Formative 1

Question 1

What is the name of the main effector cell in acute inflammation?

Answer 1

Neutrophil polymorph

Question 2

What is the name of the cells that produce collagen in fibrous scarring?

Answer 2

Fibroblasts

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of acute inflammation?
1. Glandular fever
2. Leprosy
3. Appendicitis
4. Tuberculosis

Answer 3

Appendicitis

Question 4

Which of the following does granulomatous inflammation occur?
1. Crohn’s disease
2. Acute appendicitis
3. Infectious Mononucleosis
4. Lobar pneuomonia

Answer 4

Crohn’s disease

Question 5

Which of the following is a chronic inflammatory process from its start?
A. Appendicitis
B. Cholecystitis
C. Infectious
mononucleosis
D. Lobar pneumonia

Answer 5

Infectious mononucleosis

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of hyperplasia?\
1. Bodybuilder’s biceps
2. Enlarged left ventricle
3. Benign prostate enlargement
4. Wasting of quadriceps after immobilisation

Answer 6

Benign prostate enlargement

Question 7

Which one of the following is not an example of apoptosis?
1. Loss of cells from tips of duodenal villi
2. Loss of cells during embryogenesis
3. Renal infarction
4. Graft versus host disease

Answer 7

Renal infarction

Question 8

Which one of the following is an example of atrophy?
A. Biceps of a body builder
B. Uterus in pregnancy
C. Brain in dementia
D. Prostate in older age

Answer 8

Brain in dementia

Question 9

What is the pattern of differentiation of
metaplastic cells lining of the bronchi of
cigarette smokers?

Answer 9

Ciliated epithelium -> squamous epithelium

Question 10

What process is defined by formation of solid mass of blood constituents within an intact vascular system during life?

Answer 10

Thrombosis

Question 11

Name a drug that inhibits platelet aggregation?

Answer 11

Aspirin