Pathophysiology MCQ With Answers Pdf
Pathophysiology MCQ With Answers Pdf
1. Hypertrophy of a muscle is due to
(A) Increase in number of cells
(B) Increase in size of cells
(C) Decrease in number of cells
(D) Abnormal shape of cells
Ans - B
2. Replacement of one epithelium by other is
(A) Metaplasia
(B) Hyperplasia
(C) Aplasia
(D) Atrophy
Ans - A
3. Most of the iron in RBCs is located in
(A) Ferritin
(B) Myoglobin
(C) Hemoglobin
(D) Cytochromes
Ans - C
4. In iron excess state, which should be avoided
(A) Vitamin C
(B) Vitamin E
(C) Folic acid
(D) Plant flavonoids
Ans - C
5. Pernicious anemia is a form of which class of anemia
(A) Macrocytic megaloblastic
(B) Macrocytic non megaloblastic
(C) Microcytic hypochromic
(D) Microcytic normochromic
Ans - A
6. Sickle cell anemia is caused by replacement of glutamic acid in beta globin chain of Hb by
(A) Arginine
(B) Valine
(C) Histidine
(D) Leucine
Ans - B
Pathophysiology MCQ With Answers Pdf
7. Which part of the human body is affected in case of osteoporosis
(A) Colon
(B) Skin
(C) Bones
(D) Kidney
Ans - C
8. The shape of normal red blood cells is
(A) Spherical
(B) Sickle shape
(C) Crescent shape
(D) Disc shape
Ans - D
9. What diagnostic test can be used to determine GFR as well as glomerular damage
(A) Renal scan
(B) Urinalysis
(C) Intravenous pyelogram
(D) Creatinine clearance
Ans - D
10. Erythropoietin promotes the synthesis of .............. in the bone marrow
(A) Monocytes
(B) Platelets
(C) Red blood cells
(D) Lymphocytes
Ans - C
11. The most common complication of rheumatoid arthritis is
(A) Loss of hair
(B) Amenorrhoea
(C) Carpal tunnel syndrome
(D) HIV
Ans - C
12. When the aetiology of a disease is unknown, the disease is said to be
(A) Idiopathic
(B) Chronic
(C) Acute
(D) Acquired
Ans - A
Pathophysiology MCQ With Answers Pdf
13. Gout is a disorder of
(A) Metabolism
(B) Catabolism
(C) The nervous system
(D) None of the Above
Ans - A
14. Destruction of red blood cells is called
(A) Phagocytes
(B) Leukaemia
(C) Haematrocrit
(D) Haemolysis
Ans - D
15. Bilirubin is a waste product released during the breakdown of
(A) Mast cells
(B) RBCs
(C) WBCs
(D) Platelets
Ans - B
16. Jaundice is also known as
(A) Icterus
(B) Hemophilia
(C) Anemia
(D) Hypercholesterolemia
Ans - A
17. Anemia arises due to deficiency of
(A) Iron
(B) Vitamin B12
(C) Folic acid
(D) Any of the Above
Ans - D
18. IBD is inflammatory disorder of which part
(A) Liver
(B) Spleen
(C) Intestine
(D) Lung
Ans - C