FSE2160 Funeral Pathology Midterm Review
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Scientific name for swelling. - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumor
Necrosis that results from a lack of blood supply to a body part is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Infarction
Scientific name for pain. - CORRECT ANSWER - Dolor
A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Atrophy
The inflammatory process where the body brings more blood to an injured area of the body. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Congestion
Scientific name for redness. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rubor
A microorganism that invades tissue and causes disease. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infectious agent
A small elevation of skin containing pus. - CORRECT ANSWER - Pustule
Several accumulating boils of the skin & subcutaneous tissues that produce and discharge pus
and dead tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbuncle
An abnormal or surgically made passage between 2 hollows or tubular organs. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fistula
,.According to Virchow:
(Doctrine of Cellular Pathology) - CORRECT ANSWER - All disease originates at the
cellular level
A circumcised area of pathologically altered tissue, a single patch in a skin disease. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lesion
Pertaining to the kidney. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nephro-
Pertaining to the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-
cranial cerebrovascular system. - CORRECT ANSWER - Neuro-
Pertaining to the mouth. - CORRECT ANSWER - Oro-
Referring to the eyes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Oculo / opti
Another name for tissue gas (postmortem): - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas gangrene
(antemortem)
Yellow/orange pigmentation of the skin in most cases, the condition follows prolonged and
excessive consumption of carotene-rich foods, such as carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Carotenemia
Another name for jaundice: - CORRECT ANSWER - Icterus.
The abnormal change of a structure/tissues in the human body. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Disease
Disease caused by diagnosis or treatment of another disease. (Is also a complication) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Iatrogenic
, An example of Iatrogenic illness - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiation and chemotherapy
incites hair loss
Infection acquired in a hospital or health care setting. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nosocomial
Rapid or acute disease that often proves to be fatal. - CORRECT ANSWER - Fulminating
Sudden increase in severity of disease. - CORRECT ANSWER - Exacerbate
A decrease in severity of disease. - CORRECT ANSWER - Remission
Number of deaths in a given time or place or proportion of deaths to a population. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mortality rate
A disease with an abnormally high rate of occurrence in members of a particular work force. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational disease
State of being intoxicated, especially of being poisoned by a drug or toxic substance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Intoxication
What organisms cause infections - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic organisms
Pus inflammation of connective tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Phlegmon
Production of pus - CORRECT ANSWER - Pyogenic
Generalized edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Anasarca
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Scientific name for swelling. - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumor
Necrosis that results from a lack of blood supply to a body part is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Infarction
Scientific name for pain. - CORRECT ANSWER - Dolor
A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Atrophy
The inflammatory process where the body brings more blood to an injured area of the body. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Congestion
Scientific name for redness. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rubor
A microorganism that invades tissue and causes disease. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infectious agent
A small elevation of skin containing pus. - CORRECT ANSWER - Pustule
Several accumulating boils of the skin & subcutaneous tissues that produce and discharge pus
and dead tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbuncle
An abnormal or surgically made passage between 2 hollows or tubular organs. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fistula
,.According to Virchow:
(Doctrine of Cellular Pathology) - CORRECT ANSWER - All disease originates at the
cellular level
A circumcised area of pathologically altered tissue, a single patch in a skin disease. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lesion
Pertaining to the kidney. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nephro-
Pertaining to the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-
cranial cerebrovascular system. - CORRECT ANSWER - Neuro-
Pertaining to the mouth. - CORRECT ANSWER - Oro-
Referring to the eyes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Oculo / opti
Another name for tissue gas (postmortem): - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas gangrene
(antemortem)
Yellow/orange pigmentation of the skin in most cases, the condition follows prolonged and
excessive consumption of carotene-rich foods, such as carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Carotenemia
Another name for jaundice: - CORRECT ANSWER - Icterus.
The abnormal change of a structure/tissues in the human body. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Disease
Disease caused by diagnosis or treatment of another disease. (Is also a complication) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Iatrogenic
, An example of Iatrogenic illness - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiation and chemotherapy
incites hair loss
Infection acquired in a hospital or health care setting. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nosocomial
Rapid or acute disease that often proves to be fatal. - CORRECT ANSWER - Fulminating
Sudden increase in severity of disease. - CORRECT ANSWER - Exacerbate
A decrease in severity of disease. - CORRECT ANSWER - Remission
Number of deaths in a given time or place or proportion of deaths to a population. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mortality rate
A disease with an abnormally high rate of occurrence in members of a particular work force. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational disease
State of being intoxicated, especially of being poisoned by a drug or toxic substance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Intoxication
What organisms cause infections - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic organisms
Pus inflammation of connective tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Phlegmon
Production of pus - CORRECT ANSWER - Pyogenic
Generalized edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Anasarca
