PATH370 WEEK 8 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Agenesis - ANSWER-absence of primordial tissue in embryonic growth
Alopecia - ANSWER-condition that causes hair to fall out
Anencephaly - ANSWER-absence of major portion of brain, skull, and/or scalp
Aphasia - ANSWER-loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
Cerebritis - ANSWER-brain inflammation
Chondroma - ANSWER-benign cartilaginous tumor
Chondrosarcoma - ANSWER-malignant tumor composed of cartilage-producing cells
Encephalitis - ANSWER-brain inflammation
Epilepsy - ANSWER-neurological disorder associated with abnormal electrical brain activity
Fibroma - ANSWER-benign tumor composed of fibrous connective tissue
Glioma - ANSWER-tumor that begins in glial cells of the brain or spine
Hemiparesis - ANSWER-weakness affecting one side of the body
Hypoplasia - ANSWER-underdevelopment of a tissue or organ
Leukoplakia - ANSWER-mucous membrane disorder
Lipoma - ANSWER-benign tumor of fatty tissue
Meningitis - ANSWER-meningeal inflammation
Mononeuropathy - ANSWER-disease of a single nerve
Monoplegia - ANSWER-paralysis of a single limb
Neoplasm - ANSWER-abnormal new growth of tissue
Neuroblastoma - ANSWER-cancerous immature nerve cells
Peripartum - ANSWER-occurring in or being the period preceding or following childbirth
Polyneuropathy - ANSWER-disease of the nerves
ANSWERS
Agenesis - ANSWER-absence of primordial tissue in embryonic growth
Alopecia - ANSWER-condition that causes hair to fall out
Anencephaly - ANSWER-absence of major portion of brain, skull, and/or scalp
Aphasia - ANSWER-loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
Cerebritis - ANSWER-brain inflammation
Chondroma - ANSWER-benign cartilaginous tumor
Chondrosarcoma - ANSWER-malignant tumor composed of cartilage-producing cells
Encephalitis - ANSWER-brain inflammation
Epilepsy - ANSWER-neurological disorder associated with abnormal electrical brain activity
Fibroma - ANSWER-benign tumor composed of fibrous connective tissue
Glioma - ANSWER-tumor that begins in glial cells of the brain or spine
Hemiparesis - ANSWER-weakness affecting one side of the body
Hypoplasia - ANSWER-underdevelopment of a tissue or organ
Leukoplakia - ANSWER-mucous membrane disorder
Lipoma - ANSWER-benign tumor of fatty tissue
Meningitis - ANSWER-meningeal inflammation
Mononeuropathy - ANSWER-disease of a single nerve
Monoplegia - ANSWER-paralysis of a single limb
Neoplasm - ANSWER-abnormal new growth of tissue
Neuroblastoma - ANSWER-cancerous immature nerve cells
Peripartum - ANSWER-occurring in or being the period preceding or following childbirth
Polyneuropathy - ANSWER-disease of the nerves
