FSE 214 Pathology Midterm Prep

General pathology

A branch of pathology that deals with general or broad disease processes such as necrosis

None of the above (the answer is Histo-pathology)

A branch of pathology that studies changes which occur in cells of the body at the microscopic level

Special pathology

A branch of pathology that studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems

iatrogenic

A disease that results from a physician's treatment of a patient

Acquired

Any disease which is obtained after birth

Varicose

Are the veins that become dilated and tortuous

Expansion, infiltration

Benign tumors grow by ____ and malignant tumors by ____

False

Body's response to tissue injury by burning is called infection

False (they have bad nutrition)

Cachexia is associated with patients who have good nutrition, wasting away of the body, and exhibit starvation

False

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart valves.

True

Dilatation and hypertrophy both describe the increase in the size of the heart

False

Ductus arteriosus means opening pulmonary artery and aorta fails to open

False

Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the body causing discoloration

Heredity, Obesity, Diet, & Diabetes

Factors affecting cardiovascular systems include: (select all that apply)

True

Hyperplasia is increase in the size of the body part due to increase in number of cells

Phlebitis

Inflammation of the veins is called

Stenosis

Is the narrowing of the opening of the heart valves

False

Leukocytosis is the drop in number of white blood cells due to infection

Arteriosclerosis: arteries become hardened and thickened Arteritis: inflammation of an artery Atherosclerosis: formation of plaques in the arteries Aneurysm: localized weakening and dilation of an artery wall

Match names of conditions with the terms:

Glioma: tumors involving the neuroglia Chondroma: tumor of cartilage Papilloma: tumor of epithelium in the skin and mucous Osteoma: tumor bone Adenoma: tumor of glandular epithelium Leiomyoma: tumors of smooth muscles Angioma: tumor of vessels

Match names of tumors with their description

Aplasia: Absence of body parts Etiology: Refers to the study of the causes of disease Hernia: Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in which it is contained Pandemic: Diseases that affect a large number of people Cyst: "A sac-like structure, containing fluid of a semi-solid substance"

Match the information to the terms

Ischemia: Decreased blood flow to a part of body Thrombosis: Formation of blood clot within the heart of vessels Infarction: Dying of a tissue due to lack of oxygen Hematoma: A swelling filled with blood Embolism: An object floating through blood causing obstruction Edema: Excessive accumulation of fluid

Match the terms with the definitions:

Hyperplasia: an increase in the number of cells Amyloid Degeneration: present in Alzheimer's disease Atrophy: shrinkage of cells Hypertrophy: an increase in the size of cells Metaplasia: regeneration of the cells after injury

Match the terms with their definitions

Ulcer: localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane Abscess: an area of pus surrounded by a wall of tissue Vesicle: an elevation on the skin with fluid Furuncle: an abscess in the deeper layer of the skin Pustule: an elevation on the skin with pus

Match the terms with their definitions:

Nervous tissue

Neuroma is a tumor found in

Skin

Nevus or melanoma is a cancer of

False

Pathology is the study of the tissues which have been removed from the body

Valves

Prolapse is a condition of heart ____

Heredity, Viruses, Environmental factors, Hormones

Some of the causes of cancer are ____. Choose all correct answers.

False

The study of neoplasms or tumors is called ecology

True

There are two types of tumors: benign and malignant

Febrile

These are diseases that are characterized by fever

Regeneration

This term describes the replacement of damaged tissue with identical tissue

Acute and chronic

Two types of diseases are

Physical irritants, immunological reactants, living organisms, chemicals

What are the common causes of inflammation?

Infiltration

When substances enter the body and accumulate in excessive amount, it is called

Caseous necrosis

Which of the following is a form of necrosis in which a cheese-like substance is located at the center of an area of pink necrosis surrounded by inflammatory granule?

Necrosis

Which one of the following is characterized by cellular swelling, changes in nature of cellular proteins, and the breakdown of cellular organelles in dead cells?

Homeostasis

Which one of the following is not a cause of cellular injury?

Polyp

____ is a form of papilloma that grows with a stem from the underlying tissue