pathology MCQs – Page 4

Practise focused pathology questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

pathology Mcqs
61. Prostate specific antigen is used as____________?
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A. Tumor marker

B. Oncogene

C. Bacterial antigen

D. Proto oncogene

62. All of the following viruses are capable of causing human cancers except________________?
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A. Parvovirus B-19

B. Epstein Barr virus

C. papilloma virus

D. Hepatitis B virus

63. The characteristic cells of chronic inflammation are all except___________?
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A. Macrophages

B. Lymphocytes

C. PMNs

D. Plasma cells

64. All of the following types of collagen except one are present in cartliage__________?
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A. 2

B. 9

C. 6

D. 4
65. Heart failure cells are seen in_______________?
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A. Heart

B. Lungs

C. Kidney

D. Liver

66. HOX gene is responsible for which malformation_____________?
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A. Gorlin syndrome

B. Polysyndactyly

C. Holoprosencephaly

D. Mayer Rokitansky syndrome

67. Which of the following has least capacity for regeneration_________________?
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A. Skeletal muscle

B. Cardiac muscle

C. All of the above

D. Neurons

68. Extravasation of blood in to the tissues with resulting swelling is called_____________?
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A. Hemothorax

B. Heamoperitonium

C. Hematoma

D. Heamopericardium

69. Which of the following is not an indicative of hemorrhage_____________?
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A. Ecchymosis

B. Melanosis

C. Malena

D. Petechiae

70. The most reliable post mortem features of left sided cardiac failure is____________?
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A. Systemic venous congestion

B. Oedematous ankles

C. Chronic venous congestion of lungs

D. Enlargement of spleen and liver

71. Keratin pearls with downward proliferation of epithelial masses is characteristic of_______________?
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A. Epidermoid carcinoma

B. Basal cell carcinoma

C. Squamous cell carcinoma

D. Melanoma

72. Neurologic abnormalities occur with_______________?
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A. Foliate deficiency anemia

B. Pernicious anemia

C. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

D. Both B and C
73. A infant with cleft lip, palate, polydactly, microcephaly with holoprosencephaly, ectodermal scalp defect is suffering from ?
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A. Turner syndrome

B. Trisomy 13

C. Trisomy 18

D. Trisomy 21

74. Important components of collagen synthesis, wound strength and contraction include all of the following EXCEPT ?
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A. Vitamin C

B. Vitamin D

C. Myofibroblasts

D. Fibroblasts

75. The host tissue response in acute inflammation is all except______________?
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A. Granulomatous

B. Cytopathic

C. Exudative

D. Necrotizing

76. A patients urine with a particular protein appears normal, but on standing it becomes dark. The dark colour disappears on heating. The patent is suffering from______________?
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A. Multiple myeloma

B. Infectious mononcleosis

C. Osteoporosis

D. T cell tumour

77. Venous emboli are most often lodged in_____________?
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A. Intestines

B. Heart

C. Kidneys

D. Lungs
78. Not sequelae of cellular events in atheroscierotic infarction_____________?
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A. Neutrophilic infiltration

B. Astrocytes

C. Ingress of macrophages

D. Intense eosinophilia

79. Neoplasia of blood vessel is called______________?
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A. Hematoma

B. Papilloma

C. Lymphosarcoma

D. Angioma
80. The increase in size of individual cells is referred as______________?
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A. Hypodontia

B. Differentiation

C. Hypertrophy

D. Hyperplasia