FSE 214-0901 Final Exam

Cyst

"a sac-like structure, containing fluid or a semi-solid substance."

Benign tumors grow by _______ and malignant tumors by _______.

"expansion, infiltration"

eclampsia

"results in convulsions, coma and even death during pregnancy"

General Pathology

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

Special Pathology

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

Iatrogenic

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

Endometriosis

A disorder in which the tissue similar to the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus. This results in pelvic pain and irregular menstrual cycle.

Furuncle

An abscess in the deeper layer of the skin

Pustule

An elevation on the kin with pus

Acquired

Any disease which is obtained after birth

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

Leucocytosis 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

hemorrhoids

Formation of varicose veins in the rectal area

Some of the causes of cancer are______.

Heredity viruses environmental factors hormones

Phlebitis

Inflammation of the veins

lobar pneumonia

Inflammation that affects the lobes of lungs

Stenosis

Is the narrowing of the opening of the heart valves.

Ulcer

Localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane.

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

None of the above

atelectasis

Presence of any substances in the pleural cavity puts pressure on the lungs and make them collapse

Infarction

The formation of an area of necrosis in a tissue caused by obstruction in the artery supply in the artery supplying the area.

Epidural

The hemorrhage that occurs outside of the dura

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

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.

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

hypoplasia

Underdevelopment of kidney

Prolapse is a condition of heart ______

Valves

Acute, Chronic

What are the two types of diseases?

Infiltration

When substances enter the body and accumulate in excessive amount.

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?

Hematoma

a swelling filled with blood

Neuroma

a tumor found in nervous tissue

Aplasia

absence of body parts

Abscess

an area of pus surrounded by a wall of tissue

Pustule

an elevation on the skin with pus

hyperplasia

an increase in the number of cells

hypertrophy

an increase in the size of cells

Embolism

an object floating through blood causing obstruction

Arteriosclerosis

arteries become hardened and thickened

Nevus or melanoma

cancer of the skin

Necrosis

characterized by cellular swelling, changes in nature of cellular proteins, and the breakdown of cellular organelles in dead cells

Ischemia

decreased blood flow to a part of body

Cirrhosis

degeneration of the liver cells

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

dehydration rapid blood coagulation rapid decomposition

Pandemic

diseases that affect a large number of people

Edema

excessive accumulation of fluid

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart valve.

false

Gingivitis is the decaying of the teeth.

false

Thrombosis

formation of blood clot within the heart or vessels

atherosclerosis

formation of plaques in the arteries

Factors affecting cardiovascular systems

heredity obesity diet diabetes

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

homeostasis

Food poisoning

infection of the intestines

arteritis

inflammation of an artery

diverticulitis

inflammation of diverticula

Epididymitis

inflammation of epididymis

Glomerulonephritis

inflammation of glomeruli

pyelitis

inflammation of kidney pelvis

pleurisy

inflammation of pleura

bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi

pyelonephritis

inflammation of the kidney

pneumonia

inflammation of the lungs

rhinitis

inflammation of the nasal passage

oophoritis

inflammation of the ovaries

sinusitis

inflammation of the paranasal sinuses

prostatitis

inflammation of the prostate gland

Gastristis

inflammation of the stomach

uteritis

inflammation of the uterus

nephrolithiasis

kidney stones

What are the common causes of inflammation?

living organisms, physical irritants, chemicals, immunological reactants.

aneurysm

localized weakening and dilation of an artery wall

Emphysema

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

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

polyp

amyloid degeneration

present in Alzheimer's disease

hernia

protrusion of an organ through the wall in which it is contained

Hernia

protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in which it is contained

Etiology

refers to the study of the causes of disease

metaplasia

regeneration of the cells after injury

Atrophy

shrinkage of cells

cholelithiasis

stone formation in gall bladder

cryptorchidism

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

regeneration

the replacement of damaged tissue with identical tissue

Varicose

the veins that become dilated and tortuous.

glioma

tumor involving the neuroglia

osteoma

tumor of bone

chondroma

tumor of cartilage

papilloma

tumor of epithelium in th skin and mucous

adenoma

tumor of glandular epithelium

angioma

tumor of vessels

leiomyoma

tumors of smooth muslces

hematemesis

vomitting of the blood coming from stomach