Pathology for Mortuary Science UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - Localized accumulation of pus
Acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathology presenting itself after birth
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyper-secretion of Growth Hormone by the
pituitary after ossification has been completed
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease with rapid onset and short duration
Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally
cause a reaction
Amelia - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital absence of one or more limbs
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized, subcutaneous edema
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease in number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, or
both
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - Localized dilation, or ballooning, of a blood vessel
Aplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital absence of tissue or an organ
Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial
walls
,Ascities - CORRECT ANSWER - Edema in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of arteriosclerosis characterized by
deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Wasting decrease in the size of an organ or tissue
2) Caused by decrease in size of cells
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Postmortem examination of organs and tissues to
determine cause of death or pathological conditions
2) AKA: Necropsy or Postmortem Exam
Cachexia - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe malnutrition; emaciation
Carbuncle - CORRECT ANSWER - Aggregation of multiple boils
Cavitation - CORRECT ANSWER - Formation of a cavity in an organ or tissue
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease with slow onset and long duration
Cleft Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital condition of maxilla bones failing to
fuse, causing a fissure along mid-line of palate
Clinical Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Study of disease by means of body fluid
2) Used ti diagnose disease
Communicable - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease that may be transmitted from one
individual to another
, Complication - CORRECT ANSWER - Unfavorable condition arising during the course of
a disease
Concussion - CORRECT ANSWER - Immediate and temporary loss of consciousness
Congenital - CORRECT ANSWER - Existing at the time of birth
Congestion - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of blood or fluid in a body part
Contusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Bruise accompanied by swelling
Cretinism - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital hypothyroidism
Cryptorchism - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Condition in which testicles fail to drop into
scrotum
2) AKA: Cryptorchidism
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Sac within the body containing gas or fluid
Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease condition caused by lack of dietary
substances
Degeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - Deterioration of tissue due to disease or injury
Dehydration - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of moisture from tissue
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Determination of a pathological condition
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - Localized accumulation of pus
Acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathology presenting itself after birth
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyper-secretion of Growth Hormone by the
pituitary after ossification has been completed
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease with rapid onset and short duration
Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally
cause a reaction
Amelia - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital absence of one or more limbs
Anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized, subcutaneous edema
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease in number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, or
both
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - Localized dilation, or ballooning, of a blood vessel
Aplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital absence of tissue or an organ
Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial
walls
,Ascities - CORRECT ANSWER - Edema in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of arteriosclerosis characterized by
deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Wasting decrease in the size of an organ or tissue
2) Caused by decrease in size of cells
Autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Postmortem examination of organs and tissues to
determine cause of death or pathological conditions
2) AKA: Necropsy or Postmortem Exam
Cachexia - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe malnutrition; emaciation
Carbuncle - CORRECT ANSWER - Aggregation of multiple boils
Cavitation - CORRECT ANSWER - Formation of a cavity in an organ or tissue
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease with slow onset and long duration
Cleft Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital condition of maxilla bones failing to
fuse, causing a fissure along mid-line of palate
Clinical Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Study of disease by means of body fluid
2) Used ti diagnose disease
Communicable - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease that may be transmitted from one
individual to another
, Complication - CORRECT ANSWER - Unfavorable condition arising during the course of
a disease
Concussion - CORRECT ANSWER - Immediate and temporary loss of consciousness
Congenital - CORRECT ANSWER - Existing at the time of birth
Congestion - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulation of blood or fluid in a body part
Contusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Bruise accompanied by swelling
Cretinism - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital hypothyroidism
Cryptorchism - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Condition in which testicles fail to drop into
scrotum
2) AKA: Cryptorchidism
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Sac within the body containing gas or fluid
Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease condition caused by lack of dietary
substances
Degeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - Deterioration of tissue due to disease or injury
Dehydration - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of moisture from tissue
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Determination of a pathological condition
