Pathology

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Arterial thrombosis may cause

ischemia

Glomerulonephritis affects the capillaries of the

kidneys

type of pigmented benign neoplasm

nevus

Inflammation of the testis is

orchitis

benign neplasm

ostemoa

A sudden attack of inflammation of the pancreas usually associated with severe upper abdominal pain. Symptoms include acute nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating and fever. This condition is commonly caused by gall stones as well as chronic alcohol consumption, trauma, medications, infections. It is treated with supportive measures.

panceratitis

The thin yet tough outermost layer of bones. Its many collagen fibers support the bone and firmly connect it to surrounding structures. Cells within this layer play a vital role in growth and repair of bony tissue. This acts like the skin of the bone.

periosteum

A congenital deficiency of pituitary secretion may result in which conditions

pituitary dwarfism

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

plethora

Inflammation of the rectum is called

proctitis

A disease which shows an alternating increase and decrease in the severity of its symptoms is

recurrent disease

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

resolution

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

rheumatic fever

Which of the following conditions is caused by a deficiency of some sort?

rickets

Secondary syphilis symptoms

-rash, on genitalia and prominent on palms and soles

Aneurysms are disorders primarily involving

arteries

Phenol is also called:

carbolic acid

Arteriosclerosis involving arteries of the brain may be expected to lead to ___.

cerebrovascular accident

When contact with HCHO causes inflammation, this is classified as ____ etiology.

chemical

The formation of calculi in the gall bladder is called

cholelithiasis

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

circulatory shock

The name for the chronic end-stage liver disease where in functional cells of the liver are replaced by a lower form of cells is:

cirrhosis

nevus

common referred as a mole

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

diabetes mellitus

Which of the following disease would be associated with the pancreas?

diabetes mellitus

Which of the following diseases would be characterized by glycosuria

diabetes mellitus

A tumor-like swelling filled with blood may be called a

hemetoma

thrombi would likely be found in the

heart

Of the following neoplasms, the one that is malignant and composed of blood vessel is called

hemangiosarcoma

A childhood disease characterized by faulty ossification of bone is

rickets

This organ is located just inferior to your rib cage on your left side. It is a soft spongy organ that performs several critical jobs and can easily be damaged. it filters out and destroys old and damaged blood cells, plays a key role in fighting infection by producing lymphocytes and acts as a first line of defense against invading pathogens, and it stores red blood cells and platelets which aid in clotting. When this organ is inflamed or enlarged, the condition is known as:

splenomegaly

Treponema pallidum is an organism which will cause

syphilis

I am a fibrous connective tissue that attaches your muscles to your bones or other structures and I help give it the ability to move. What am I?

tendon

The granulomatous lesion of tuberculosis is the

tubercle

form of emboli

tumor cells bacteria fragments of thrombi

A glioma is:

tumor of nerve tissue

The condition in which the structure and function of the body is altered as a result of injury to the tissue is called:

disease

When a thrombus is released into the blood stream, it is then known as a(n)

emboli

A circulatory disorder that is often found to occur as an after-effect of a diseased heart valve is

embolism

A disease commonly referred to as the mumps is

epidemic parotitis

An abnormal channel connecting two surfaces is called a(an)

fistula

The prefix "sarco" means

flesh

The pathological term for a boil is

furuncle

Inflammation of the stomach is called

gastritis

Inflammation of the tongue is called

glossitis

Complete urinary suppression is called

anuria

Inflammation of the large intestine is called

colitis

These types of bones are found in areas such as the vertebrae and certain bones of the skull and pelvis. They can vary in size and shape.

irregular

Inflammation of the fallopian tubes is called

salpingitis

Chondroma:

benign

The body fluid most closely associated with thrombopenia is

blood

thrombus

blood clot within the heart or vessesl

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

abcess

A disorder that does not primarily involve the blood is

hypertophy

A mass of necrotic tissue that results from circulatory obstruction is call a(n)

infarct

It is characteristic of leukemia to be accompanied by a massive proliferation of

leukocytes

A marked decrease in the number of leukocytes in the blood is referred to as

leukopenia

This system is comprised of a network of organs, nodes, ducts and vessels that make or move fluid from tissues to the bloodstream .This system also makes up the majority of your immune system including the tonsils, adenoids, spleen and thymus.What might this system be?

lymphatic system

This is the central or inner most cavity inside of a bone where red and/or yellow bone marrow is stored. It is the cavity where bone marrow is extracted.

medullary cavity

A neoplasm that is malignant and pigmented is a:

melanoma

This condition manifests as hypothyroidism in adult like and can affect women over 40 more than men and caused by the failure of the pituitary gland to correctly signal the thyroid gland to do its job. The patient may exhibit low body temperature; slow metabolism, weight gain, severe mental changes such as hallucinations or seizures or coma; significant swelling over the body with swollen eyes and thickening of the tongue; difficulty breathing. Responds to administration of thyroid hormones .

myexedma

myoma

benign tumor of uterine tissue


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