Pathology for Embalmers - PHT 413 Week Midterm

Agent(s) that may arouse an inflammatory reaction is/are allergens infections excessive heat trauma all of the above none of the above

All of the above allergens infections excessive heat trauma

The absence of one or more limbs is referred to as

Amelia

The formation of biliary calculi is called

Cholelithiasis

Which of the following organisms cause food poisoning

Clostridium perfringes, Clostridium bolulinum, Staphylococcus aureus

This type of hepatitis is transmitted through contaminated food and water

Hepatitis A - Infectious hepatitis

This type of hepatitis is transmitted through use of contaminated needles

Hepatitis B - Serum hepatitis

Which of the following organism(s) cause stomatitis

Herpes simplex I, Treponema pallidum

Decrease in the size of the uterus in a postmenopausal woman is an example of

Physiological atrophy

A disease having sudden onset and short duration is called

acute

An acute viral infection of the upper respiratory tract is

acute rhinitis

Bands of scar tissue that bind together two anatomic surfaces

adhesions

Complete urinary suppression is called

anuria

The deceased dies from chronic hepatitis, the practitioner should expect to find,

ascities

A disease characterized by a collapse or airless condition of the lung is termed:

atelectasis

A rounded elevation of tissue containing a serous fluid is called

blister & vesicle

This is characterized by a hypersensitivity to various allergens such as dust, mold, pollen or animal dander

bronchial asthma

A condition of the lung that is characterized by irreversible dilation of the bronchial walls is termed

bronchioectasis

The union of two or more boils results in which of the following inflammatory lesions

carbuncle

Inflammation of the gall ducts is called

choleangitis

Inflammation of the organ that stores bile is called

cholecystites

The branch of pathology dealing with various laboratory tests on bodily fluids & tissues that are used in making a diagnosis:

clinical

Inflammation of the large intestines is called:

colitis

The most prevalent of all the digestive cancers

colon/rectal cancer

This occurs when one kidney is removed or destroyed and the remaining one gets larger

compensatory hypertrophy

A disease the begins prior to birth and is obvious at birth is said to be

congenital

Inflammation of the nasal passage is termed:

coryza

A bluish discoloration in the tissues due to poor oxygen supply during life is called

cyanosis

A hereditary disease of exocrine glands, especially affecting the respiratory system and pancreas which leads to dyspnea, wheezing and thick sputum

cystic fibrosis

inflammation of the urinary bladder is called

cystitis

The determination of the nature and cause of disease is called

diagnosis

This type of gangrene results from interference in the arterial supply of a body part without the invasion of saprophytes

dry gangrene

The extreme loss of weight due to malnutrition and repeated hemorrhage

emaciation

A barrel chest is characteristic of:

emphysema

An over distention of the pulmonary air sacs with air is called

emphysema

An accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity is referred to as

empyema

This type of disease is more or less continuously present in a community

endemic

Melanin is an example of

endogenous pigmentation brownish/black pigment in the epidermis

Inflammation of the small intestines is referred to as

enteritis

This type of disease attacks a large number of persons in a community at the same time

epidemic

The study of the cause of disease is called

etiology

A sudden increase in the severity of a disease is referred to as a(

exacerbation

The thick liquid that collects around an infection site is called

exudate

A disease that shows no recognizable lesions is called

functional

Inflammation of the stomach is referred to as

gastritis

Inflammation of the gums is called

gingivitis

A condition involving sugar in the urine is called

glycosuria

The manner in which a disease develops defines

pathogenesis

Muscles of a paralyzed limb, wasting away of the body during starvation, lack of endocrine stimulation, would be examples of

pathological atrophy

A 57 year old man with a long history of hypertension dies suddenly. At autopsy he is found to have a very large heart. This is an example of

pathological hypertrophy

Shrinkage of the mammary glands after lactation is an example of

physiological atrophy

This results from an excess amount of exudate in the pleural spaces

pleura effusion

A chronic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust particles is known as

pneumoconiosis

This type of pneumonia can cause lung infections with those who have a weakened immune system/ immune compromised persons, especially seen in AIDS/HIV

pneumocystits carinii pneumonia

An acute inflammation of the lung is referred to as

pneumonia

Which of the following would Mycoplasma pneumoniae cause

primary atypical pneumonia/viral pneumonia

Repair is describe as the

process of healing

The prediction of the probable outcome of disease would be termed

prognosis

A purulent exudate contains

pus

A cavity containing pus and surrounded by an inflamed tissue

pustule

A Suppurative inflammation of the kidney & renal pelvis is referred to as

pyelonephritis

Which of the following is/are a predisposing cause(s) of disease

race, environment, gender

Replacement of tissue by the exact same type of tissue is referred to as

regeneration

Which of the following is formed when salts in urine form a precipitate

renal calculi

Termination of an inflammatory process with the involved body part returned back to its normal state is called

resolution

This respiratory condition is caused by viruses, bacteria, changes in barometric pressure, airplane flights and may follow tooth extraction

sinusitis

The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is referred to as

special

Which of the following may cause pharyngitis

spicy food

If the esophagus becomes too narrow for food to pass, what is this condition referred to as

stenosis

Inflammation of the mouth is called

stomatitis

This type of hernia is one in which the blood supply is cut off resulting in gangrene and peritonitis

strangulated hernia

A number of symptoms taken together which indicates the presence of a particular disease is a

syndrome

In hydronephrosis

the kidney can become extremely dilated with urine

Suppuration may be define as

the process of pus formation

Which of the following does not fit into the cardinal sign of inflammation

these are the cardinal signs heat/calor redness/rubor swelling/tumor pain/dolor altered function

Inflammation of the respiratory tube that bifurcates into the bronchi is called:

tracheitis

The granulomatous lesion of tuberculosis is the

tubercle

A circumscribed area of necrosis of the skin in which dead cells are sloughed off describes

ulcer

An area of necrotic tissue in which dead cells are sloughed from a free surface is referred to as a(an

ulcer

Inflammation of the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is called

ureteris

This intestinal problem involves a twisting of the colon around itself

volvulus

Inflammation of the tongue is referred to as

Glossitis

The pathological death of a tissue which is part of the living body is called

necrosis

This results from blood vessel malformation of the skin; it may be raised or flat and is often involves the face

Vascular Nevis

A decrease in a body part or organ that was previously of normal size

Atrophy

This type of gangrene is due to obstruction of venous outflow from an area

Moist gangrene

Varicosity of the veins around the rectum is condition

hemorrhoids

An increase in the size of a body part, due to an increase in the number of cells is called

hyperplsia

An increase in the size of a body part, due to an increase in the functional demands made on in is called

hypertrophy

Failure of the kidneys to develop to normal size would be an example of

hypoplasia

A disease of unknown origin is called

idiopathic

The process of a substance passing into and being deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue or organ is said to be

infiltration

The reaction of a tissue to an irritant is called

inflammation

Bronchopneumonia is characterized by

inflammation of the lungs that is focused in the small bronchi

This intestinal problem involves a telescoping the intestines

intussception

Dry gangrene may also be referred to as

ischemic necrosis

Which of the following might be postmortem condition the digestive system

jaundice, ascites, rapid decomposition

Any recognizable change in the anatomy or structure of a tissue defines

lesion

The branch of pathology concerned with accidents and homicides

medico-legal

The replacement of one type of normal tissue by another type of normal in an area of the body where the second tissue does not exist describes

metaplasia

Individuals with asthma and chronic rhinitis are susceptible to developing

nasal polyps