Pathology for Funeral Service Exam |
324 Questions with Solutions
pathology - -the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and
function of the body as it is affected by disease.
- gross pathology - -studies changes in the structure and function of the
body which can be observed with the unaided eye
- microscopic pathology - -cellular, or histo- studies changes which occur in
the cells of the body at the microscopic level. the use of a microscope is
required for this aspect of pathology
- general pathology - -deals with general or broad disease processes, such
as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire body or widespread
tissues and organs.
- special pathology - -studies disease processes affecting individual body
areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of
the skin
- pathological anatomy - -deals with the study of tissues which have been
removed from the body for pathological study. if they were removed during
surgery, as a biopsy, it may be referred to as surgical pathology, or if
removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy pathology
- clinical pathology - -deals with the laboratory study of, and the
performance of standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as
blood and urine tests, or cultures and smears of various types
- physiological pathology - -refers to studying the functional changes in the
body resulting from disease
- forensic pathology - -medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology
which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding death
- autopsy - -examination of the body after death in order to determine the
cause of death and or the existence of various disease conditions.
- disease - -any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of
injury to the tissues
- acute - -a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration
,- chronic - -a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration
- fulminating - -an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in
its onset, and often proves fatal
- recurrent - -diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in
their symptoms
- infectious - -diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- contagious - -diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person
- infestation - -the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body,
such as animal parasites
- idiopathic - -a disease for which the cause is unknown
- occupational - -a disease resulting from the nature of ones working
conditions
- endemic - -diseases which are always present to some degree in a given
area or community
- sporadic - -disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a
community
- epidemic - -diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of
people in a community at one time
- pandemic - -diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very
large area, possibly even world wide
- acquired - -any disease which was obtained after birth
- congenital - -those diseases which are present at birth
- hereditary - -those diseases which result from the fact that a person
inherited some sort of abnormal genes from his/her parents
- febrile - -diseases characterized by fever
- intoxicating - -diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other
toxic substances
- deficiency - -diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary
ingredient
, - iatrogenic - -disease which results from a physicians treatment of a
patient
- malformation - -anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position
of a body part
- aplasia - -absence of a body part
- amelia - -a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing
- hypoplasia - -under development of a body part
- spina bifida - -a defect in the walls of the lower part of the spinal column,
where the bones do not form properly and may result in protrusion of the
spinal cord and membranes out of the spinal cavity
- polydactylism - -an excess number of fingers or toes
- hernia - -protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in
which it is contained
- fistula - -an abnormal tract or channel through the tissues
- cyst - -a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi solid substance,
usually results from the abnormal development of tissues, obstruction of
ducts, or infections
- down's syndrome - -mongolism- genetic defect resulting in various
degrees of mental retardation
- lesions - -structural changes produced in the tissues as a result of disease
- organic - -diseases which have readily identifiable characteristic lesions
associated with them, such as swollen and inflamed mucous membranes of
strep throat
- functional - -diseases which have no such characteristic lesions when they
occur, such as migraine headaches
- symptom - -used to describe subjective indications of the presence of
disease in the body
- sign - -indication of the presence of disease, such as fever or swelling
324 Questions with Solutions
pathology - -the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and
function of the body as it is affected by disease.
- gross pathology - -studies changes in the structure and function of the
body which can be observed with the unaided eye
- microscopic pathology - -cellular, or histo- studies changes which occur in
the cells of the body at the microscopic level. the use of a microscope is
required for this aspect of pathology
- general pathology - -deals with general or broad disease processes, such
as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire body or widespread
tissues and organs.
- special pathology - -studies disease processes affecting individual body
areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of
the skin
- pathological anatomy - -deals with the study of tissues which have been
removed from the body for pathological study. if they were removed during
surgery, as a biopsy, it may be referred to as surgical pathology, or if
removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy pathology
- clinical pathology - -deals with the laboratory study of, and the
performance of standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as
blood and urine tests, or cultures and smears of various types
- physiological pathology - -refers to studying the functional changes in the
body resulting from disease
- forensic pathology - -medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology
which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding death
- autopsy - -examination of the body after death in order to determine the
cause of death and or the existence of various disease conditions.
- disease - -any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of
injury to the tissues
- acute - -a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration
,- chronic - -a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration
- fulminating - -an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in
its onset, and often proves fatal
- recurrent - -diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in
their symptoms
- infectious - -diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- contagious - -diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person
- infestation - -the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body,
such as animal parasites
- idiopathic - -a disease for which the cause is unknown
- occupational - -a disease resulting from the nature of ones working
conditions
- endemic - -diseases which are always present to some degree in a given
area or community
- sporadic - -disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a
community
- epidemic - -diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of
people in a community at one time
- pandemic - -diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very
large area, possibly even world wide
- acquired - -any disease which was obtained after birth
- congenital - -those diseases which are present at birth
- hereditary - -those diseases which result from the fact that a person
inherited some sort of abnormal genes from his/her parents
- febrile - -diseases characterized by fever
- intoxicating - -diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other
toxic substances
- deficiency - -diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary
ingredient
, - iatrogenic - -disease which results from a physicians treatment of a
patient
- malformation - -anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position
of a body part
- aplasia - -absence of a body part
- amelia - -a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing
- hypoplasia - -under development of a body part
- spina bifida - -a defect in the walls of the lower part of the spinal column,
where the bones do not form properly and may result in protrusion of the
spinal cord and membranes out of the spinal cavity
- polydactylism - -an excess number of fingers or toes
- hernia - -protrusion of an organ through the wall of the body cavity in
which it is contained
- fistula - -an abnormal tract or channel through the tissues
- cyst - -a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi solid substance,
usually results from the abnormal development of tissues, obstruction of
ducts, or infections
- down's syndrome - -mongolism- genetic defect resulting in various
degrees of mental retardation
- lesions - -structural changes produced in the tissues as a result of disease
- organic - -diseases which have readily identifiable characteristic lesions
associated with them, such as swollen and inflamed mucous membranes of
strep throat
- functional - -diseases which have no such characteristic lesions when they
occur, such as migraine headaches
- symptom - -used to describe subjective indications of the presence of
disease in the body
- sign - -indication of the presence of disease, such as fever or swelling
