INTRODUCTION TO PATHOLOGY EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
personal protective equipment (PPE) - Answer-Gowns, gloves, masks, shoe covers,
and eye protection used to prevent transmission of potential infectious agents are
_____.
transmission-based precautions - Answer-_____ determines the additional protective
equipment needed to prevent the spread of highly infectious pathogens through contact,
droplet, or airborne transmission.
etiology - Answer-The cause of the disease process is called ____.
diagnosis - Answer-A(n) _____ is the combination of signs and symptoms used to
determine the disease process.
syndrome - Answer-When a combination of signs, symptoms, and disease processes
are linked, it is known as a(n) _____.
asymptomatic - Answer-_____ is when a patient does not show any evidence of
disease.
prognosis - Answer-The expected outcome of a disease process is _____.
edema - Answer-The accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the spaces between
cells or in body cavities is termed ____.
phagocytosis - Answer-_____ is the process by which white blood cells surround and
digest infectious organisms.
keloid - Answer-A tumor-like scar is referred to as a(n) _____.
suppurative - Answer-Inflammation with pus formation is termed _____.
ischemia - Answer-An interruption in the blood supply to an organ or body part is
referred to as _____.
infarct - Answer-A localized area of ischemic necrosis in an organ or tissue is termed
a(n) _____.
hematoma - Answer-A swelling caused by bleeding into an enclosed area is termed
____.
atrophy - Answer-A decrease in function of an organ or tissue because of a reduction in
the size or number of cells is termed ____.
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
personal protective equipment (PPE) - Answer-Gowns, gloves, masks, shoe covers,
and eye protection used to prevent transmission of potential infectious agents are
_____.
transmission-based precautions - Answer-_____ determines the additional protective
equipment needed to prevent the spread of highly infectious pathogens through contact,
droplet, or airborne transmission.
etiology - Answer-The cause of the disease process is called ____.
diagnosis - Answer-A(n) _____ is the combination of signs and symptoms used to
determine the disease process.
syndrome - Answer-When a combination of signs, symptoms, and disease processes
are linked, it is known as a(n) _____.
asymptomatic - Answer-_____ is when a patient does not show any evidence of
disease.
prognosis - Answer-The expected outcome of a disease process is _____.
edema - Answer-The accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the spaces between
cells or in body cavities is termed ____.
phagocytosis - Answer-_____ is the process by which white blood cells surround and
digest infectious organisms.
keloid - Answer-A tumor-like scar is referred to as a(n) _____.
suppurative - Answer-Inflammation with pus formation is termed _____.
ischemia - Answer-An interruption in the blood supply to an organ or body part is
referred to as _____.
infarct - Answer-A localized area of ischemic necrosis in an organ or tissue is termed
a(n) _____.
hematoma - Answer-A swelling caused by bleeding into an enclosed area is termed
____.
atrophy - Answer-A decrease in function of an organ or tissue because of a reduction in
the size or number of cells is termed ____.
