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
