Pathology for Funeral Service WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
pathology - Answers:the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and function of
the body as it is affected by disease.
gross pathology - Answers:studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can
be observed with the unaided eye
microscopic pathology - Answers: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 - Answers: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 - Answers:studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or
systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of the skin
pathological anatomy - Answers: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 - Answers: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 - Answers:refers to studying the functional changes in the body resulting
from disease
forensic pathology - Answers:medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology which deals with
both the medical and legal issues surrounding death
,autopsy - Answers:examination of the body after death in order to determine the cause of death
and or the existence of various disease conditions.
disease - Answers:any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of injury to the
tissues
acute - Answers:a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration
chronic - Answers:a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration
fulminating - Answers:an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in its onset, and
often proves fatal
recurrent - Answers:diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in their symptoms
infectious - Answers:diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms
contagious - Answers:diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person
infestation - Answers:the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body, such as animal
parasites
idiopathic - Answers:a disease for which the cause is unknown
occupational - Answers:a disease resulting from the nature of ones working conditions
endemic - Answers:diseases which are always present to some degree in a given area or
community
, sporadic - Answers:disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a community
epidemic - Answers:diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of people in a
community at one time
pandemic - Answers:diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very large area,
possibly even world wide
acquired - Answers:any disease which was obtained after birth
congenital - Answers:those diseases which are present at birth
hereditary - Answers:those diseases which result from the fact that a person inherited some sort
of abnormal genes from his/her parents
febrile - Answers:diseases characterized by fever
intoxicating - Answers:diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other toxic
substances
deficiency - Answers:diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary ingredient
iatrogenic - Answers:disease which results from a physicians treatment of a patient
malformation - Answers:anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position of a body part
aplasia - Answers:absence of a body part
amelia - Answers:a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
pathology - Answers:the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and function of
the body as it is affected by disease.
gross pathology - Answers:studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can
be observed with the unaided eye
microscopic pathology - Answers: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 - Answers: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 - Answers:studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or
systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of the skin
pathological anatomy - Answers: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 - Answers: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 - Answers:refers to studying the functional changes in the body resulting
from disease
forensic pathology - Answers:medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology which deals with
both the medical and legal issues surrounding death
,autopsy - Answers:examination of the body after death in order to determine the cause of death
and or the existence of various disease conditions.
disease - Answers:any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of injury to the
tissues
acute - Answers:a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration
chronic - Answers:a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration
fulminating - Answers:an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in its onset, and
often proves fatal
recurrent - Answers:diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in their symptoms
infectious - Answers:diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms
contagious - Answers:diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person
infestation - Answers:the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body, such as animal
parasites
idiopathic - Answers:a disease for which the cause is unknown
occupational - Answers:a disease resulting from the nature of ones working conditions
endemic - Answers:diseases which are always present to some degree in a given area or
community
, sporadic - Answers:disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a community
epidemic - Answers:diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of people in a
community at one time
pandemic - Answers:diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very large area,
possibly even world wide
acquired - Answers:any disease which was obtained after birth
congenital - Answers:those diseases which are present at birth
hereditary - Answers:those diseases which result from the fact that a person inherited some sort
of abnormal genes from his/her parents
febrile - Answers:diseases characterized by fever
intoxicating - Answers:diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other toxic
substances
deficiency - Answers:diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary ingredient
iatrogenic - Answers:disease which results from a physicians treatment of a patient
malformation - Answers:anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position of a body part
aplasia - Answers:absence of a body part
amelia - Answers:a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing
