FSE 214 Pathology Midterm Prep

Any disease which is obtained after birth

Acquired

Two types of diseases are

Acute and chronic

Match the information to the terms

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 names of conditions with the terms:

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

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?

Caseous necrosis

Benign tumors grow by ____ and malignant tumors by ____

Expansion, infiltration

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

False

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart valves.

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

False

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

False

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

False

The study of neoplasms or tumors is called ecology

False

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

False (they have bad nutrition)

These are diseases that are characterized by fever

Febrile

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

General pathology

Match names of tumors with their description

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

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

Heredity, Obesity, Diet, & Diabetes

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

Heredity, Viruses, Environmental factors, Hormones

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

Homeostasis

Match the terms with their 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

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

Infiltration

Match the terms with the definitions:

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

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?

Necrosis

Neuroma is a tumor found in

Nervous tissue

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

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

Inflammation of the veins is called

Phlebitis

What are the common causes of inflammation?

Physical irritants, immunological reactants, living organisms, chemicals

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

Polyp

This term describes the replacement of damaged tissue with identical tissue

Regeneration

Nevus or melanoma is a cancer of

Skin

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

Special pathology

Is the narrowing of the opening of the heart valves

Stenosis

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

True

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

True

There are two types of tumors: benign and malignant

True

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

Prolapse is a condition of heart ____

Valves

Are the veins that become dilated and tortuous

Varicose

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

iatrogenic