Funeral Pathology UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
a - CORRECT ANSWER - without; away from; not.
ab - CORRECT ANSWER - From; away from; absent.
Abcess - CORRECT ANSWER - A localized accumulation of pus surrounded by
inflammatory tissue.
Acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease, condition, or abnormality that is not
hereditary or innate.
acro - CORRECT ANSWER - Extremity; top; extreme point
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition characterized by enlargement and
thickening of certain skull bones and facial features, as well as the bones of the extremities, due
to hypersecretion of growth hormones by the pituitary gland after normal ossification has
occurred.
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER - Having rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course.
ad - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward; in the direction of
Adeno - CORRECT ANSWER - Gland
Adipo - CORRECT ANSWER - Fat
agra - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden, severe pain
,algia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Having a hypersensitive immune response to a foreign
substance.
ambi - CORRECT ANSWER - Both; on both sides; around; about.
Amelia - CORRECT ANSWER - The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
an - CORRECT ANSWER - Without; away from; not
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized accumulation of serous fluid; generalized
edema in subcutaneous tissue.
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - A decrease in the number of erythrocytes (red blood
cells) and/or hemoglobin in the blood.
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - A localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel
resulting in a weakness of the vessel.
angio - CORRECT ANSWER - Vessel
ante - CORRECT ANSWER - before
aplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - failure of tissue or an organ to develop normally;
absence of a body part.
arterio - CORRECT ANSWER - artery
, Arterioslerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease of the arteries resulting in thickening,
hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls.
athro - CORRECT ANSWER - Joint
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal
(abdominal) cavity.
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of arteriosclerosis marked by the
deposition of lipids (build-up of fatty plaques) in the inner lining of arterial walls.
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - A wasting; decrease in the size of an organ or tissue.
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-Mortem examination of the organs and tissues of a
body to determine the cause of death and/or existence of pathological condition(s); also known
as Necropsy or Post-Mortem Examination.
bi - CORRECT ANSWER - two; double; twice
bili - CORRECT ANSWER - Bile
bio - CORRECT ANSWER - Life
Cachexia - CORRECT ANSWER - A general state of ill health associated with
emaciation.
Carbuncle - CORRECT ANSWER - Circumscribed inflammation (communicating boils)
of the skin and deeper (subcutaneous) tissues, with the production and discharge of pus and dead
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
a - CORRECT ANSWER - without; away from; not.
ab - CORRECT ANSWER - From; away from; absent.
Abcess - CORRECT ANSWER - A localized accumulation of pus surrounded by
inflammatory tissue.
Acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease, condition, or abnormality that is not
hereditary or innate.
acro - CORRECT ANSWER - Extremity; top; extreme point
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition characterized by enlargement and
thickening of certain skull bones and facial features, as well as the bones of the extremities, due
to hypersecretion of growth hormones by the pituitary gland after normal ossification has
occurred.
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER - Having rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course.
ad - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward; in the direction of
Adeno - CORRECT ANSWER - Gland
Adipo - CORRECT ANSWER - Fat
agra - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden, severe pain
,algia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Having a hypersensitive immune response to a foreign
substance.
ambi - CORRECT ANSWER - Both; on both sides; around; about.
Amelia - CORRECT ANSWER - The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
an - CORRECT ANSWER - Without; away from; not
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized accumulation of serous fluid; generalized
edema in subcutaneous tissue.
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - A decrease in the number of erythrocytes (red blood
cells) and/or hemoglobin in the blood.
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - A localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel
resulting in a weakness of the vessel.
angio - CORRECT ANSWER - Vessel
ante - CORRECT ANSWER - before
aplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - failure of tissue or an organ to develop normally;
absence of a body part.
arterio - CORRECT ANSWER - artery
, Arterioslerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease of the arteries resulting in thickening,
hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls.
athro - CORRECT ANSWER - Joint
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal
(abdominal) cavity.
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of arteriosclerosis marked by the
deposition of lipids (build-up of fatty plaques) in the inner lining of arterial walls.
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - A wasting; decrease in the size of an organ or tissue.
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-Mortem examination of the organs and tissues of a
body to determine the cause of death and/or existence of pathological condition(s); also known
as Necropsy or Post-Mortem Examination.
bi - CORRECT ANSWER - two; double; twice
bili - CORRECT ANSWER - Bile
bio - CORRECT ANSWER - Life
Cachexia - CORRECT ANSWER - A general state of ill health associated with
emaciation.
Carbuncle - CORRECT ANSWER - Circumscribed inflammation (communicating boils)
of the skin and deeper (subcutaneous) tissues, with the production and discharge of pus and dead
