MDN 6000 MNT Test 1 Questions And
100% Correct Answers
The cellular response to injury is determined by what? Answer the capacity to react,
adapt and repair itself
Injury and disease can cause a excessive accumulation of what, that interferes with
metabolism? Answer water, lipids, proteins, pigments and minerals within the cell
Hyaline mixtures are deposits of what? Answer proteins like collagen, fibrin and amyloid
Atrophy results from a(n) ________________ in cell size. Answer decrease
Hypertrophy is a(n) _________________ in cell size. - Answer increase
What is hyperplasia? - Answer increase in number of cells
What is metaplasia? - Answer replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
that may be less mature.
What is dysplasia? - Answer deranged cellular growth
What can dysplasia result in? - Answer abnormalities of size, shape, or function
Dysplasia changes are usually considered to be ________________? - Answer
precancerous
,What are three contributing factors to infection occurring? - Answer 1) pathogen must
be present
2) host must susceptible to infection
3) environment must be supportive to the pathogen's survival and growth
Name some individual's factor that influence susceptibility to disease. - Answer - Gender
- Age
- Nutritional Status
- Physical Activity
- Hormones
- Stress
Name WBC's (leukocytes) - Answer - monocytes (macrophages)
- neutrophils
- basophils
- eosinophils
- lymphocytes
Lymphocytes include: - Answer - T cells
- B cells
- Natural killer cells (NK cells)
_____________ blood cells outnumber ________________ blood cells 3:1 in the body. -
Answer White / Red
What is phagocytosis? - Answer monocytes and macrophages ingest and destroy
bacteria, aged cells, and neoplastic cells
, What are mast cells important for? - Answer allergies
T lymphocytes (T cells) were named for the ___________ gland where they _____________
and differentiate. - Answer Thymus / Mature
What is NOT a good indicator of nutrition status? - Answer Prealbumin / albumin levels
What lab values may aid in the determination of an etiologically based malnutrition
diagnosis? - Answer - CRP
- blood glucose levels
- total WBC count
The physiological response to starvation is ____________ metabolic rate. - Answer
reduced
40% loss of lean body mass (LBM) results in what? - Answer Death - usually from
pneumonia
30% loss of lean body mass (LBM) results in what? - Answer too weak to sit, pressure
sores, pneumonia, no healing
20% loss of lean body mass (LBM) results in what? - Answer decreased healing,
weakness, infection
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