Pathology Funeral Service Exam NC
Questions With Correct Answers
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of structure and function
of the tissues of the body as a result of disease
General - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Branch of Pathology dealing with the
body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system
Special - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The division of pathology that deals
with individual body organs or system
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-That branch of pathology dealing with
the various laboratory tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in
making a diagnosis
Surgical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The division of pathology that deals
with tissues that have been removed from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Removal and study of tissue from a
dead patient
,predisposing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conditions that make a body
more susceptible to disease without actually causing it
occupational - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-coal dust deposited in the lungs
of minors would be an example of what disease
suppuration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the formation of pus
furuncle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the pathological term for a boil
adhesions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that represents a common
complication of healing
regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the replacement of destroyed
tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a controlled enlargement of a
body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its cells
phlegmon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-acute diffuse inflammation of a
subcutaneous connective tissue
, hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-escape of blood from the vascular
system
plethora - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more than the normal total volume of
blood in the body
thrombus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-blood clot formed while living
ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decrease blood flow to a body part
embolus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-may consist of fragments of thrombi,
bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A general term used to
designate the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury
infarct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Necrotic area of tissue following
cessation of the blood supply
endogenous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bears a relationship to melanin
actual cause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-exciting cause of disease
Questions With Correct Answers
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of structure and function
of the tissues of the body as a result of disease
General - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Branch of Pathology dealing with the
body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system
Special - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The division of pathology that deals
with individual body organs or system
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-That branch of pathology dealing with
the various laboratory tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in
making a diagnosis
Surgical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The division of pathology that deals
with tissues that have been removed from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Removal and study of tissue from a
dead patient
,predisposing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conditions that make a body
more susceptible to disease without actually causing it
occupational - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-coal dust deposited in the lungs
of minors would be an example of what disease
suppuration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the formation of pus
furuncle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the pathological term for a boil
adhesions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that represents a common
complication of healing
regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the replacement of destroyed
tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a controlled enlargement of a
body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its cells
phlegmon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-acute diffuse inflammation of a
subcutaneous connective tissue
, hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-escape of blood from the vascular
system
plethora - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more than the normal total volume of
blood in the body
thrombus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-blood clot formed while living
ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decrease blood flow to a body part
embolus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-may consist of fragments of thrombi,
bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A general term used to
designate the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury
infarct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Necrotic area of tissue following
cessation of the blood supply
endogenous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bears a relationship to melanin
actual cause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-exciting cause of disease
