Pathology comprehensive exam part 1

A circumscribed collection of pus surrounded by a wall of inflammatory tissue designates a

Abscess

A localized collection of pus in any body part resulting from an invasion of pus forming bacteria is called

Abscess

Increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood is called

Active hyperemia

A disease having a sudden onset and short duration is referred to as

Acute

What condition may result from embolism

Agglutination

A mass of necrotic tissue that results from circulatory obstruction is called

Infarct

An area of necrotic tissue that results from a faulty blood supply to an area is called

Infarct

The reaction of tissue to an irritant is called

Inflammation

which of the following pathological conditions has a protective function

Inflammation

Death of a localized area of tissue is a condition known as

Necrosis

Coldest deposited into the lungs of minors would be an example of a

Occupational disease

The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed from a patient during surgery is called

Surgical pathology

Agama is a lesion of

Syphilis

Formation of a blood clot attached to the wall of a heart or blood vessel is called

Thrombosis

A free flowing particle in the blood is called

Embolus

Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissues describes

Phlegmon

Shrinkage of the uterus after menopause is called

Physiological atrophy

More than the normal total volume of blood in a body is a condition of

Plethora

The formation of pus is a process called

suppuration

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

Embolism

A foreign particle that becomes lodged in a blood vessel is called

Embolus

Melanin bears a relationship to

Endogenous pigmentation

A blister like structure that contains a serous fluid is called

Vesicle

Generalized edema of the subcutaneous tissues is

Anasarca

A term that represents a common complication of healing is

Adhesions

A disease having a slow onset and long duration is referred to as

Chronic

A general term used to designate the state of a collapse that follows severe tissue injury is

Circulatory shock

The branch of pathology dealing with various laboratory tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis is

Clinical pathology

The identification of a disease is called

Diagnosis

Which of the following predisposes a thrombosis

Disease of the blood vessels,

A blood discoloration of tissues as in a bruise is called

Ecchymosis

The technical term for a nosebleed is

Epistaxis

The thick liquid that collects around an infection site is called

Exudate

Arterial thrombosis may cause

Ischaemia

Decreased blood flow to a body part is a condition called

Ischaemia

Deficiency of blood in part of the body is known as

Ischaemia

Of the following pathological conditions the one that is most closely associated with infarction is

Ischaemia

Accumulation of blood in part due to venous obstruction is called

Passive hyperemia

Shrinkage of muscle following paralysis is an example of

Pathological atrophy

Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it are called

Predisposing conditions

the protection of the probable outcome of a disease is called

Prognosis

The division of Pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is

Special pathology

A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of competent cells describes

Hyperplasia

The increase in size of cells of an organ is

Hypertrophy

Enlargement of the heart to offset a valid valvular defect

Pathological hypertrophy

Which of the following may be considered a predisposing factor of disease

Race

An abnormal channel connecting two surfaces is called

Fistul

Blood in the sputum is referred to as

Haemoptysis

Of the following locations thrombi would likely to be found

Heart

The pathological term for a boil it is

Furuncle

the explosion of blood of a gastric origin from the mouth is

Hematemesis

An embolus may consist of

Fragments of a thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells.

Venous thrombosis may cause

Gangrene

The study of the changes of structure and function of the tissue of the body as a result of disease

Pathology

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

Regeneration

And the replacement of destroyed tissue with connective tissue is called

Repair

That branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole without regard to any particular organ or system is

General pathology

The union of two or more adjacent boils results in an inflammatory lesion that is called

Carbuncle

antibodies are found in the

Blood

The action of gastrointestinal secretions upon blood in the digestive tract caused the formation of a very dark, tarry feces or vomitus known as

Malena

Replacement of dead tissue cells with connective tissue cells is a process called

Repair

A blood clot that has formed within the heart or a blood vessel during life is referred to as

Thrombus

An area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free surface is called

Ulcer

The branch of pathology concerned with accidents in homicides is called

The medicolegal pathology

Any structural change that occurs in a disease is a

Lesion

Of the following body organs the one mainly involved in pneumoconiosis

Lung

The termination of an inflammatory reaction with the return of normal of the body part would be called

Resolution

An exciting cause of disease

Is an actual cause

The escape of blood to the vascular system is called

Hemorrhage