Funeral Pathology Midterm Study Guide
(FSE2160) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Study of *structural* changes in the body caused by disease - Answers:Pathological Anatomy
(a.k.a. Morbid Anatomy)
Study of *functional* changes in the body caused by disease - Answers:Physiological Pathology
Study of changes in the structure of the body as a result of disease that are readily seen with the
naked eye - Answers:Gross pathology
Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of disease -
Answers:Microscopic pathology
(a.k.a. histopathology/cellular pathology/histology)
Study of tissue specimens excised surgically in an operation - Answers:Surgical Pathology
Study of disease performed in a laboratory by means of examining body fluids, secretions, and
excretions - Answers:Clinical pathology
Study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death, as related to a criminal investigation -
Answers:Medico-legal Pathology (Forensic Pathology)
Deals with the study of general processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration,
necrosis or cellular death, repair, etc., without reference to particular organs or organ systems. -
Answers:General pathology
Deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems. -
Answers:Special pathology
,The importance of autopsy as a tool in the advancement of medical science to: - Answers:-
Confirm medical diagnosis
-Advance medical knowledge and research
-Assist in medico-legal cases
Belief that every disease in the body begins at the cellular level - Answers:The Doctrine of
Cellular Pathology (Virchow)
A disease which has no recognizable change in anatomy - Answers:Functional disease
A disease which creates any structural/anatomical change for the normal human body -
Answers:Organic disease
A circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; an injury or wound - Answers:Lesion
Denotes the identification of a disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a disease -
Answers:Diagnosis
Prediction of the outcome of a disease - Answers:Prognosis
*Subjective* indications of the presence of disease (felt/experienced only by the patient - i.e.,
headache) - Answers:Symptoms
*Objective* indications of the presence of disease (can be observed by other people - i.e.,
swelling) - Answers:Signs
Increase in severity of a disease - Answers:Exacerbation
A cessation of the symptoms of disease - Answers:Remission
, Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter - Answers:Congenital
A disease, condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate - Answers:Acquired
Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission - Answers:Recurrent
Of unknown cause - Answers:Idiopathic
A disease with rapid onset and short duration - Answers:Acute
A disease with a slow onset and long duration - Answers:Chronic
A condition due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance - Answers:Deficiency
Genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring - Answers:Hereditary
Number of cases of disease present in a specified population at a given time -
Answers:Prevalence
A disease that is continuously present in a given population - Answers:Endemic
Higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease/condition in a given population -
Answers:Epidemic
Pandemic - Answers:Widespread epidemic, possibly worldwide
Disease that occurs in a random or isolated manner - Answers:Sporadic
(FSE2160) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Study of *structural* changes in the body caused by disease - Answers:Pathological Anatomy
(a.k.a. Morbid Anatomy)
Study of *functional* changes in the body caused by disease - Answers:Physiological Pathology
Study of changes in the structure of the body as a result of disease that are readily seen with the
naked eye - Answers:Gross pathology
Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of disease -
Answers:Microscopic pathology
(a.k.a. histopathology/cellular pathology/histology)
Study of tissue specimens excised surgically in an operation - Answers:Surgical Pathology
Study of disease performed in a laboratory by means of examining body fluids, secretions, and
excretions - Answers:Clinical pathology
Study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death, as related to a criminal investigation -
Answers:Medico-legal Pathology (Forensic Pathology)
Deals with the study of general processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration,
necrosis or cellular death, repair, etc., without reference to particular organs or organ systems. -
Answers:General pathology
Deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems. -
Answers:Special pathology
,The importance of autopsy as a tool in the advancement of medical science to: - Answers:-
Confirm medical diagnosis
-Advance medical knowledge and research
-Assist in medico-legal cases
Belief that every disease in the body begins at the cellular level - Answers:The Doctrine of
Cellular Pathology (Virchow)
A disease which has no recognizable change in anatomy - Answers:Functional disease
A disease which creates any structural/anatomical change for the normal human body -
Answers:Organic disease
A circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; an injury or wound - Answers:Lesion
Denotes the identification of a disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a disease -
Answers:Diagnosis
Prediction of the outcome of a disease - Answers:Prognosis
*Subjective* indications of the presence of disease (felt/experienced only by the patient - i.e.,
headache) - Answers:Symptoms
*Objective* indications of the presence of disease (can be observed by other people - i.e.,
swelling) - Answers:Signs
Increase in severity of a disease - Answers:Exacerbation
A cessation of the symptoms of disease - Answers:Remission
, Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter - Answers:Congenital
A disease, condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate - Answers:Acquired
Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission - Answers:Recurrent
Of unknown cause - Answers:Idiopathic
A disease with rapid onset and short duration - Answers:Acute
A disease with a slow onset and long duration - Answers:Chronic
A condition due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance - Answers:Deficiency
Genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring - Answers:Hereditary
Number of cases of disease present in a specified population at a given time -
Answers:Prevalence
A disease that is continuously present in a given population - Answers:Endemic
Higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease/condition in a given population -
Answers:Epidemic
Pandemic - Answers:Widespread epidemic, possibly worldwide
Disease that occurs in a random or isolated manner - Answers:Sporadic
