Pathology for Embalmers - PHT 413 Week 1

The formation of biliary calculi is called

Cholelithiasis

Which of the following organisms cause food poisoning

Clostridium perfringes, Clostridium bolulinum, Staphylococcus aureus

Inflammation of the tongue is referred to as

Glossitis

This type of hepatitis is transmitted through contaminated food and water

Hepatitis A - Infectious hepatitis

This type of hepatitis is transmitted through use of contaminated needles

Hepatitis B - Serum hepatitis

Which of the following organism(s) cause stomatitis

Herpes simplex I, Treponema pallidum

A disease having sudden onset and short duration is called

acute

Bands of scar tissue that bind together two anatomic surfaces

adhesions

The deceased dies from chronic hepatitis, the practitioner should expect to find,

ascities

Inflammation of the gall ducts is called

choleangitis

Inflammation of the organ that stores bile is called

cholecystites

The branch of pathology dealing with various laboratory tests on bodily fluids & tissues that are used in making a diagnosis:

clinical

Inflammation of the large intestines is called:

colitis

The most prevalent of all the digestive cancers

colon/rectal cancer

A disease the begins prior to birth and is obvious at birth is said to be

congenital

The determination of the nature and cause of disease is called

diagnosis

The extreme loss of weight due to malnutrition and repeated hemorrhage

emaciation

This type of disease is more or less continuously present in a community

endemic

Inflammation of the small intestines is referred to as

enteritis

This type of disease attacks a large number of persons in a community at the same time

epidemic

The study of the cause of disease is called

etiology

A sudden increase in the severity of a disease is referred to as a(

exacerbation

A disease that shows no recognizable lesions is called

functional

Inflammation of the stomach is referred to as

gastritis

Inflammation of the gums is called

gingivitis

Varicosity of the veins around the rectum is condition

hemorrhoids

A disease of unknown origin is called

idiopathic

This intestinal problem involves a telescoping the intestines

intussception

Which of the following might be postmortem condition the digestive system

jaundice, ascites, rapid decomposition

Any recognizable change in the anatomy or structure of a tissue defines

lesion

The branch of pathology concerned with accidents and homicides

medico-legal

The manner in which a disease develops defines

pathogenesis

The prediction of the probable outcome of disease would be termed

prognosis

Which of the following is/are a predisposing cause(s) of disease

race, environment, gender

The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is referred to as

special

If the esophagus becomes too narrow for food to pass, what is this condition referred to as

stenosis

Inflammation of the mouth is called

stomatitis

This type of hernia is one in which the blood supply is cut off resulting in gangrene and peritonitis

strangulated hernia

A number of symptoms taken together which indicates the presence of a particular disease is a

syndrome

This intestinal problem involves a twisting of the colon around itself

volvulus