Pathology FSS 144 Quarter Final Review

A dilated portion of an artery is referred to as

Aneurysm

The formation of a cavity is called

Cavitation

______ is a nervous system disorder affecting children but it is not a progressive type of condition

Cerebral palsy

Inflammation of the gallbladder is called

Cholecystitis

A general term used to designate the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury. There is depressed vital signs, shallow breathing and cold and clammy skin especially in the extremities.

Circulatory shock

Arteriosclerosis is a disease primarily involving the

Circulatory system

A type of autopsy performed to demonstrate significant disease processes within the body and their relation to clinical findings versus diagnosis

Clinical autopsy

A type of fracture in which two parts of the bone are not touching

Complete

_______ is a rare yet deadly type of nervous system disease. It is also known as a "slow virus"

Creutzfeldt-Jakob

The replacement of destroyed tissue with the same kind of tissue is a process called

Regeneration

Various pathological processes indicating a disturbance in cell metabolism are called

Regressive tissue changes

Which of the following is considered exogenous pigmentation _____

Stone Dust

A hemorrhage during which the blood escapes the inside of the dura mater is called

Subdural

How can kidney infections reach the kidneys?

Through the bloodstream, by migrating up from the lower part of the urinary tract.

A toxic condition associated with renal insufficiency is

Uremia

_______ is due to a disease kidney not able to filter waste products out of the blood. This of course can be serious and even fatal.

Uremia

Inflammation of the ureters is called ____

Ureteritis

______ is the inflammation of the uterers, those paired structure carrying urine received from the kidney pelvis.

Ureteritis

Vaginitis is inflammation of the

Vagina

Of the items listed, which are lifestyle choices which can lead to cardiovascular disease? 1. Tobacco use and fatty foods 2. Little exercise and high stress 3. Excessive alcohol use 4. Diet low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium

1,2 and 3

A disease resulting from adrenal gland deficiency and characterized by bronzing of the skin is known as

Addison's disease

Mechanism of death includes recovery and preservation of evidence

False

When the bladder is full of urine, it leaves the body through the ureter to the outside of the body

False

The form of anemia that is due to malfunction of the hematopoietic tissue resulting in a decrease production of red blood cells is identified by the term

Primary

Which of the following are signs of a disease process? 1. Redness and swelling 2. Pain and itching 3. Nausea and swelling 4. Altered function and heat

2 and 3

The diagram above represents the second main category of pneumonia. You find inflammation in the bronchi which spread to the lungs. It is observed as spotty scattering throughout the lungs.

Bronchopneumonia

______ is defined as inflammation of the kidney pelvis and the kidney itself

Pyelonephritis

The presence of serum protein in the urine is called

Albuminuria

A result of a cerebral hemorrhage could be

All of these (cerebral vascular accident, stroke, apoplexy)

A deficiency of red blood cells or a deficiency of hemoglobin is a condition referred to as

Anemia

A disease characterized by obesity and muscular weakness associated with abnormal function of the adrenal gland

Cushing's syndrome

The functions of bone include

Protection of internal organs, storage or warehouse for minerals, attachment points for muscles (all of these)

Select the correct answer(s) that indicate(s) why pathology is important to the embalmer

All of these (To understand the benefits derived from the post-mortem examination, to recognize the pathological conditions which require special procedures in the removal, handling, preparation, and disposition of human remains, to recognize, prior to and during the procedure of embalming, the problems presented by disease processes and etiological factors)

Which of the following might be a postmortem condition of cirrhosis

All of these? (jaundice, ascites, edema)

You can also expect to find a fever and weight loss in a person with osteoarthritis

False

_____ often accompany glomerulonephritis, kidney infections and tumors. You will find blood in the urine.

Hematuria

Breast cancer is an example of a tumor likely to occur in women having had this disease. This describes which cause of cancer?

Hereditary

Which are example of developmental disease of bone?

Achrondroplasia, Scoliosis

Increased arterial circulation leading to congestion

Active hyperemia

Inflammation of a joint is called

Arthritis

The typical lesions of the rheumatic heart disease are

Aschoff bodies

This is a lower respiratory disease t hat is a form of allergy. The signs and symptoms include hypersecretion of mucous and spasm of the muscles in the bronchi. "Wheezing" is a key characteristic of this form of allergy when air is trying to pass through obstructed airways!

Asthma

A disease associated with islets of Langerhans of the pancreas marked by an insufficient production of insulin is

Diabetes Mellitus

Blockage of a blood vessel by some foreign object floating to the site in the blood stream is called

Embolism

Long-term exposure to ultra-violet rays of the sun is an example of which cause of cancer?

Environmental factors

The term _______ refers to the study of the causes of disease

Etiology

_______ is defined as a sudden increase in the severity of a disease

Exacerbation

_______ is the basic functional and structural unit of the kidney tissue. They consist of a renal corpuscle and renal rubule

Nephron

Sometimes disease of the kidney can result from the hardening of the arteries and arterioles of the kidney. Name this disease

Nephrosclerosis

Exposure of those who work with paints is an example of which type of cancer?

Occupational exposure

A disease that may be attributed to nervous tension is

Pancreatitis

Acromegaly is a disease resulting from over-activity of which of the following endocrine glands?

Pituitary

Cardiac insufficiency might be the result of which of the following?

Rheumatic fever

Inflammation of the fallopian tubes is called

Salpingitis

This patient has chronic dandruff caused by excessive secretion of sebum. The name of this non-infectious skin disease is

Seborrheic dermatitis