Medical Quiz

Pathophysiology of Injuries and Diseases Quiz


A dislocation occurs when a ________ is pulled or twisted out of place at a joint.

A. muscle

B. ligament

C. bone

D. tendon

Select your answer:
         


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Immunology › View

You have a patient who makes autoantibodies against his own red blood cells, leading to hemolysis.  Which one of the following mechanisms is MOST likely to explain the hemolysis?

A. Neutrophils release proteases that lyse the red cells.

B. Perforins from cytotoxic T cells lyse the red cells.

C. Complement is activated, and membrane attack complexes lyse the red cells.

D. Interleukin-8 binds to its receptor on the red cells, which results in lysis of the red cells.


Degeneration Pathology › View

What is the decrease in a body part or organ that was previously of normal size called?

A. Atrophy

B. Hypertrophy

C. Regeneration

D. Hyperplasia