Pathology- part 1 Flashcards
- Which of the following is a seropositive arthritide?
a. Ankylosing Spondylitis
b. Psoriatic Arthritis
c. Reiter’s
d. Rheumatoid Arthritis
d. Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Which of the following does not cause a +ve HLAB27?
a. Ankylosing Spondylitis
b. Psoriatic Arthritis
c. Reiter’s
d. Rheumatoid Arthritis
d. Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Gumma is seen in which of the following?
a. Chlamydia
b. Syphilis
c. Staphylococcus
d. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
- Which stage is syphilis most transmittable?
a. During the chancre stage
b. All stages
c. When it is Gummatous
d. During the latency stage
a. During the chancre stage
- A Leiomyoma is a ___________ tumor of ___________
a. Benign; skeletal muscle
b. Benign; smooth muscle
c. Malignant; skeletal muscle
d. Malignant; smooth muscle
b. Benign; smooth muscle
- What mineral do you not give to a 50 year old man or woman who is post-menopausal?
a. Calcium
b. Magnesium
c. Selenium
d. Iron
d. Iron
- Which tumor that forms in the uterus will disappear after menopause?
a. Teratoma
b. Leiomyosarcoma
c. Leiomyoma
d. Adenocarcinoma
c. Leiomyoma
- The interstitial cells of Leydig produce?
a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. Testosterone
d. Follicle Stimulating Hormone
c. Testosterone
- Testosterone is produced by the:
a. Anterior Pituitary
b. Posterior Pituitary
c. Adrenal Medulla
d. Interstitial cells of Leydig
d. Interstitial cells of Leydig
- What is the major function of the Sertoli cells?
a. Stimulates Spermatogenesis
b. Storage
c. Maturation
d. Stimulates Testosterone production
a. Stimulates Spermatogenesis
- Which of the following is responsible for ovulation and stimulates testosterone production?
a. TSH
b. ACTH
c. LH
d. FSH
c. LH
- Which of the following does not lead to breast cancer?
a. Breast feeding
b. Familial
c. Having a child late in life
d. Early onset of menses
a. Breast feeding
- Intussusception is known as:
a. Twisting of an organ
b. Telescoping of the intestines
c. Skip lesions with the colon
d. Enlargement of the liver
b. Telescoping of the intestines
- Celiac disease (Non-Tropical Sprue) is a _____ sensitivity.
a. Glucose
b. Copper
c. Vit. E
d. Gluten
d. Gluten
- Mallory Weiss Syndrome affects which of the following areas?
a. Right Colic Flexure
b. Left Colic Flexure
c. Gastro-esophageal junction
d. Pyloric Sphincter
c. Gastro-esophageal junction
- Which of the following occurs only in the colon?
a. Crohn’s
b. Ulcerative Colitis
c. Mallory Weis
d. Zenkers Diverticulum
b. Ulcerative Colitis
- If you have glucose in the urine this indicates:
a. Diabetes Insipidus
b. Diabetes Mellitus
c. Nephritic Syndrome
d. Nephrotic Syndrome
b. Diabetes Mellitus
- With diabetes insipidus, which of the following is seen?
a. Decrease of vasopressin
b. Increase of vasopressin
c. Increase of glucose in urine
d. Decreased urination
a. Decrease of vasopressin
- Which of the following affects only the motor division of the nervous system?
a. Combined systems disease
b. Tabes Dorsalis
c. Multiple Sclerosis
d. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
d. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Which of the following affects the posterior and lateral columns?
a. Polio
b. Multiple Sclerosis
c. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
d. Combined systems disease
d. Combined systems disease
- The most common tumor of the brain is:
a. Gliomas
b. Oligodendrocytes
c. Schwannoma
d. Adenocarcinoma
a. Gliomas
- Most common location for an osteochondroma is the ____.
a. Spine
b. Hands and feet
c. Distal femur/proximal tibia
d. Skull
c. Distal femur/proximal tibia
- Which of the following is seen in the distal radius?
a. Osteochondroma
b. Giant Cell Tumor
c. Enchondroma
d. Osteoma
b. Giant Cell Tumor
- A Schwannoma is a ______ tumor of the ______.
a. Benign; neural sheath
b. Benign; nerve cell body
c. Malignant; neural sheath
d. Malignant; neural body
a. Benign; neural sheath
- If you have a peripheral demyelinating condition causing ascending paralysis and it can affect the respiratory muscles, this is most likely to be :
a. Multiple Sclerosis
b. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
c. Guillian Barre
d. Myasthenia Gravis
c. Guillian Barre
- Pheochromocytoma is seen in the _____.
