FSE 214 PATHOLOGY MIDTERM PREP QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
A branch of pathology that studies changes which occur in cells of the body at the microscopic level -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅None of the above (the answer is Histo-pathology)
A branch of pathology that studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Special pathology
These are diseases that are characterized by fever - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Febrile
Pathology is the study of the tissues which have been removed from the body - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
Two types of diseases are - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acute and chronic
A branch of pathology that deals with general or broad disease processes such as necrosis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅General pathology
Match the information to the terms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Aplasia: Absence of body parts
Etiology: Refers to the study of the causes of disease
Hernia: Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in which it is contained
Pandemic: Diseases that affect a large number of people
Cyst: "A sac-like structure, containing fluid of a semi-solid substance"
Any disease which is obtained after birth - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acquired
A disease that results from a physician's treatment of a patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅iatrogenic
Match the terms with the definitions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ischemia: Decreased blood flow to a
part of body
Thrombosis: Formation of blood clot within the heart of vessels
, Infarction: Dying of a tissue due to lack of oxygen
Hematoma: A swelling filled with blood
Embolism: An object floating through blood causing obstruction
Edema: Excessive accumulation of fluid
Which one of the following is characterized by cellular swelling, changes in nature of cellular proteins,
and the breakdown of cellular organelles in dead cells? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Necrosis
Match the terms with their definitions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ulcer: localized area of necrosis on
the skin or mucous membrane
Abscess: an area of pus surrounded by a wall of tissue
Vesicle: an elevation on the skin with fluid
Furuncle: an abscess in the deeper layer of the skin
Pustule: an elevation on the skin with pus
Which of the following is a form of necrosis in which a cheese-like substance is located at the center of
an area of pink necrosis surrounded by inflammatory granule? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Caseous
necrosis
Body's response to tissue injury by burning is called infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Which one of the following is not a cause of cellular injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Homeostasis
Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the body causing discoloration
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
When substances enter the body and accumulate in excessive amount, it is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Infiltration
Match the terms with their definitions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hyperplasia: an increase in the
number of cells
A branch of pathology that studies changes which occur in cells of the body at the microscopic level -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅None of the above (the answer is Histo-pathology)
A branch of pathology that studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Special pathology
These are diseases that are characterized by fever - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Febrile
Pathology is the study of the tissues which have been removed from the body - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
Two types of diseases are - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acute and chronic
A branch of pathology that deals with general or broad disease processes such as necrosis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅General pathology
Match the information to the terms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Aplasia: Absence of body parts
Etiology: Refers to the study of the causes of disease
Hernia: Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in which it is contained
Pandemic: Diseases that affect a large number of people
Cyst: "A sac-like structure, containing fluid of a semi-solid substance"
Any disease which is obtained after birth - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acquired
A disease that results from a physician's treatment of a patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅iatrogenic
Match the terms with the definitions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ischemia: Decreased blood flow to a
part of body
Thrombosis: Formation of blood clot within the heart of vessels
, Infarction: Dying of a tissue due to lack of oxygen
Hematoma: A swelling filled with blood
Embolism: An object floating through blood causing obstruction
Edema: Excessive accumulation of fluid
Which one of the following is characterized by cellular swelling, changes in nature of cellular proteins,
and the breakdown of cellular organelles in dead cells? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Necrosis
Match the terms with their definitions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ulcer: localized area of necrosis on
the skin or mucous membrane
Abscess: an area of pus surrounded by a wall of tissue
Vesicle: an elevation on the skin with fluid
Furuncle: an abscess in the deeper layer of the skin
Pustule: an elevation on the skin with pus
Which of the following is a form of necrosis in which a cheese-like substance is located at the center of
an area of pink necrosis surrounded by inflammatory granule? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Caseous
necrosis
Body's response to tissue injury by burning is called infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Which one of the following is not a cause of cellular injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Homeostasis
Exogenous pigmentation is when a substance enters inside an organ from the body causing discoloration
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
When substances enter the body and accumulate in excessive amount, it is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Infiltration
Match the terms with their definitions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hyperplasia: an increase in the
number of cells
