to reach the blood?
A.
Suffocation
B.
Strangulation
C.
Drowning
D.
Petechiae
11.
Which of the following is the best term for excessive glucose in the bloodstream?
A.
Hypolipidemia
B.
Hyperlipidemia
C.
Hypoglycemia
D.
Hyperglycemia
12.
The best definition of heat exhaustion is which of the following?
A.
Chilling or freezing of the cells
B.
Cramping of voluntary muscles
C.
Hemoconcentration from salt and water loss
D.
Life-threatening condition
13.
Which of the following statements regarding altitude and illness is TRUE?
A.
Caisson disease occurs when descending too quickly while diving.
B.
High-altitude pulmonary edema is the result of hypoxia and increased pulmonary blood flow.
C.
Gas emboli are caused by oxygen bubbles.
D.
Blast injuries rarely cause injury.
14.
Which of the following pigments is correctly paired with its color?
A.
Melanin—brown-black
B.
Hemosiderin—green-black
C.
Blue nevus—brown-black
D.
Bilirubin—yellow-brown
15.
Which of the following is the best term for nuclear dissolution and lysis of chromatin by action of hydrolytic enzymes?
A.
Autolysis
B.
Pyknosis
C.
Karyorrhexis
D.
Karyolysis
16.
Which of the following terms best describes death of a cell from hypoxia, generally due to ischemia in the lower extremities?
A.
Coagulative necrosis
B.
Liquefactive necrosis
C.
Fat necrosis
D.
Gangrenous necrosis
17.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding apoptosis?
A.
An active process of cellular self-destruction
B.
A process that deletes cells during embryonic development
C.
Local cell death following severe and sudden injury
D.
Nuclear and cytoplasmic shrinkage of a cell
18.
Which of the following is a TRUE statement regarding calcium in cells?
A.
Calcium salts accumulate in healthy, living cells with normal body function.
B.
Dystrophic calcification occurs in chronic tuberculosis.
C.
Metastatic calcification occurs in damaged tissue.
D.
Psammoma bodies are individual calcium molecules.
19.
Which of the following most likely occurs in tuberculous infections?
A.
Coagulative necrosis
B.
Liquefactive necrosis
C.
Fat necrosis
D.
Caseous necrosis
20.
Which of the following concepts on aging is correct?
A.
The maximal life span on humans is 80 to 100 years.
B.
Men outlive women in most countries.
C.
The maximal life span changes every decade.
D.
The concept of aging is well understood and documented.
Quiz - Chapter 2