Pathology Quiz Chapter 10

which of the following refers to the inflammation of small pouches of the large intestine?

Divertculitis

what refers to the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity?

Peritonitis

What may be considered a predisposing factor of disease?

Race

a blood clot that has formed within the heart or a blood vessel during life is referred to as a/n:

Thrombus

An area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free surface is called a/n:

Ulcer

Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue describes:

abcess

what disorder is caused by the livers inability to metabolize iron?

bronze diabetes

what refers to gallstones?

cholelithiasis

what is a chronic, degenerative disorder of the liver resulting in hardening of the liver?

cirrhosis

Bilirubin is a product of the breakdown of what?

hemoglobin

Hepatocelluar carcinoma is a cancer affecting what?

liver

what is not typically a disease characteristic of liver disorder?

lower-left quadrant pain

That branch of pathology concerned with accidents and homicides is called:

medico-legal pathology

purge that resembles coffee grounds appearing from the mouth and nose of the deceased originates from where?

stomach

what refers to a twisting of the bowel on itself, causing obstruction associated with a prolapsed mesentery?

volvulus