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PATHOLOGY- CH. 1 EXAM TEST GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Granulomatous inflammation - Answer-An inflammation that manifests as a distinct
pattern seen in relatively few diseases including tuberculosis, syphilis, sarcoidosis
Fibroma - Answer-Benign tumor of fibrous tissue
Chondroma - Answer-Benign cartilaginous tumor
Adenoma - Answer-Benign epithelial neoplasms that grow in glandlike patterns
Cystadenoma - Answer-Benign tumor that forms large cystic mass
Lipoma - Answer-Tumor of soft fatty tissue
Myoma - Answer-Tumor of muscle
Angioma - Answer-Tumor composed of blood vessel
Papilloma - Answer-Epithelial tumor that grows as a projecting mass on the skin or from
an inner mucous membrane
Edema - Answer-Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue
spaces or body cavities
Anasarca - Answer-Generalized edema that occurs with pronounced swelling of
subcutaneous tissues throughout the body
Elephantiasis - Answer-Massive swelling, especially of the genitalia and lower
extremities, resulting from obstruction of lymphatic vessels. Can be caused by filarial
parasites, malignancies, neurofibromatosis, or a familial congenital disease (Milroy's
disease)
Ischemia - Answer-Interruption of blood supply to all or part of an organ depriving it of
oxygen and nutrients
Infarct - Answer-An area of tissue in an organ or part that undergoes necrosis following
cessation of the blood supply
, Myocardial, and pulmonary - Answer-What are the two most common clinical forms of
infarction
Hemorrhage - Answer-Rupture of a blood vessel
Hematoma - Answer-A swelling comprised of a mass of extravasated blood (usually
clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space. Caused by a break in a blood vessel
Petechiae - Answer-A minimal hemorrhage into skin, mucous membranes, or serosal
surfaces
Purpura - Answer-Hemorrhages slightly larger than petechiae
Ecchymosis - Answer-A large subcutaneous hematoma, or bruise
Atrophy - Answer-A reduction in the size or number of cells in an organ or tissue, with
corresponding decrease in function
Hypertrophy - Answer-Increase in the size of the cells of a tissue or organ in response
to a demand for increased function
Epidemiology - Answer-Study of determinants of disease events in given populations
Morbidity - Answer-Rate that an illness or abnormality occurs
Mortality - Answer-Reflects the number of deaths by disease per population
Hyperplasia - Answer-Increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ
Dysplasia - Answer-A loss of uniformity of cells and their architectural orientation
Neoplasia - Answer-A new and abnormal growth of cells that are not controlled by the
factors that control the growth of typical cells in that tissue
Oncology - Answer-The study of neoplasm or tumors
Benign - Answer-Tumors that closely resemble their cells of origin in structure and
function. They remain localized
Malignant - Answer-Neoplastic growth that invade and destroy adjacent tissues and
may spread
Metastasize - Answer-Malignant neoplasms that spread to distant sites
Cancers - Answer-Malignant tumors
PATHOLOGY- CH. 1 EXAM TEST GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Granulomatous inflammation - Answer-An inflammation that manifests as a distinct
pattern seen in relatively few diseases including tuberculosis, syphilis, sarcoidosis
Fibroma - Answer-Benign tumor of fibrous tissue
Chondroma - Answer-Benign cartilaginous tumor
Adenoma - Answer-Benign epithelial neoplasms that grow in glandlike patterns
Cystadenoma - Answer-Benign tumor that forms large cystic mass
Lipoma - Answer-Tumor of soft fatty tissue
Myoma - Answer-Tumor of muscle
Angioma - Answer-Tumor composed of blood vessel
Papilloma - Answer-Epithelial tumor that grows as a projecting mass on the skin or from
an inner mucous membrane
Edema - Answer-Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue
spaces or body cavities
Anasarca - Answer-Generalized edema that occurs with pronounced swelling of
subcutaneous tissues throughout the body
Elephantiasis - Answer-Massive swelling, especially of the genitalia and lower
extremities, resulting from obstruction of lymphatic vessels. Can be caused by filarial
parasites, malignancies, neurofibromatosis, or a familial congenital disease (Milroy's
disease)
Ischemia - Answer-Interruption of blood supply to all or part of an organ depriving it of
oxygen and nutrients
Infarct - Answer-An area of tissue in an organ or part that undergoes necrosis following
cessation of the blood supply
, Myocardial, and pulmonary - Answer-What are the two most common clinical forms of
infarction
Hemorrhage - Answer-Rupture of a blood vessel
Hematoma - Answer-A swelling comprised of a mass of extravasated blood (usually
clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space. Caused by a break in a blood vessel
Petechiae - Answer-A minimal hemorrhage into skin, mucous membranes, or serosal
surfaces
Purpura - Answer-Hemorrhages slightly larger than petechiae
Ecchymosis - Answer-A large subcutaneous hematoma, or bruise
Atrophy - Answer-A reduction in the size or number of cells in an organ or tissue, with
corresponding decrease in function
Hypertrophy - Answer-Increase in the size of the cells of a tissue or organ in response
to a demand for increased function
Epidemiology - Answer-Study of determinants of disease events in given populations
Morbidity - Answer-Rate that an illness or abnormality occurs
Mortality - Answer-Reflects the number of deaths by disease per population
Hyperplasia - Answer-Increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ
Dysplasia - Answer-A loss of uniformity of cells and their architectural orientation
Neoplasia - Answer-A new and abnormal growth of cells that are not controlled by the
factors that control the growth of typical cells in that tissue
Oncology - Answer-The study of neoplasm or tumors
Benign - Answer-Tumors that closely resemble their cells of origin in structure and
function. They remain localized
Malignant - Answer-Neoplastic growth that invade and destroy adjacent tissues and
may spread
Metastasize - Answer-Malignant neoplasms that spread to distant sites
Cancers - Answer-Malignant tumors
