Pathology for Funeral Service exam (324 questions) with verified answers

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pathology - Correct answer ✔the study of disease, specifically, the study of the
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structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease.
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gross pathology - Correct answer ✔studies changes in the structure and
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function of the body which can be observed with the unaided eye
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microscopic pathology - Correct answer ✔cellular, or histo- studies changes
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which occur in the cells of the body at the microscopic level. the use of a
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microscope is required for this aspect of pathology || || || || || || ||




general pathology - Correct answer ✔deals with general or broad disease
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processes, such as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire body
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or widespread tissues and organs.
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special pathology - Correct answer ✔studies disease processes affecting
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individual body areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or
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diseases of the skin || || ||




pathological anatomy - Correct answer ✔deals with the study of tissues which
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have been removed from the body for pathological study. if they were removed
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,during surgery, as a biopsy, it may be referred to as surgical pathology, or if
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removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy pathology
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clinical pathology - Correct answer ✔deals with the laboratory study of, and the
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performance of standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as blood
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and urine tests, or cultures and smears of various types
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physiological pathology - Correct answer ✔refers to studying the functional || || || || || || || || || ||




changes in the body resulting from disease
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forensic pathology - Correct answer ✔medical-legal pathology- that field of
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pathology which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding
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death



autopsy - Correct answer ✔examination of the body after death in order to
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determine the cause of death and or the existence of various disease conditions.
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disease - Correct answer ✔any change in the structure or function of the body
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as a result of injury to the tissues
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acute - Correct answer ✔a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short
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duration



chronic - Correct answer ✔a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer
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duration

,fulminating - Correct answer ✔an acute disease which is particularly severe
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and sudden in its onset, and often proves fatal
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recurrent - Correct answer ✔diseases which show alternating increases and
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decreases in their symptoms || || ||




infectious - Correct answer ✔diseases that are caused by pathogenic
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microorganisms



contagious - Correct answer ✔diseases which are easily transmitted from
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person to person || ||




infestation - Correct answer ✔the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on
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the body, such as animal parasites
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idiopathic - Correct answer ✔a disease for which the cause is unknown
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occupational - Correct answer ✔a disease resulting from the nature of ones
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working conditions ||




endemic - Correct answer ✔diseases which are always present to some degree
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in a given area or community
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sporadic - Correct answer ✔disease which are found to occur only occasionally
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in a community
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, epidemic - Correct answer ✔diseases which affect a much larger than normal
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number of people in a community at one time
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pandemic - Correct answer ✔diseases which affect the majority of the
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population in a very large area, possibly even world wide || || || || || || || || ||




acquired - Correct answer ✔any disease which was obtained after birth
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congenital - Correct answer ✔those diseases which are present at birth
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hereditary - Correct answer ✔those diseases which result from the fact that a
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person inherited some sort of abnormal genes from his/her parents
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febrile - Correct answer ✔diseases characterized by fever
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intoxicating - Correct answer ✔diseases characterized by the presence of || || || || || || || || || ||




poisons or other toxic substances
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deficiency - Correct answer ✔diseases characterized by the lack of some
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essential dietary ingredient || ||




iatrogenic - Correct answer ✔disease which results from a physicians treatment
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of a patient
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