Introductory Pathology Quiz

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What is the definition of pathology?

The study of disease by scientific methods (correct)
The study of the human mind
The study of the environment
The study of plants and animals

What is etiology in pathology?

The structural alterations in cells or tissues
The cause of the disease (correct)
The mechanism through which the cause operates to produce the pathological and clinical manifestations
The diagnostic techniques used in pathology

What are the major classes of etiologic factors?

Morphologic and Functional
Infectious and Non-infectious
Genetic and Acquired (correct)
Physical and Chemical

What is the definition of homeostasis?

The maintenance of normal structure and function in response to physiological demands (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are the common stimuli that can cause cell injury?

Physical agents, chemical agents, microorganisms, hypoxia, genetic defects, nutritional imbalances, immunologic reaction, hypoxic changes (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism of irreversible cell injury?

Destruction of cell nuclei, alternated cytosolic pH, influx of Ca & loss of Ca homeostasis, leading to activation of ATPases, phospholipases, proteases & endonucleases (A) Signup and view all the answers