PATHOLOGY FOR FUNERAL SERVICE TERMS 2026/2027 ||
FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION || DISEASE PROCESSES,
POSTMORTEM CHANGES & MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of disease, specifically, the
study of the structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease.
gross pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - studies changes in the structure and
function of the body which can be observed with the unaided eye
microscopic pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - cellular, or histo- studies
changes which occur in the cells of the body at the microscopic level. the use of a
microscope is required for this aspect of pathology
general pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with general or broad
disease processes, such as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire
body or widespread tissues and organs.
special pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - studies disease processes affecting
individual body areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or
diseases of the skin
,pathological anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with the study of tissues
which have been removed from the body for pathological study. if they were
removed during surgery, as a biopsy, it may be referred to as surgical pathology, or
if removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy pathology
clinical pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with the laboratory study of,
and the performance of standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as
blood and urine tests, or cultures and smears of various types
physiological pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to studying the
functional changes in the body resulting from disease
forensic pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - medical-legal pathology- that
field of pathology which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding
death
autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - examination of the body after death in order
to determine the cause of death and or the existence of various disease conditions.
disease - CORRECT ANSWER - any change in the structure or function of the
body as a result of injury to the tissues
acute - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease with a relatively rapid onset and
short duration
,chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease with a slower onset and a generally
longer duration
fulminating - CORRECT ANSWER - an acute disease which is particularly
severe and sudden in its onset, and often proves fatal
recurrent - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which show alternating increases
and decreases in their symptoms
infectious - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases that are caused by pathogenic
microorganisms
contagious - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which are easily transmitted
from person to person
infestation - CORRECT ANSWER - the presence of macroscopic organisms
in or on the body, such as animal parasites
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease for which the cause is unknown
occupational - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease resulting from the nature of
ones working conditions
, endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which are always present to some
degree in a given area or community
sporadic - CORRECT ANSWER - disease which are found to occur only
occasionally in a community
epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which affect a much larger than
normal number of people in a community at one time
pandemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which affect the majority of the
population in a very large area, possibly even world wide
acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - any disease which was obtained after birth
congenital - CORRECT ANSWER - those diseases which are present at birth
hereditary - CORRECT ANSWER - those diseases which result from the fact
that a person inherited some sort of abnormal genes from his/her parents
febrile - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases characterized by fever
intoxicating - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases characterized by the presence
of poisons or other toxic substances
FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION || DISEASE PROCESSES,
POSTMORTEM CHANGES & MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of disease, specifically, the
study of the structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease.
gross pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - studies changes in the structure and
function of the body which can be observed with the unaided eye
microscopic pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - cellular, or histo- studies
changes which occur in the cells of the body at the microscopic level. the use of a
microscope is required for this aspect of pathology
general pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with general or broad
disease processes, such as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire
body or widespread tissues and organs.
special pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - studies disease processes affecting
individual body areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or
diseases of the skin
,pathological anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with the study of tissues
which have been removed from the body for pathological study. if they were
removed during surgery, as a biopsy, it may be referred to as surgical pathology, or
if removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy pathology
clinical pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with the laboratory study of,
and the performance of standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as
blood and urine tests, or cultures and smears of various types
physiological pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to studying the
functional changes in the body resulting from disease
forensic pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - medical-legal pathology- that
field of pathology which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding
death
autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - examination of the body after death in order
to determine the cause of death and or the existence of various disease conditions.
disease - CORRECT ANSWER - any change in the structure or function of the
body as a result of injury to the tissues
acute - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease with a relatively rapid onset and
short duration
,chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease with a slower onset and a generally
longer duration
fulminating - CORRECT ANSWER - an acute disease which is particularly
severe and sudden in its onset, and often proves fatal
recurrent - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which show alternating increases
and decreases in their symptoms
infectious - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases that are caused by pathogenic
microorganisms
contagious - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which are easily transmitted
from person to person
infestation - CORRECT ANSWER - the presence of macroscopic organisms
in or on the body, such as animal parasites
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease for which the cause is unknown
occupational - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease resulting from the nature of
ones working conditions
, endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which are always present to some
degree in a given area or community
sporadic - CORRECT ANSWER - disease which are found to occur only
occasionally in a community
epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which affect a much larger than
normal number of people in a community at one time
pandemic - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases which affect the majority of the
population in a very large area, possibly even world wide
acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - any disease which was obtained after birth
congenital - CORRECT ANSWER - those diseases which are present at birth
hereditary - CORRECT ANSWER - those diseases which result from the fact
that a person inherited some sort of abnormal genes from his/her parents
febrile - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases characterized by fever
intoxicating - CORRECT ANSWER - diseases characterized by the presence
of poisons or other toxic substances
