FSE 214-0904: Pathology Final Exam Review -
Key Concepts and Preparation
The end result of cremation would be a 3rd degree burn.
A. Ture
B. False - correct answer ✔✔B. False
Match Stab wound, Blunt force trauma, Close range gunshot wound, and Langer's lines
A. Wide zone of powder stippling
B. Laceration
C. Similar to the grain of wood
D. Incision - correct answer ✔✔Stab wound - Incision
Blunt force trauma - Laceration
Close range gunshot wound - Wide zone of powder stippling
Langer's lines - Similar to a grain of wood
A "Head Freeze" is a technique used to
A. Prevent swelling in the head while embalming by using a specific injection technique
B. Capture the last facial expression of the victim by shooting him in the forehead unexpectedly
C. Snort cocaine so fast that it feels like the "Brain Freeze" children get after gulping a slurpee
D. Reattach the head of a decapitated car accident victim - correct answer ✔✔A. Prevent swelling in the
head while embalming by using a specific injection technique
Longevity refers to the absolute biological limits that a human can survive.
,A. True
B. False - correct answer ✔✔A. True
Infections you catch in the hospital are called
A. Nosocomial infections
B. Idiopathic infections
C. Healthier infections
D. Sporadic infections - correct answer ✔✔A. Nosocomial infections
The type of pathological study one would typically see on a crime drama on TV would be
A. Forensic pathology
B. Medicolegal pathology
C. Gross pathology
D. Special Investigative pathology - correct answer ✔✔A. Forensic pathology
The ring around your calf that you get upon taking your socks off is an example of
A. Pitting edema
B. Hyperemia
C. Exsanguination of the distal tibia
D. Hypoxia - correct answer ✔✔A. Pitting edema
Melena is
A. The black tarry stool caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract
B. The degree of pigmentation found in a persons epidermis
C. What give color to ecchymosis
, D. Related to the petechiae that indicate breaks in the capillaries that lead to superficial bleeding -
correct answer ✔✔A. The black tarry stool caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract
What is NOT a postmortem condition associated with the disturbance in circulation
A. Anasarca
B. Edema
C. Dehydration
D. Rapid dehydration - correct answer ✔✔A. Anasarca
If you did not know the definition of a term, one could break the word down into its component parts.
Using this technique, a young scientist who lost his Tabor's Cyclopedic Dictionary could reason that
"hypoxia" is most closely associated with
A. Oxygen
B. Blood
C. Fat
D. Excess amounts - correct answer ✔✔A. Oxygen
Cellular swelling, fatty degeneration and amyloid degeneration are 3 examples of
A. Regressive cellular changes
B. Hypertrophy
C. Necrosis
D. Adaptive responses - correct answer ✔✔A. Regressive cellular change
Exogenous (external) pigmentation refers to the change in color of the skin resulting from a very bad
sunburn
A. True
Key Concepts and Preparation
The end result of cremation would be a 3rd degree burn.
A. Ture
B. False - correct answer ✔✔B. False
Match Stab wound, Blunt force trauma, Close range gunshot wound, and Langer's lines
A. Wide zone of powder stippling
B. Laceration
C. Similar to the grain of wood
D. Incision - correct answer ✔✔Stab wound - Incision
Blunt force trauma - Laceration
Close range gunshot wound - Wide zone of powder stippling
Langer's lines - Similar to a grain of wood
A "Head Freeze" is a technique used to
A. Prevent swelling in the head while embalming by using a specific injection technique
B. Capture the last facial expression of the victim by shooting him in the forehead unexpectedly
C. Snort cocaine so fast that it feels like the "Brain Freeze" children get after gulping a slurpee
D. Reattach the head of a decapitated car accident victim - correct answer ✔✔A. Prevent swelling in the
head while embalming by using a specific injection technique
Longevity refers to the absolute biological limits that a human can survive.
,A. True
B. False - correct answer ✔✔A. True
Infections you catch in the hospital are called
A. Nosocomial infections
B. Idiopathic infections
C. Healthier infections
D. Sporadic infections - correct answer ✔✔A. Nosocomial infections
The type of pathological study one would typically see on a crime drama on TV would be
A. Forensic pathology
B. Medicolegal pathology
C. Gross pathology
D. Special Investigative pathology - correct answer ✔✔A. Forensic pathology
The ring around your calf that you get upon taking your socks off is an example of
A. Pitting edema
B. Hyperemia
C. Exsanguination of the distal tibia
D. Hypoxia - correct answer ✔✔A. Pitting edema
Melena is
A. The black tarry stool caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract
B. The degree of pigmentation found in a persons epidermis
C. What give color to ecchymosis
, D. Related to the petechiae that indicate breaks in the capillaries that lead to superficial bleeding -
correct answer ✔✔A. The black tarry stool caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract
What is NOT a postmortem condition associated with the disturbance in circulation
A. Anasarca
B. Edema
C. Dehydration
D. Rapid dehydration - correct answer ✔✔A. Anasarca
If you did not know the definition of a term, one could break the word down into its component parts.
Using this technique, a young scientist who lost his Tabor's Cyclopedic Dictionary could reason that
"hypoxia" is most closely associated with
A. Oxygen
B. Blood
C. Fat
D. Excess amounts - correct answer ✔✔A. Oxygen
Cellular swelling, fatty degeneration and amyloid degeneration are 3 examples of
A. Regressive cellular changes
B. Hypertrophy
C. Necrosis
D. Adaptive responses - correct answer ✔✔A. Regressive cellular change
Exogenous (external) pigmentation refers to the change in color of the skin resulting from a very bad
sunburn
A. True
