HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Meconium.
Answer: the first stool of a newborn, greenish black with a tarry
consistency
◉ Pylorus.
Answer: the narrow part of the stomach toward the duodenum
◉ Stenosis.
Answer: narrowing of an opening
◉ Tachypnea.
Answer: rapid and shallow breathing
◉ Trisomy.
Answer: one or more than the normal number of chromosomes
◉ Anticholinesterase.
Answer: any enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline
esters
,◉ Autoimmune.
Answer: an immune response resulting in the presence of self-
antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells
◉ Candidiasis.
Answer: (moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa
due to superficial fungal infection
◉ Collagen.
Answer: A protein fiber with a unique triple-helix that gives it great
strength. Tissues with a lot of collagen fibers are typically very
strong, e.g. bone, tendons, ligaments, etc.
◉ Hematopoietic.
Answer: pertaining to the production and the development of blood
cells or a substance that stimulates their production
◉ Hypogammaglobulinemia.
Answer: a below normal concentration of gamma globulin in the
blood associated with a decreased resistance to infection
◉ Immunocompetent.
,Answer: Immunodeficiency
◉ Immunodeficiency.
Answer: the diminished ability of the immune system to react with
appropriate cellular immunity response
◉ Immunoelectrophoresis.
Answer: technique used to separate and allow identification of
complex proteins
◉ Immunogen.
Answer: an antigen
◉ Immunoglobulin.
Answer: protein that can act as an antibody
◉ Immunosuppressive.
Answer: having the property of suppressing the bodys immune
response to antigens
◉ Keratoconjunctivitis.
Answer: dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a decrease in
lacrimal function
, ◉ Lymph.
Answer: a mostly clear, colorless, transparent, alkaline fluid found
within the lymphatic vessels; formed in tissues throughout the body
◉ Lymphadenopathy.
Answer: disease of the lymphnodes
◉ Lymphocyte.
Answer: one of two types of (B Cells & T Cells) of leukocytes found in
blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissue
◉ Macrophage.
Answer: a monocyte bloodcell
◉ Phagocytes.
Answer: cells that digest particles
◉ Phagocytosis.
Answer: the process by which cells surround and digest certain
particles
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Meconium.
Answer: the first stool of a newborn, greenish black with a tarry
consistency
◉ Pylorus.
Answer: the narrow part of the stomach toward the duodenum
◉ Stenosis.
Answer: narrowing of an opening
◉ Tachypnea.
Answer: rapid and shallow breathing
◉ Trisomy.
Answer: one or more than the normal number of chromosomes
◉ Anticholinesterase.
Answer: any enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline
esters
,◉ Autoimmune.
Answer: an immune response resulting in the presence of self-
antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells
◉ Candidiasis.
Answer: (moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa
due to superficial fungal infection
◉ Collagen.
Answer: A protein fiber with a unique triple-helix that gives it great
strength. Tissues with a lot of collagen fibers are typically very
strong, e.g. bone, tendons, ligaments, etc.
◉ Hematopoietic.
Answer: pertaining to the production and the development of blood
cells or a substance that stimulates their production
◉ Hypogammaglobulinemia.
Answer: a below normal concentration of gamma globulin in the
blood associated with a decreased resistance to infection
◉ Immunocompetent.
,Answer: Immunodeficiency
◉ Immunodeficiency.
Answer: the diminished ability of the immune system to react with
appropriate cellular immunity response
◉ Immunoelectrophoresis.
Answer: technique used to separate and allow identification of
complex proteins
◉ Immunogen.
Answer: an antigen
◉ Immunoglobulin.
Answer: protein that can act as an antibody
◉ Immunosuppressive.
Answer: having the property of suppressing the bodys immune
response to antigens
◉ Keratoconjunctivitis.
Answer: dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a decrease in
lacrimal function
, ◉ Lymph.
Answer: a mostly clear, colorless, transparent, alkaline fluid found
within the lymphatic vessels; formed in tissues throughout the body
◉ Lymphadenopathy.
Answer: disease of the lymphnodes
◉ Lymphocyte.
Answer: one of two types of (B Cells & T Cells) of leukocytes found in
blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissue
◉ Macrophage.
Answer: a monocyte bloodcell
◉ Phagocytes.
Answer: cells that digest particles
◉ Phagocytosis.
Answer: the process by which cells surround and digest certain
particles
