Chapter 2 Quiz

A patient with pneumonia has low oxygen supply to tissues. This is:

• Hypoxia
• Anoxia
• Infarct
• Necrosis

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Hypoxia.

A bodybuilder’s muscles enlarge due to weightlifting. This is:

• Hypertrophy
• Atrophy
• Metaplasia
• Necrosis

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Hypertrophy.

What does "Dysplasia" mean?

• Abnormal cell growth, often precancerous
• The body’s protective response to injury or infection
• Death of tissue
• A protein produced by the body to neutralize an antigen

Answer explanation

"Dysplasia" means Abnormal cell growth, often precancerous.

What does "Inflammation" mean?

• The body’s protective response to injury or infection
• A hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen
• Abnormal cell growth, often precancerous
• An area of dead tissue due to lack of blood supply

Answer explanation

"Inflammation" means The body’s protective response to injury or infection.

A child with a peanut allergy develops hives and swelling after exposure. This is:

• Immunodeficiency
• Autoimmunity
• Allergy
• Trauma

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Allergy.

What does "Gangrene" mean?

• Spread of cancer cells from one site to another
• An increase in the size of cells
• Necrosis with bacterial infection
• A hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen

Answer explanation

"Gangrene" means Necrosis with bacterial infection.

A 35-year-old has a high BMI and is at risk for diabetes and heart disease. This is:

• Cachexia
• Obesity
• Hypertrophy
• Hyperplasia

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Obesity.

Complete absence of oxygen supply to tissue is termed:

• Hypoxia
• Anoxia
• Necrosis
• Gangrene

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Anoxia.

What does "Malignant" mean?

• An increase in the number of cells
• A reduced ability of the immune system to fight infections
• A tumor that invades surrounding tissue and metastasizes
• Spread of cancer cells from one site to another

Answer explanation

"Malignant" means A tumor that invades surrounding tissue and metastasizes.

What does "Obesity" mean?

• Death of tissue
• Having a BMI greater than 30
• The death rate in a population
• A tumor that invades surrounding tissue and metastasizes

Answer explanation

"Obesity" means Having a BMI greater than 30.