Exam 1 A

Question 1

Decrease in the size of a tissue, organ or the entire body?

Answer 1

Atrophy

Question 2

Thymus undergoing involution; Ovaries, uterus and breasts after menopause; bones and muscles in elderly are all examples of?

Answer 2

physiologic atrophy

Question 3

Kidneys involved with atherosclerosis; Alzheimer Dementia are both examples of?

Answer 3

pathologic atrophy

Question 4

Increase in the size of tissues or organs due to enlargement of individual cells?

Answer 4

hypertrophy

Question 5

Enlargement of skeletal muscles in body builders due to weights an example of?

Answer 5

physiologic hypertrophy

Question 6

Increased workload of heart and left ventricular pressure overload due to hypertension examples of?

Answer 6

pathologic hypertrophy

Question 7

Adaptive increase in the number of cells that can cause enlargement of tissues or organs?

Answer 7

hyperplasia

Question 8

Increased estrogens for endometrial tissue and polyps of the colon or stomach examples of?

Answer 8

hyperplasia

Question 9

Uterine smooth muscles cells during pregnancy and Prostrate BPH that increase size and number of glands and stroma both examples of?

Answer 9

hypertrophy with hyperplasia

Question 10

Adaptive change of one cell type for another to suit the environment?

Answer 10

metaplasia

Question 11

bronchial epithelium changing to squamous and gastric or glandular change of GE junction in Barrett Esophagus both examples of?

Answer 11

metaplasia

Question 12

Disordered growth of tissues resulting from chronic irritation or infection?

Answer 12

dysplasia

Question 13

Detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or CIN example of?

Answer 13

dysplasia

Question 14

Undifferentiated and uncontrolled growth of cells?

Answer 14

anaplasia

Question 15

The hallmark of malignant transformation?

Answer 15

anaplasia

Question 16

Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, cancer of the lung, malignant melanoma, renal cell carcinoma all examples of?

Answer 16

anaplasia