pathology Moduel 2

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Exogenous (external) pigmentation refers to the changes in color of the skin resulting from a very bad sunburn. True or False

False

A large puss-filled knot or lesion on your body is an example of Purulent inflammation Serous inflammation Fibrinous inflammation Granulomatous inflammation

Purulent inflammation

Cellular swelling, fatty degeneration and amyloid degeneration are three examples of Regressive cellular changes Hypertrophy Necrosis Adaptive Responses

Regressive cellular changes

A lizard loses its tail in an horrific garden accident. The process of the lizard regrowing its tail is an example of A form of regeneration Physiological hyperplasia Normal hypertrophy Pathological hyperplasia

A form of regeneration

A "big box" black and white television from the days of old would have what structural abnormality if it were human? Achromatopsia Occulta Amelia Aplasia

Achromatopsia

SIDS or Sudden Infant Death, is often caused by structural abnormalities and birth defects. True False

False

What is the underlying purpose of vasoconstriction relative to inflammation? To isolate contaminates within the injury site from other body parts To slow your heart rate by limiting the flow of blood to the affected area Reduce swelling in the affected area To achieve a state of resolution

To isolate contaminates within the injury site from other body parts

The human body has the ability to regrow some internal organs that have been reduced in size, often from surgery. The spontaneous regeneration of such organs is an example of Compensatory hyperplasia Physiological hyperplasia Normal hypertrophy Pathological hyperplasia

Compensatory hyperplasia

Endogenous (internal) pigmentation could refer to the discoloration of blood pigment caused by a bruise on the skin. True or False

True

What is a primary cause of hernias? Weakness in the muscle wall that contains the affected organ Cystic Fibrosis A malformation Phocomelia

Weakness in the muscle wall that contains the affected organ


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