exam 1 extra practice question

Question 1

Due to a kidney stone trapped in the left ureter, the left kidney was not able to function. Because of this, the right kidney increased in size to pick up the slack from the left kidney. This is an example of what?

Answer 1

pathologic hypertrophy

Question 2

A 52 year old runner, notices a bunion on her right and left big toe. What example of cellular adaptation is this?

Answer 2

physiologic hyperplasia

Question 3

A 7 year old boy is getting his cast off of his left arm. He notices that his right arm looks bigger than his left, although his right arm has not gotten any bigger. What is he noticing?

Answer 3

physiologic atrophy

Question 4

Nira is on the bus and notices a man with a terrible smokers cough. Because Nira is a nursing student, she knows that that smoking habit can lead to cellular adaptation of the ciliated columnar epithelium, to squamous epithelium. What is this an example of?

Answer 4

pathologic metaplasia

Question 5

Which immunoglobulin is transferred from the mother to the fetus and is the highest percentage of Ig in the body?

Answer 5

igG

Question 6

Match the following examples of active and passive immunity.

a: passive b: active

1. __ Having the Disease
2. __ Vaccination
3. __ In utero mother to baby
4. __ Intravenous immune globulin

Answer 6

1. active
2. active
3. passive
4. passive

Question 7

Which are examples of Type I Hypersensitivities (Check all that apply)?

__ Asthma
__ Contact Dermatitis
__ Graft versus Host
__ Anaphylactic Shock
__ Hayfever

Answer 7

asthma
anaphylactic shock
hayfever

Question 8

Which is an example of a Type IV Hypersensitivity Reaction?

a) a rash on the skin 2 days after exposure to poison ivy
b) a runny nose and watery eyes immediately upon contact with pollen
c) breathing problems due to bronchospasm upon receiving
d) a drug known to cause an allergic reaction
acute rejection of a transplanted organ

Answer 8

a. a rash on the skin 2 days after exposure to poison Ivy

Question 9

What can happen if a patient is given the wrong type of blood?

Answer 9

antibodies can form and attack the transfused blood, causing a hemolytic blood reaction

Question 10

What is the name of the process of programmed cell death in which the body removes and replaces cells?

a) caseous necrosis
b) dry gangrene
c) liquefactive necrosis
d) apoptosis

Answer 10

d. apoptosis