FSE-214-0901 Final
Cyst
"A sac-like structure, containing fluid or a semi-solid substance."
Infiltration
"When substances enter the body and accumulate in excessive amount, it is called.
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?"
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 :
Comminuted
A fracture in which a bone is crushed or splintered is called _________.
Hematoma
A swelling filled with blood
Abscess
An area of pus surrounded by a wall of tissue :
Hyperplasia
An increase in the number of cells
Embolism
An object floating through blood causing obstruction :
acquired
Any disease which is obtained after birth :
expansion; infiltration
Benign tumors grow by ________ while malignant tumors grow by ________
False
Cachexia is associated with patients who have good nutrition, wasting away of the body, and exhibit starvation.
Ischemia
Decreased blood flow to a part of body
Pandemic
Diseases that affect a large number of people :
Infarction
Dying of a tissue due to lack of oxygen
endometriosis
Endometrial tissue is the tissue present in the lining of the uterus but when it is found elsewhere is causes problems such as pain, swelling and bleeding. This condition is called ________________.
Edema
Excessive accumulation of fluid :
Thrombosis
Formation of blood clot within the heart or vessels :
hemorrhoids
Formation of varicose veins in the rectal are called :
Calcium
Hyperparathyroidism increases the level of ________ in the blood.
Osteoporosis
In this condition, bones become porous, brittle, and have tendency to break easily. What is it?
lobar pneumonia
Inflammation that affects the lobes of the lungs is called:
Ulcer
Localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane:
Nervous Tissue
Neuroma is a tumor found in :
skin
Nevus or melanoma is a cancer of :
atelectasis
Presence of any substances in the pleural cavity puts pressure on the lungs and make them collapse, a condition indicated with the term _____.
Etiology
Refers to the study of the causes of disease
"dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater"
The brain and spinal cord are protected by 3 layers of protective membranes called the meninges. These meninges are :
Febrile
These are diseases that are characterized by fever.
cerebral palsy
This nervous system disease is not caused by an infection and is not progressive in nature. It is found in children. What is it?
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 ____________.
False
True or False Body's response to tissue injury by burning is called infection.
False
True or False Gingivitis is the decaying of teeth.
False
True or False Goiter is the decrease in size of thyroid gland that may be caused by the deficiency of iodine in the body.
True
True or False Hyperplasia is increase in the size of the body part due to increase in number of cells
False
True or False Nervous system is divided into two parts; central nervous system and anatomical nervous system.
False
True or False Pathology is the study of the tissues which have been removed from the body.
False
True or False The study of neoplasms or tumors is called ecology.
True
True or False There are two types of tumors : benign and malignant
False
True or False Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the body causing discoloration :
True
True or False Skin infections due to fungi are known as dermatomycoses.
True
True or false Dermoid cyst is a common cyst found on the walls of the ovaries that contain greasy material produced by sebaceous glands.
Hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of kidney is called _________.
Acute and Chronic
What are the two types of diseases :
Caseous Necrosis
Which on 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?
Homeostasis
Which one of the following is not a cause of cellular injury?
cryptoorchidism
_________ is a condition in males when the testes do not descend down to the scrotum before birth.
Polyp
_________ is a form of papilloma that is grown with a stem from the underlying tissue.
osteosarcoma
_________ is a malignant tumor of the bones.
Emphysema
__________ is not infection but is long term chronic deterioration and destruction of lung tissue.
Scoliosis
______________ is a developmental disorder in which the spinal cord contains an abnormal curvature.
giantism
abnormally tall person
Aplasia
absence of body parts.
Furuncle
an ascess in the deeper layer of the skine
Vesicle
an elevation on the skin with fluid
Pustule
an elevation on the skin with pus
hypertrophy
an increase in the size of cells
diabetes mellitis
disease due to insufficient insulin produced by the body.
achondroplasia
dwarfism
acromegaly
enlargement of some bones in the skull, hands and feet.
kyphosis
humpback condition
cretinism
hypothyroidism that causes dwarfism and mental retardation in children
bursitis
inflammation of a bursae
neuritis
inflammation of a nerve
epididymitis
inflammation of epididymis
glomerulonephritis
inflammation of glomeruli
pyelitis
inflammation of kiney pelvis
pyelonephritis
inflammation of the kidney
oophoritis
inflammation of the ovaries
prostatitis
inflammation of the prostate gland
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord
uteutis
inflammation of the uterus
epilepsy
interference with the normal electric activity of the brain
nephrolithiasis
kidney stones
melanoma
malignant tumor of the skin
Amyloid Degeneration
present in Alzheimer's disease
Hernia
protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in which it is contained.
Metaplasia
regeneration of the cells after injury
eclampsia
results in convulsions, coma and even death during pregnancy
hyperparathyroidism
results in softening bones
parkinson's disease
shaking palsy that develops later in life
atrophy
shrinkage of cells
ostomalacia
softening of bones in adults
Rickets
softening of bones in children
concussion
temporary grogginess due to blow to the head
glioma
tumor involving the neuroglia
chondroma
tumor of cartilage
papilloma
tumor of epithelium in the skin and mucous
adenoma
tumor of glandular epithelium
osteoma
tumor of the bone
angioma
tumor of vessels
leiomyoma
tumors of smooth muscles
