SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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● Pathogenesis - the manner in which the disease develops.
● Pathology - branch of medicine that studies the characteristics, causes,
and effects of a disease. The study of disease.
● Pathological Anatomy - the study of structural changes in the body
brought about as a result of disease.
● Gross and Microscopic - what are the 2 subdivisions of Pathological
Anatomy?
● Gross Pathology - studies the structural changes brought about by
disease as seen with the naked eye.
● Microscopic Pathology - studies the structural changes brought about
by disease and is seen with a microscope.
● Histopathology - what is another name for Microscopic Pathology?
, ● Surgical Pathology - the study of tissues that have been removed
surgically.
● Living - what type of tissue is studied in Surgical Pathology?
● Clinical Pathology - the study of excretions, secretions, and various
other body fluids for the purpose of diagnosing a disease.
● Blood, Urine, Pap Smears - what type of tests are examples of Clinical
Pathology?
● Physiological Pathology - studies the changes in function brought
about by disease or changes in function during a disease.
● Medico-legal or Forensic Pathology - a branch of pathology that deals
with studies for legal purposes.
● General Pathology - the study of general processes of disease such as
inflammation, necrosis and cell death. It deals with the body as a whole
without reference to any particular organ or system.
● Special Pathology - studies the disease in relation to a particular organ.