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CGCC Mortuary Sciences - Compendium Sciences Exam
Questions & Answers | 100% Verified solutions |Questions
with CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 latest update!!


The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems - CORRECT ANSWERS
special pathology



pathology dealing with various lab tests of body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis -
CORRECT ANSWERS clinical pathology



the expulsion of blood of a gastric origin from teh mouth - CORRECT ANSWERS hematemesis



conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it - CORRECT
ANSWERS predisposing conditions



the formation of pus - CORRECT ANSWERS suppuration



term for a boil is - CORRECT ANSWERS furuncle



a common complication of healing - CORRECT ANSWERS adhesions



a controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its component
cells - CORRECT ANSWERS hyperplasia



acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS phlegmon



the escape of blood from the vascular system - CORRECT ANSWERS hemorrhage

,a blood clot that has formed within the heart or a blood vessel - CORRECT ANSWERS thrombus



Decreased blood flow to a body part - CORRECT ANSWERS ischemia



an embolus may consist of - CORRECT ANSWERS fragment of thrombi, bacteria, or tumor cells



the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury - CORRECT ANSWERS infarct



an exciting cause of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS is an actual cause



shrinkage of muscle following paralysis or enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect are
examples of - CORRECT ANSWERS pathological atrophy



shrinkage of the uterus after menopause or enlargement of the breasts during lactation are examples of
- CORRECT ANSWERS physiological atrophy



an abnormal channel connecting two surfaces - CORRECT ANSWERS fistula



gernalized edema of the subcutaneous tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS anasarca



an area of necrosis in which the dead cells are sloughed from a free surface - CORRECT ANSWERS
ulcer



accumulation of blood in a part due to venous obstruction - CORRECT ANSWERS passive
hyperemia

,increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood - CORRECT ANSWERS active
hyperemia



arterial thrombosis may cause - CORRECT ANSWERS ischemia



venous thrombosis may cause - CORRECT ANSWERS gangrene



formation of a blood clot attached to the wall of the heart or blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWERS
thrombosis



a foreign particle that becomes lodged in a blood vessesl - CORRECT ANSWERS embolus



a blood discoloration in the tissues - CORRECT ANSWERS ecchymosis



a blister-like structure that contains a serious fluid - CORRECT ANSWERS vesicle



blood in the sputum - CORRECT ANSWERS heoptysis



the increase in the size of the cells of an organ - CORRECT ANSWERS hypertrophy



the reaction of tissue to an irritant - CORRECT ANSWERS inflammation



any structural change that occurs in a disease - CORRECT ANSWERS lesion



replacement of dead tissue cells with connective tissue cells - CORRECT ANSWERS repair

, most closely associated with infarction - CORRECT ANSWERS ischemia



the termination of an inflammatory reaction with the return to normal body part - CORRECT ANSWERS
resolution



the union of two or more adjacent boils - CORRECT ANSWERS carbuncle



thick liquid that collects around an infection - CORRECT ANSWERS exudate



antibodies are found in the - CORRECT ANSWERS blood



gumma is a lesion of - CORRECT ANSWERS syphillis



a marked increase in the number of red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWERS erythrocytosis



a benign tumor of muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS myoma



leukemia is likely to be accompanied by a massive proliferation of - CORRECT ANSWERS
leukocytes



a nevus - CORRECT ANSWERS mole



the form of anemia that develops as a complication of another disease - CORRECT ANSWERS
secondary



a neoplasm that is benign and composed of a mass of minute blood vessels or lymph vessels - CORRECT
ANSWERS an angioma

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