Pathology Notes FSE 214

General

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

None of the above

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

Iatrogenic

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

Acquired

Any disease which is obtained after birth:

Varicose

Are the veins that become dilated and tortuous:

Expansion - Infiltration

Benign tumors grow by _______ and malignant tumors by _______.

False

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

True

Carcinoma is the leading cause of respiratory cancer in the United States:

False

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart valve:

True

Dermoid cyst is a common cyst found on the walls of ovary that contain greasy material produced by sebaceous glands:

True

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

False

Ductus arteriosus means opening between pumonary artery and aorta fails to open:

Endometriosis

Endometrial tissue is the tissue present in the lining of uterus but when it is found elsewhere it cause problems such a pain, swelling and bleeding. This condition is called:

False

Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the body causing discoloration:

Heredity - Obesity - Diet - Diabete

Factors affecting cardiovascular systems include;

True

Failure of the kidney to filter waste products out is called as uremia:

Dehydration - Rapid blood coagulation - Rapid decomposition

For an embalmer, infections of the digestive system can lead to several problems, such as:

Hemorrhoids

Formation of varicose veins in the rectal are is called __________.

False

Gingivitis is the decaying of the teeth:

False

Gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and HIV are sexually transmitted disease that are caused by viruses and that is why they are difficult to control:

Liver

Hepatitis attaches too?

x=Hemophilia and y=Thrombocytopenia

Heredity bleeding disorder is called [x] while decreased number of platelets is called [y].

True

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

Phlebitis

Inflammation of the veins is called:

Lobar pneumonia

Inflammation that affects the lobes of lungs is called as:

Viruses

Influenza and common cold are caused by _____.

Stenosis

Is the narrowing of the opening of the heart valves:

False

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

Ulcer

Localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane is called ___.

Connective Tissue

Lymphoma is tumor found in:

Transport gases

Main function of respiratory system is:

False

Nervous system is divided into two parts; central nervous system and anatomical nervous system:

Nervous tissue

Neuroma is a tumor found in:

Skin

Nevus or melanoma is a cancer of:

False

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

Atelectasis

Presence of any substances in the pleural cavity puts pressure on the lungs and make them collapse, a condition indicated with the term _______."

True

Prognosis refers to the prediction of the probable outcome of a disease

Valves

Prolapse is a condition of heart ______.

Heat - Pain - Swelling

Signs of inflammation are:

Heredity - Viruses - Environmental factors - Hormones

Some of the causes of cancer are______:

dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

The brain and spinal cord are protective by three layers of protective membranes called the meninges. These meninges are :

False

The study of neoplasms or tumors is called ecology:

Febrile

These are diseases that are characterized by fever:

Cerebral palsy

This nervous system disease is not caused by any infection and is not progressive in nature. It is found in children. What is _____:

Regeneration

This term describe the replacement of damaged tissue with identical tissue:

Epidural

Trauma to the head may result into cerebral hemorrhage which are often categorized based on where they occur in relation to the meninges. The hemorrhage that occurs outside of the dura is called:

Acute and Chronic

Two types of diseases are:

Hypoplasia

Underdevelopment of kidney is called ______.

Living organisms - Physical irritants - Chemicals - Immunological reactants

What are the common causes of inflammation?

Malnutrition and general wasting of body, such as starvation

What is cachexia:

Inflammation caused by living organisms

What is infection:

A change in the function of the body as a result of injury to the tissue

What is the definition of disease?

Jaundice

When bilirubin accumulates in the body it causes yellowish discoloration. This condition is called:

Infiltration

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

Pericarditis

When the outer sac around the heart is inflammed, it is called ____.

Caseous Necrosis

Which on the following is a form of necrosis in which a cheeselike substance is located at the center of an area of pink necrosis surrounded by inflammatory granule:

Necrosis

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?

Homeostasis

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

Polyp

is a form of papilloma that grown with a stem from the underlying tissue:

Emphysema

is not infection but is long term chronic deterioration and destruction of lung tissue:

Mastectomy

is surgical removal of a breast:

Cryptoorchidism

is the condition in males when testes do not descend down to the scrotum before birth:

Rabies

is the infection of nervous system that results from animal bites such as dogs and raccoons: