Pathology Quiz 2
The granulomatous lesion of tuberculosis is the...
Tubercle
A term that represents a common complication of healing is...
Adhesions
Inflammation of the large intestine is called...
Colitis
A nevus is...
Commonly referred to as a mole
A disease having a sudden onset ad short duration is referred to as...
Acute
Complete urinary suppression is called...
Anuria
Anthracosis is caused by...
Coal dust
A disorder of the pituitary gland characterized by intense thirst and the excretion of large amounts of urine is...
Diabetes Insipidus
Which of the following diseases would be characterized by glycosuria?
Diabetes Mellitus
Pregnancy in which the fertilized egg attempts to develop outside the uterus is called...
Ectopic
Inflammation of the brain is...
Encephalitis
A condition characterized by periodic disturbances of consciousness is known as...
Epilepsy
A benign neoplasm of connective tissue is...
Fibroma
Arterial thrombosis may cause...
Ischemia
A condition characterized by the softening of bone is...
Osteomalacia
Accumulation of blood in a body part due to venous obstruction is called...
Passive Hyperemia
Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect is...
Pathological Hypertrophy
Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it are called...
Predisposing Conditions
The form of anemia that is due to malfunction of the hematopoietic tissue is identified by the term...
Primary
The prediction of the probable outcome of a disease is called...
Prognosis
Inflammation of the fallopian tubes is called...
Salpingitis
A number of symptoms take together which indicates the presence of a particular disease is a...
Syndrome
Which of the following is a disease which is not caused by a specific organism?
Hemophilia
The accumulation of an abnormal amount of fluid around the testicle is called...
Hydrocele
An excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain ventricles produces a condition called...
Hydrocephalus
A collection of urine in the kidney pelvis is known as...
Hydronephrosis
Of the following body organs, the one mainly involved in pneumoconiosis is the...
Lung
Melanoma is...
Malignant epithelium tissue
Spread of tumors via the lymph or bloodstream is known as...
Metastasis
A benign tumor of muscle tissue is called a...
Myoma
The study of the changes in structure and function of the body as a result of disease is called...
Pathology
When signs of a disease disappear, the disease is said to be in a state of...
Remission
An abnormal channel connecting two surfaces is called a...
Fistula
The branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system is...
General Pathology
Of the following locations, thrombi would likely be found in the...
Heart
The expulsion of blood of a gastric origin from the mouth is...
Hematemesis
Enlargement of the breasts during lactation is...
Physiological hypertrophy
A circulatory disorder that is often to occur as an after-effect of a diseased heart valve is...
Embolism
A marked decrease in the number of leukocytes in the blood is referred to as...
Leukopenia
A malignant neoplasm composed of fatty connective tissue is called...
Liposarcoma
The suffix "patty" means...
Disease
The union of two or more adjacent boils results in an inflammatory lesion that is called a...
Carbuncle
Bruised tissue is also called a(n):
Contusion
A condition characterized by a bluish discoloration due to lack of oxygen in the blood is...
Cyanosis
