FTCC FSE214 Pathology Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Gross Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of changes in the
structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a
result of disease
Histo-Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Also known as microscopic
pathology, this is the study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues,
and organs undergo as a result of disease. The microscopic study of
diseased tissues
Special Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deals with the specific
features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems,
which is why special pathology is also referred to as "systematic
pathology"
Clinical Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of disease by
means of body secretions, excretions, and other body fluids in the
diagnosis of disease
Physiological Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of changes
in body function due to disease
,Forensic Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deals with determining the
cause of death by examining a corpse
Histo- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning tissue
Patho- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning disease
Hemo- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning blood
Hema- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning blood. The variant
"haem-" is used outside the U.S.
Gross - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-visible to the naked eye; consisting of
large particles or components; coarse or large
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-founded on actual observation and
treatment of patients as distinguished from data or facts obtained from
other sources; pertaining to a clinic
-ology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of
, Gastrointestinal bleed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bleeding pertaining to
the entire digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
common condition in which acid from the stomach (gastric and/or
duodenal) flows back into the esophagus, causing discomfort and, in
some instances, damage to the esophageal lining
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Narrowing of
the coronary arteries, usually as a result of atherosclerosis - stenoses
within the coronary circulation most commonly occur in people who
smoke or who have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, adverse lipid
profiles, or a familiar predisposition to coronary heart disease.
Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of diabetes
mellitus in which there is a combination of insulin resistance, incretin
dysfunction, and abnormal hepatic gluconeogenesis - typically develops
in adults, but it may also be seen in adolescence; usually there is insulin
production sufficient to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis.
Lymphedema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An abnormal accumulation of
tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces due to the removal of lymph nodes
or to the blockage or destruction of lymphatics - stagnant flow of tissue
fluid through body structures may make them prone to infections that
are difficult to treat - most common causes of lymphedema include
neoplastic obstruction of lymphatic flow (as in the axilla, in metastatic
Questions With Correct Answers
Gross Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of changes in the
structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a
result of disease
Histo-Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Also known as microscopic
pathology, this is the study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues,
and organs undergo as a result of disease. The microscopic study of
diseased tissues
Special Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deals with the specific
features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems,
which is why special pathology is also referred to as "systematic
pathology"
Clinical Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of disease by
means of body secretions, excretions, and other body fluids in the
diagnosis of disease
Physiological Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of changes
in body function due to disease
,Forensic Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deals with determining the
cause of death by examining a corpse
Histo- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning tissue
Patho- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning disease
Hemo- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning blood
Hema- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prefixes meaning blood. The variant
"haem-" is used outside the U.S.
Gross - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-visible to the naked eye; consisting of
large particles or components; coarse or large
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-founded on actual observation and
treatment of patients as distinguished from data or facts obtained from
other sources; pertaining to a clinic
-ology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of
, Gastrointestinal bleed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bleeding pertaining to
the entire digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
common condition in which acid from the stomach (gastric and/or
duodenal) flows back into the esophagus, causing discomfort and, in
some instances, damage to the esophageal lining
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Narrowing of
the coronary arteries, usually as a result of atherosclerosis - stenoses
within the coronary circulation most commonly occur in people who
smoke or who have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, adverse lipid
profiles, or a familiar predisposition to coronary heart disease.
Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of diabetes
mellitus in which there is a combination of insulin resistance, incretin
dysfunction, and abnormal hepatic gluconeogenesis - typically develops
in adults, but it may also be seen in adolescence; usually there is insulin
production sufficient to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis.
Lymphedema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An abnormal accumulation of
tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces due to the removal of lymph nodes
or to the blockage or destruction of lymphatics - stagnant flow of tissue
fluid through body structures may make them prone to infections that
are difficult to treat - most common causes of lymphedema include
neoplastic obstruction of lymphatic flow (as in the axilla, in metastatic
