Summary Pathophysiology Basics Questions Practical Guide With Verified Answers(rated a+)2024.

Amniocentesis - correct answer taking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies Bicornate uterus - correct answer a uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches Neonate - correct answer newborn baby Dysplasia - correct answer marked by abnormal adult cells Muscular dystrophy - correct answer progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles Dystrophy - correct answer condition produced by faulty nutrition Contractures - correct answer immobility of muscles or a joint caused by shortening or wasting of tissue or muscle fibers Electromyography - correct answer an electrodiagnostic assessment of the activity of the skeletal muscles Meninges - correct answer Covering around the brain and the spinal cord Anecephalic - correct answer No cranial vault and little cerebral tissue Foramen Ovale - correct answer opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart Acyanotic - correct answer absence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes Adenosarcoma - correct answer a cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor Ataxic - correct answer uncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system Azoospermia - correct answer an absence of spermatozoa in the seaman Dysplasia - correct answer marked by abnormal adult cells Electromyography - correct answer an electrodiagnosis assessment of the activity of skeletal muscles Meconium - correct answer the first stool of a newborn, greenish black with a tarry consistency Pylorus - correct answer the narrow part of the stomach toward the duodenum Stenosis - correct answer narrowing of an opening Tachypnea - correct answer rapid and shallow breathing Trisomy - correct answer one or more than the normal number of chromosomes Anticholinesterase - correct answer any enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline esters Autoimmune - correct answer an immune response resulting in the presence of self-antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells Candidiasis - correct answer (moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection Collagen - correct answer A protein fiber with a unique triple-helix that gives it great strength. Tissues with a lot of collagen fibers are typically very strong, e.g. bone, tendons, ligaments, etc. Hematopoietic - correct answer pertaining to the production and the development of blood cells or a substance that stimulates their production Hypogammaglobulinemia - correct answer a below normal concentration of gamma globulin in the blood associated with a decreased resistance to infection Immunocompetent - correct answer Immunodeficiency Immunodeficiency - correct answer the diminished ability of the immune system to react with appropriate cellular immunity response Immunoelectrophoresis - correct answer technique used to separate and allow identification of complex proteins Immunogen - correct answer an antigen Immunoglobulin - correct answer protein that can act as an antibody Immunosuppressive - correct answer having the property of suppressing the bodys immune response to antigens Keratoconjunctivitis - correct answer dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a decrease in lacrimal function Lymph - correct answer a mostly clear, colorless, transparent, alkaline fluid found within the lymphatic vessels; formed in tissues throughout the body Lymphadenopathy - correct answer disease of the lymphnodes Lymphocyte - correct answer one of two types of (B Cells & T Cells) of leukocytes found in blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissue Macrophage - correct answer a monocyte bloodcell Phagocytes - correct answer cells that digest particles Phagocytosis - correct answer the process by which cells surround and digest certain particles Acidosis - correct answer pathologic disease resulting from an abnormal level of hydrogen ions (decrease in pH) Corticotropin - correct answer hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland Ep