Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide
(Quizzes 1-14) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Purpura - CORRECT ANSWER - Spontaneous bleeding in the tissues associated with
thrombocytopenia
Angina - CORRECT ANSWER - The sharp stabbing chest pain associated with
myocardial infarction (MI)
Hemophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - A hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a
greatly prolonged clotting time for blood
Purpura is often removed during embalming, true or false? - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal reduction in the number of white blood
cells in the blood
Thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease characterized by an abnormal
decrease in the number of blood platelets
Sickle-cell anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Hereditary, chronic anemia characterized by
the presence of a large number of crescent-shaped red blood cells
Myocardial Infarction (MI) - CORRECT ANSWER - The formation of an area of necrosis
in the tissues of the heart caused by an obstruction in the artery supplying the area
Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER - The loss of the normal beating rhythm of the heart
,Congestive heart failure - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder affecting multiple body
systems, in which the heart is unable to pump as much blood as the venous system supplies
Hydropericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - Edema of the sac surrounding the heart
Uremia - CORRECT ANSWER - A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous
waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.
Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER - Pinpoint-sized hemorrhages of small capillaries in the
skin or mucous membrane
Epistaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Nosebleed or nasal hemorrhage
Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Purge from the mouth and/or nose of the deceased that is
red and frothy originates here
Tearing after severe coughing - CORRECT ANSWER - A possible cause of hematemesis
Embolism refers to clots that stay in the same place and don't move, true or false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Types of hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Active hyperemia and passive hyperemia
Active Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased blood supply to an organ, usually
in response to a greater demand for blood
Passive Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood cannot properly exit an organ, so it
builds up in the blood vessels
, Embolus - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by a free-floating object in the bloodstream
such as a blood clot, cholesterol-containing plaques, bacteria, and cancer cells
Ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction in arterial blood supply
Thrombosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The formation or presence of an attached blood clot
Petechia - CORRECT ANSWER - Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood
discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal
cavity
Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - The sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by debris
Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Excess of blood in an area of the body
Hematemesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomiting blood
Hydropericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or
body cavities
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the tissue or body
cavities
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue
Neoplasms do not respond to normal growth controls and act as parasites that complete with
normal cell growth, true or false? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(Quizzes 1-14) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Purpura - CORRECT ANSWER - Spontaneous bleeding in the tissues associated with
thrombocytopenia
Angina - CORRECT ANSWER - The sharp stabbing chest pain associated with
myocardial infarction (MI)
Hemophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - A hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a
greatly prolonged clotting time for blood
Purpura is often removed during embalming, true or false? - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal reduction in the number of white blood
cells in the blood
Thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease characterized by an abnormal
decrease in the number of blood platelets
Sickle-cell anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Hereditary, chronic anemia characterized by
the presence of a large number of crescent-shaped red blood cells
Myocardial Infarction (MI) - CORRECT ANSWER - The formation of an area of necrosis
in the tissues of the heart caused by an obstruction in the artery supplying the area
Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER - The loss of the normal beating rhythm of the heart
,Congestive heart failure - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder affecting multiple body
systems, in which the heart is unable to pump as much blood as the venous system supplies
Hydropericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - Edema of the sac surrounding the heart
Uremia - CORRECT ANSWER - A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous
waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.
Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER - Pinpoint-sized hemorrhages of small capillaries in the
skin or mucous membrane
Epistaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Nosebleed or nasal hemorrhage
Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Purge from the mouth and/or nose of the deceased that is
red and frothy originates here
Tearing after severe coughing - CORRECT ANSWER - A possible cause of hematemesis
Embolism refers to clots that stay in the same place and don't move, true or false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Types of hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Active hyperemia and passive hyperemia
Active Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased blood supply to an organ, usually
in response to a greater demand for blood
Passive Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood cannot properly exit an organ, so it
builds up in the blood vessels
, Embolus - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by a free-floating object in the bloodstream
such as a blood clot, cholesterol-containing plaques, bacteria, and cancer cells
Ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction in arterial blood supply
Thrombosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The formation or presence of an attached blood clot
Petechia - CORRECT ANSWER - Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood
discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal
cavity
Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - The sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by debris
Hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Excess of blood in an area of the body
Hematemesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomiting blood
Hydropericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or
body cavities
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the tissue or body
cavities
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue
Neoplasms do not respond to normal growth controls and act as parasites that complete with
normal cell growth, true or false? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
