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Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular health is


A) the body can generally produce elements essential for nutritional balance.
B) obese individuals are generally nutritionally healthy.
C) deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to excess nutrient delivery to other cell types.
D) a normal BMI indicates nutritional health.

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All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except


A) necrosis.
B) metaplasia.
C) atrophy.
D) hyperplasia.

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Somatic death refers to death


A) of a body organ.
B) of the entire organism.
C) of nerve cells.
D) secondary to brain damage.

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B

Metaplasia is


A) the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
B) the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
C) an irreversible cellular adaptation.
D) the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.

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An increase in organ size and function due to increased workload is termed


A) atrophy.
B) hypertrophy.
C) metaplasia
D) inflammation.

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Bacteria cause injury to cells by


A) producing exotoxins.
B) producing endotoxins.
C) producing destructive enzymes.
D) reproducing inside of host cells altering cellular function.
E) evoking an immune reaction.

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A, B, C, E

Reperfusion injury to cells


A) results in very little cellular damage.
B) results from calcium deficiency in cells.
C) occurs following nutritional injury.
D) involves formation of free radicals.

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The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is


A) hydropic swelling.
B) lactate production.
C) metaplasia.
D) intracellular accumulations.

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Viruses differ from most bacteria in that they


A) enter the host cell.
B) directly produce free radicals.
C) use the host's metabolic processes to survive and replicate.
D) do not induce an immune response.
E) do not produce toxins.

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The primary effect of aging on all body systems is


A) decreased functional reserve.
B) diseased function.
C) programmed senescence.
D) senility.

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Carbon monoxide injures cells by


A) destruction of cellular membranes.
B) reducing oxygen level on hemoglobin.
C) promotion of free radicals.
D) crystallization of cellular organelles.

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Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except


A) ischemic injury from vasoconstriction.
B) peripheral nerve damage from rebound vasodilation.
C) decreased blood viscosity.
D) crystallization of cellular components.

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The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is


A) anaplasia.
B) dysplasia.
C) metaplasia.
D) hyperplasia.

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Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular


A) atrophy.
B) death.
C) proliferation.
D) mutation.

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Infectious injury often results from


A) exotoxins.
B) endotoxins.
C) self-destruction of cells.
D) anti-inflammatory reactions.
E) enzymes from white blood cells.

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The cellular component that is most susceptible to radiation injury is the


A) membrane.
B) DNA.
C) RNA.
D) ribosomes.

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Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.


A) coagulative
B) caseous
C) liquefactive
D) fat

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C

Coagulative necrosis is caused by


A) dissolving of dead cells and cyst formation.
B) trauma or pancreatitis.
C) lung tissue damage.
D) interrupted blood supply.

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