HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Abrasion - ansA skin wound caused by scraping
Acidosis - anspathologic disease resul�ng from an abnormal level of hydrogen ions (decrease in pH)
Acyano�c - ansabsence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes
Adenocarcinoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Adenosarcoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Affect - ansAppearance of observable emo�ons
Agglu�na�on - ansthe clumping of an�gens with an�bodies or of the red blood cells from one type of
blood with the red blood cells of another type
Aggrega�on - ansthe coming together of en��es such as platelets, blood cells, or diseases
Amblyopia - ansreduced vision in an eye without a detectable organic lesion
Amenorrhea - ansAbsence of menstrua�on
Amniocentesis - anstaking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose
congenital anomalies
Amyloid - ansa waxy, starchlike protein that tends to build up in �ssues and organs in certain pathologic
condi�ons
Analgesic or Analgesia - ansrelief of pain
,HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Anastomosis - ansthe surgical or pathologic connec�on between two vessels or tubular structures
Anecephalic - ansNo cranial vault and litle cerebral �ssue
Angioplasty - ansrepair of a narrowed blood vessel through surgery or other angiographic procedures
Anhedonia - ansAn inability to experience pleasure
Anosmia - ansimpa�ent or loss of smell
Anthracosis - ansA lung disease caused by inhala�on of coal dust. It is also called coal-miner's lung or
black lung.
An�cholinesterase - ansany enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline esters
An�eme�c - ansa medica�on that prevents or relieves nausea and vomi�ng
An�pyre�c - ansa drug or treatment that reduces or relieves fever
An�sep�c - ansa substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
Aphasia - ansa nerve defect that results in loss of speech
Aphonia - ansinability to produce normal speech sounds or loss of voice
Aphthous ulcers - ansrecurrent painful canker sores in the mouth
, HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Arteriosclerosis - ansHardening of the arteries
Asbestosis - ansRespiratory disease brough or by inhaling abbestos fibers
Ascites - ansabnormal intraperitoneal accumula�on of serous fluid
Aspira�on - ansdrawing in or out by suc�on
Asystole - ansthe absence of contrac�ons of the heart; cardiac stands�ll
Ataxic - ansuncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system
Atherosclerosis - ansA condi�on in which an artery wall hardens and thickens due to plaque buildup.
Aura - ansa sensa�on or phenomenon that signals the onset of an epilep�c seizure or a migraine
Au�sm - ansA disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communica�on, social
interac�on, and understanding of others' states of mind.
Autoimmune - ansan immune response resul�ng in the presence of self-an�gens or auto-an�gens of
certain body cells
Autoinocula�on - ansrefers to spreading a microorganism by contact with a lesion on one's own body
Autonomic - ansrefers to the autonomic nervous system that has two divisions (i.e., sympathe�c and
para sympathe�c)
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Abrasion - ansA skin wound caused by scraping
Acidosis - anspathologic disease resul�ng from an abnormal level of hydrogen ions (decrease in pH)
Acyano�c - ansabsence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes
Adenocarcinoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Adenosarcoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Affect - ansAppearance of observable emo�ons
Agglu�na�on - ansthe clumping of an�gens with an�bodies or of the red blood cells from one type of
blood with the red blood cells of another type
Aggrega�on - ansthe coming together of en��es such as platelets, blood cells, or diseases
Amblyopia - ansreduced vision in an eye without a detectable organic lesion
Amenorrhea - ansAbsence of menstrua�on
Amniocentesis - anstaking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose
congenital anomalies
Amyloid - ansa waxy, starchlike protein that tends to build up in �ssues and organs in certain pathologic
condi�ons
Analgesic or Analgesia - ansrelief of pain
,HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Anastomosis - ansthe surgical or pathologic connec�on between two vessels or tubular structures
Anecephalic - ansNo cranial vault and litle cerebral �ssue
Angioplasty - ansrepair of a narrowed blood vessel through surgery or other angiographic procedures
Anhedonia - ansAn inability to experience pleasure
Anosmia - ansimpa�ent or loss of smell
Anthracosis - ansA lung disease caused by inhala�on of coal dust. It is also called coal-miner's lung or
black lung.
An�cholinesterase - ansany enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline esters
An�eme�c - ansa medica�on that prevents or relieves nausea and vomi�ng
An�pyre�c - ansa drug or treatment that reduces or relieves fever
An�sep�c - ansa substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
Aphasia - ansa nerve defect that results in loss of speech
Aphonia - ansinability to produce normal speech sounds or loss of voice
Aphthous ulcers - ansrecurrent painful canker sores in the mouth
, HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Arteriosclerosis - ansHardening of the arteries
Asbestosis - ansRespiratory disease brough or by inhaling abbestos fibers
Ascites - ansabnormal intraperitoneal accumula�on of serous fluid
Aspira�on - ansdrawing in or out by suc�on
Asystole - ansthe absence of contrac�ons of the heart; cardiac stands�ll
Ataxic - ansuncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system
Atherosclerosis - ansA condi�on in which an artery wall hardens and thickens due to plaque buildup.
Aura - ansa sensa�on or phenomenon that signals the onset of an epilep�c seizure or a migraine
Au�sm - ansA disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communica�on, social
interac�on, and understanding of others' states of mind.
Autoimmune - ansan immune response resul�ng in the presence of self-an�gens or auto-an�gens of
certain body cells
Autoinocula�on - ansrefers to spreading a microorganism by contact with a lesion on one's own body
Autonomic - ansrefers to the autonomic nervous system that has two divisions (i.e., sympathe�c and
para sympathe�c)
