NC PATHOLOGY EXAM FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Pathology - (answers)The study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a
result of disease
General - (answers)Branch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without
regard to any particular organ or system
Special - (answers)The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or
system
Clinical - (answers)That branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on
body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical - (answers)The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been
removed from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - (answers)Removal and study of tissue from a dead patient
predisposing - (answers)conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease
without actually causing it
occupational - (answers)coal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an
example of what disease
suppuration - (answers)the formation of pus
furuncle - (answers)the pathological term for a boil
adhesions - (answers)a term that represents a common complication of healing
regeneration - (answers)the replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind
of tissue
hyperplasia - (answers)a controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an
increase in the number of its cells
phlegmon - (answers)acute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
hemorrhage - (answers)escape of blood from the vascular system
plethora - (answers)more than the normal total volume of blood in the body
thrombus - (answers)blood clot formed while living
, ischemia - (answers)decrease blood flow to a body part
embolus - (answers)may consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock - (answers)A general term used to designate the state of collapse that
follows severe tissue injury
infarct - (answers)Necrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
endogenous - (answers)bears a relationship to melanin
actual cause - (answers)exciting cause of disease
race - (answers)may be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
pathological atrophy - (answers)shrinkage of muscle following paralysis
physiological atrophy - (answers)shrinkage of the uterus after menopause
pathological hypertrophy - (answers)Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect
physiological hypertophy - (answers)enlargement of the breasts during lactation
somatic death - (answers)cessation of the vital activities of the body
inflamation - (answers)pathological condition that has a protective function
fistula - (answers)abnormal channel connecting two surfaces
ulcer - (answers)an area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free
surface
anasarca - (answers)generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue
passive hyperemia - (answers)Accumulation of blood in a part due to venous
obstruction
active hypermia - (answers)increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood
ischemia - (answers)arterial thrombosis may cause this
gangrene - (answers)venous thrombosis may cause this
thrombosis - (answers)sluggish circulation, increased viscosity of the blood, and injury
to the blood vessels are predispositions to
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Pathology - (answers)The study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a
result of disease
General - (answers)Branch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without
regard to any particular organ or system
Special - (answers)The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or
system
Clinical - (answers)That branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on
body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical - (answers)The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been
removed from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - (answers)Removal and study of tissue from a dead patient
predisposing - (answers)conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease
without actually causing it
occupational - (answers)coal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an
example of what disease
suppuration - (answers)the formation of pus
furuncle - (answers)the pathological term for a boil
adhesions - (answers)a term that represents a common complication of healing
regeneration - (answers)the replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind
of tissue
hyperplasia - (answers)a controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an
increase in the number of its cells
phlegmon - (answers)acute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
hemorrhage - (answers)escape of blood from the vascular system
plethora - (answers)more than the normal total volume of blood in the body
thrombus - (answers)blood clot formed while living
, ischemia - (answers)decrease blood flow to a body part
embolus - (answers)may consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock - (answers)A general term used to designate the state of collapse that
follows severe tissue injury
infarct - (answers)Necrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
endogenous - (answers)bears a relationship to melanin
actual cause - (answers)exciting cause of disease
race - (answers)may be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
pathological atrophy - (answers)shrinkage of muscle following paralysis
physiological atrophy - (answers)shrinkage of the uterus after menopause
pathological hypertrophy - (answers)Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect
physiological hypertophy - (answers)enlargement of the breasts during lactation
somatic death - (answers)cessation of the vital activities of the body
inflamation - (answers)pathological condition that has a protective function
fistula - (answers)abnormal channel connecting two surfaces
ulcer - (answers)an area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free
surface
anasarca - (answers)generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue
passive hyperemia - (answers)Accumulation of blood in a part due to venous
obstruction
active hypermia - (answers)increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood
ischemia - (answers)arterial thrombosis may cause this
gangrene - (answers)venous thrombosis may cause this
thrombosis - (answers)sluggish circulation, increased viscosity of the blood, and injury
to the blood vessels are predispositions to
