Pathophysiology - Chapter 4 (Evolve)

A characteristic of a stab wound includes: a. the injury is deeper than it is long. b. the injury is longer than it is deep. c. there is a broken bone. d. there is significant crush injury.

A. The injury is deeper than it is long.

Tuberculous infections are likely to result in a form of necrosis called: a. coagulative. b. liquefactive. c. fat. d. caseous.

D. Caseous

The appropriate term to identify the nuclear dissolution and destruction of chromatin by action of hydrolytic enzymes is: a. autolysis. b. pyknosis. c. karyorrhexis. d. karyolysis.

D. Karyolysis

The appropriate term for fragments of burning or unburned pieces of gunpowder that are embedded in the epidermis is: a. exit wound. b. stippling. c. blowback. d. tattooing.

D. Tattooing

Which term describes oxygen failing to reach the blood? a. Suffocation b. Strangulation c. Drowning d. Petechiae

A. Suffocation

The process of atrophy is a result of: (select all that apply) a. aging. b. lack of blood supply. c. work demand. d. hormonal stimulation. e. need to replace lost cells.

A. Aging B. Lack of blood supply D. Hormonal stimulation

A patient with a collection of blood located between the skull and the dura is diagnosed with a condition referred to as a(n): a. epidural hematoma. b. contusion. c. subdural hematoma. d. abrasion.

A. Epidural hematoma

The pigment correctly paired with its color is: a. melanin: brown-black. b. hemosiderin: green-black. c. blue nevus: brown-black. d. bilirubin: yellow-brown.

A. Melanin: brown-black

The appropriate term for the reversible replacement of one mature cell by another is: a. metaplasia. b. hyperplasia. c. dysplasia. d. atypical hyperplasia.

A. Metaplasia

Which statement is true with regard to calcium? a. Calcium salts accumulate in healthy, living cells with normal body function. b. Dystrophic calcification occurs in chronic tuberculosis. c. Metastatic calcification occurs in damaged tissue. d. Psammoma bodies are individual calcium molecules.

B. Dystrophic calcification occurs in chronic tuberculosis

A decrease in workload, use, pressure, or blood supply appropriately describes: a. physiologic atrophy. b. pathologic atrophy. c. hypertrophy. d. hyperplasia.

B. Pathologic atrophy

A tear or rip of the skin with a jagged and irregular edge is described as a(n): a. abrasion. b. incision. c. laceration. d. avulsion.

C. Laceration

The term apoptosis is appropriately defined as: a. second-messenger system. b. autostimulation. c. programmed cell death. d. pass-it-on signal.

C. Programmed cell death