PATHOLOGY FOR FUNERAL SERVICE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED / VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

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,pathology - ANS the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and function of the
body as it is affected by disease.

gross pathology - ANS studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can be
observed with the unaided eye

microscopic pathology - ANS 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 - ANS deals with general or broad disease processes, such as necrosis or




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inflammation, which may affect the entire body or widespread tissues and organs.

special pathology - ANS studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems,




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such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of the skin

pathological anatomy - ANS deals with the study of tissues which have been removed from the




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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 - ANS 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
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smears of various types

physiological pathology - ANS refers to studying the functional changes in the body resulting
from disease

forensic pathology - ANS medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology which deals with both
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the medical and legal issues surrounding death

autopsy - ANS examination of the body after death in order to determine the cause of death
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and or the existence of various disease conditions.

disease - ANS any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of injury to the
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tissues

acute - ANS a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration

chronic - ANS a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration

fulminating - ANS an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in its onset, and
often proves fatal

recurrent - ANS diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in their symptoms

, infectious - ANS diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms

contagious - ANS diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person

infestation - ANS the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body, such as animal
parasites

idiopathic - ANS a disease for which the cause is unknown

occupational - ANS a disease resulting from the nature of ones working conditions




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endemic - ANS diseases which are always present to some degree in a given area or
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sporadic - ANS disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a community




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epidemic - ANS diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of people in a
community at one time

pandemic - ANS diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very large area,
possibly even world wide
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acquired - ANS any disease which was obtained after birth

congenital - ANS those diseases which are present at birth

hereditary - ANS those diseases which result from the fact that a person inherited some sort of
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abnormal genes from his/her parents

febrile - ANS diseases characterized by fever
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intoxicating - ANS diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other toxic
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deficiency - ANS diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary ingredient

iatrogenic - ANS disease which results from a physicians treatment of a patient

malformation - ANS anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position of a body part

aplasia - ANS absence of a body part

amelia - ANS a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing