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  1. A patient with chronic gastroesophageal reflux develops columnar epithelium with goblet cells in the distal esophagus. This is termed?

    Answer: Barrett esophagus

    Barrett esophagus is intestinal metaplasia of the esophageal lining, a risk factor for adenocarcinoma.

  2. Which cellular adaptation refers to an increase in the SIZE of individual cells, as seen in cardiac muscle under hypertension?

    Answer: Hypertrophy

    Hypertrophy is enlargement of cells; cardiac myocytes cannot divide so they enlarge.

  3. The presence of Auer rods in a bone marrow aspirate is diagnostic of which condition?

    Answer: Acute myeloid leukemia

    Auer rods are needle-like azurophilic granules found in myeloblasts of AML.

  4. Amyloid deposits appear apple-green birefringent under polarized light when stained with?

    Answer: Congo red

    Congo red stain produces the characteristic apple-green birefringence of amyloid.

  5. Which of the following is a benign tumor of smooth muscle commonly arising in the uterus?

    Answer: Leiomyoma

    A leiomyoma (fibroid) is a benign smooth-muscle tumor of the myometrium.

  6. In acute inflammation, which leukocyte is typically the FIRST to arrive at the site of injury?

    Answer: Neutrophil

    Neutrophils are the predominant early responders in acute inflammation.

  7. A germ-cell tumor of the ovary containing hair, teeth, and sebaceous material is best classified as a?

    Answer: Mature cystic teratoma

    A mature cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst) contains tissues from all three germ layers.