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Pituitary gland
c. Adrenal medulla
d. Pineal gland
c. Adrenal medulla
- A benign tumor of skeletal muscle is:
a. Leiomyoma
b. Lipoma
c. Rhabdomyosarcoma
d. Rhabdomyoma
d. Rhabdomyoma
- The most common lung cancer is _____.
a. Small cell
b. Large cell
c. Squamous cell
d. Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
- If a patient has hartuism, obesity and anovulation, they most likely have:
a. Polycystic ovary disease
b. Leiomyoma
c. Endometriosis
d. Cervical dysplasia
a. Polycystic ovary disease
- If a patient comes in with a fat embolism, what is the most likely cause?
a. Thrombus formation
b. Broken long bone
c. Air bubble
d. Atherosclerotic plaque
b. Broken long bone
- A deep vein thrombosis has what serious consequence?
a. Pulmonary embolism
b. Recanalization
c. Dissolution
d. Occlusion
a. Pulmonary embolism
- Which one initiates the inflammation process?
a. Vasoconstriction
b. Edema
c. Vasodilation
d. Damage to tissue
d. Damage to tissue
- Which of the following is a natural killer cell?
a. Lymphocyte
b. Neutrophil
c. Basophil
d. Plasma cell
b. Neutrophil
- _____ is the most common WBC that is present in acute inflammation and bacterial infections.
a. Lymphocyte
b. Monocyte
c. Basophil
d. Neutrophil
d. Neutrophil
Never let your engine blow
- Dilation of the inner mammary and subscapular arteries, hypertension and weakness of the upper limbs with decreased lower limb pulse is seen in:
a. Cortication of the aorta
b. Aortic stenosis
c. Aortic insufficiency
d. Patent ductus arteriosis
a. Cortication of the aorta
- Which factor starts the coagulation process?
a. Stuart factor
b. Christmas factor
c. Hageman factor
d. Tissue factor
d. Tissue factor
- Vitamin that you absorb in the intestines that if you use a lot of antibiotics you won’t be able to absorb:
a. A
b. D
c. K
d. E
c. K
- The function of vitamin K is:
a. Stimulates prothrombin and thrombin
b. Stimulates fibrinogen to fibrin
c. Stimulates proline to hydroxyproline
d. Stimulates contraction of gallbladder
a. Stimulates prothrombin and thrombin
- The importance of the Thymus is:
a. Maturation of B-cells
b. Maturation of T-cells
c. Maturation of neutrophils
d. Maturation of basophils
b. Maturation of T-cells
- Another name for a berry aneurysm is a:
a. Saccular aneurysm
b. Fusiform aneurysm
c. Dissecting aneurysm
d. Cylindrical aneurysm
a. Saccular aneurysm
- Which of the following is implicated as a cause of dental carries?
a. Strep pyogenes
b. Strep viridians
c. Strep mutans
d. Strep aureus
c. Strep mutans
- The mother is a carrier for an x-linked recessive genetic anomaly but the father is not. What is the chance that the fetus will be a carrier?
a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 100%
b. 25%
- If you cut an axon, which of the following would occur?
a. Wallerian degeneration
b. Enzymatic degeneration
c. Liquefactive necrosis
d. Coagulative necrosis
a. Wallerian degeneration
- If you have a change in size, shape and function of a cell but is reversible, this is known as:
a. Metaplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Anaplasia
d. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
- The increase in size of a structure due to an increase in the number of cells is _____.
a. Aplasia
b. Atrophy
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia
d. Hyperplasia
- Enzymatic degeneration is seen in which of the following?
a. Pancreas
b. Heart
c. Brain
d. Liver
a. Pancreas
- In which of the following areas do you not see coagulative necrosis?
a. Heart
b. Brain
c. Lung
d. Liver
b. Brain
- _____ is the most common cause of “nutmeg liver”.
a. Alcoholism
b. Passive congestion of the liver
c. Hepatitis infection
d. Hepatocellular carcinoma
b. Passive congestion of the liver
- Which of the following causes the corneal discoloration of Kayser Fleischer rings?
a. Wilson’s
b. Addison’s
c. Cushing’s
d. Turner’s
a. Wilson’s
- Which of the following causes hypernatremia?
a. Hyperthyroidism
b. Hyperparathyroidism
c. Hypothyrodism
d. Hyperadrenalism
d. Hyperadrenalism
