Pathology (FSE-214-0902) Midterm Review

abscess

An area of puss surrounded by a wall of tissue

What is the definition of disease?

Any change in the structure and function of the body as a result of injury to the tissue.

Arteriorsclerosis

Arteries become hardened and thickened

which one of 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 inflammation granule?

Caseous Necrosis

Two types of disease are:

Chronic - Acute

Lymphoma is a tumor found in

Connective tissue

Ischemia

Decreased blood flow to a part of body

Exogenous Pigmentation

Discoloration of the tissues due to pigments which entered the body from the outside.

Infarction

Dying of a tissue due to lack of oxygen

Benign tumors grow by _______ and malignant tumors grow by ________.

Expansion - Infiltration

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

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the Body causing discoloration

FALSE

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

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE Ductus arteriosas means opening between pulmonary artery and aorta fails to open

False

True or False? The study of neoplasms or tumors is called ecology

False CORRECT ANSWER: Oncology

TRUE OR FALSE Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart valve

False Correct Answer: Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart muscle.

Thrombosis

Formation of blood clot within the heart or vessels

Atherosclerosis

Formation of plaque in the arteries

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

General pathology

Signs of inflammation are

Heat - Pain - Swelling

Heredity bleeding disorder is called __________, while decreased number of platelets is called__________.

Hemophilia - Thrombocytopenia

Some of the causes of cancer are:

Heredity - Viruses - Environmental Factors - Hormones

Factors affecting cardiovascular systems include

Heredity, obesity, diet, diabete,

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

Histopathology

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

Homeostasis

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

Jaundice

Ulcer

Localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane

Aneurysm

Localized weakening and dilation of an artery wall

What is cachexia?

Malnutrition and general wasting of body, such as starvation.

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?

Necrosis

Neuroma is a tumor found in

Nervous Tissue

When the outer sac of the heart is inflamed, it is called:

Pericarditis

Inflammation of the veins is called:

Phlebitis

What are the common causes of inflammation?

Physical Irritants, Chemicals, Immunological reactants, living organisms

________ Is a form of papilloma that grows with a stem from the underlying tissue.

Polyp

Refers to the prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.

Prognosis

Hernia

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

This term describes the replacement of damaged tissue with identical tissue

Regeneration

nevus or melanoma is a cancer of:

Skin

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

Special Pathology

TRUE OR FALSE; Hyperplasia is increase in the size of the body part due to increase in number of cells

TRUE

Giloma

Tumor involving the neuroglia

Prolapse is a condition of heart ___________.

Valves

Are the veins that become dilated and tortuous:

Varicose

cyst

a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi-solid substance

hematoma

a swelling filled with blood

Alplasia

absence of body parts

Any disease which is obtained after birth

acquired

furuncle

an abscess in the deeper layer of the skin

vesicle

an elevation on the skin with fluid

embolism

an object floating through blood causing obstruction

Pandemic

diseases that affect a large number of people

pustule

elevation of skin containing pus

edema

excessive accumulation of fluid

TRUE OR FALSE Leucocytosis is the drop In number of white blood cells due to infection

false

These are diseases that are characterized by fever

febrile

A disease that results from a physicians treatment of a patient

iatrogenic

hypertrophy

increase in cell size

hyperplasia

increase in number of cells

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

infiltration

What is infarction

inflammation caused by living organisms

Arteritis

inflammation of an artery

Amyloid Degeneration

present in Alzheimer's disease

etiology

refers to the study of the causes of disease

metaplasia

regeneration of the cells after injury

atrophy

shrinkage of cells

Is the narrowing of the opening of the heart valves

stenosis

TRUE OR FALSE Dilatation and hypertrophy both describe the increase in the size of the heart.

true

chondroma

tumor of cartilage

papilloma

tumor of epithelium in the skin and mucous

adenoma

tumor of glandular epithelium

leiomyoma

tumor of smooth muscle

osteoma

tumor of the bone

angioma

tumor of vessels