FTCC FSE 214: Pathology Midterm Review - Key
Concepts and Study Guide
A branch of pathology that studies which occur in the cell of the body on a molecular level - correct
answer ✔✔none above
disease - correct answer ✔✔any change in structure and function of the body as a result of injury of the
tissue
febrile - correct answer ✔✔diseases characterized by fever
aplasia - correct answer ✔✔absence of body parts
etiology - correct answer ✔✔the study of the causes of diseases
hernia - correct answer ✔✔Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains
it
pandemic - correct answer ✔✔a disease that effects a large number of people
cyst - correct answer ✔✔a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi- solid structure
acquired - correct answer ✔✔disease obtained after birth
Special pathology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of pathology that studies disease processes affecting
individual body areas or systems
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔✔disease resulting by physician's treatment of a patient
, prognosis - correct answer ✔✔the prediction or probable outcome of a disease
two types of diseases - correct answer ✔✔acute and chronic
General pathology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of pathology that deals with general and broad disease
processes such as necrosis
ischemia - correct answer ✔✔decrease blood flow to a part of the body
thromobosis - correct answer ✔✔a formation of a blood clot within the heart or vessels
infarction - correct answer ✔✔dying of tissue due to lack of oxygen
hematoma - correct answer ✔✔swelling filled with blood
embolism - correct answer ✔✔an object floating through blood causing obstruction
edema - correct answer ✔✔excessive accumulation of fluid
Pathology is the study of tissues that have been removed from the body (true or false) - correct answer
✔✔false
hyperlasia - correct answer ✔✔increase in number of cells
amyloid degeneration - correct answer ✔✔present in Alzheimer's disease
atrophy - correct answer ✔✔shrinking of cells
hypertrophy - correct answer ✔✔increase in cell size
Concepts and Study Guide
A branch of pathology that studies which occur in the cell of the body on a molecular level - correct
answer ✔✔none above
disease - correct answer ✔✔any change in structure and function of the body as a result of injury of the
tissue
febrile - correct answer ✔✔diseases characterized by fever
aplasia - correct answer ✔✔absence of body parts
etiology - correct answer ✔✔the study of the causes of diseases
hernia - correct answer ✔✔Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains
it
pandemic - correct answer ✔✔a disease that effects a large number of people
cyst - correct answer ✔✔a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi- solid structure
acquired - correct answer ✔✔disease obtained after birth
Special pathology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of pathology that studies disease processes affecting
individual body areas or systems
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔✔disease resulting by physician's treatment of a patient
, prognosis - correct answer ✔✔the prediction or probable outcome of a disease
two types of diseases - correct answer ✔✔acute and chronic
General pathology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of pathology that deals with general and broad disease
processes such as necrosis
ischemia - correct answer ✔✔decrease blood flow to a part of the body
thromobosis - correct answer ✔✔a formation of a blood clot within the heart or vessels
infarction - correct answer ✔✔dying of tissue due to lack of oxygen
hematoma - correct answer ✔✔swelling filled with blood
embolism - correct answer ✔✔an object floating through blood causing obstruction
edema - correct answer ✔✔excessive accumulation of fluid
Pathology is the study of tissues that have been removed from the body (true or false) - correct answer
✔✔false
hyperlasia - correct answer ✔✔increase in number of cells
amyloid degeneration - correct answer ✔✔present in Alzheimer's disease
atrophy - correct answer ✔✔shrinking of cells
hypertrophy - correct answer ✔✔increase in cell size
