PATHOLOGY FSE 214 0904 FINAL
PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ leukemia.
Answer: a malignancy of the hemopoietic tissues in the body, and is
sometimes referred to as "cancer of the blood"
⩥ leukopenia.
Answer: a decrease in white blood cells
⩥ polycythemia.
Answer: an increase in the number of blood cells in the body
⩥ erythrocytosis.
Answer: an increase in red blood cells
⩥ hemophilia.
Answer: a hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a greatly
prolonged clotting time for blood
⩥ thrombocytopenia.
,Answer: a condition characterized by a decreased number of platelets or
thrombocytes in the blood
⩥ ecchymosis.
Answer: bruise like patches of hemorrhage under the skin
⩥ hypertrophy.
Answer: an increase in the size of the heart or a part of the heart due to
an increase in the size of the muscle fibers
⩥ dilation.
Answer: the increase in the size of the heart or a heart chamber due to a
stretching of the muscle fibers in the walls of the chamber
⩥ occlusion.
Answer: a blocking or closing off of the coronary arteries from various
causes
⩥ myocardial infarction.
Answer: the scientific name for a heart attack.
⩥ hypertensive heart disease.
, Answer: refers to the various changes which occur in the heart as a result
of prolonged pumping against unusual resistance
⩥ stenosis.
Answer: the narrowing of an opening or passageway, and is a common
problem affecting the heart valves, particularly the atrioventricular
valves
⩥ insufficiency.
Answer: incompetence; terms related to diseased valves and they refer to
the inability of a valve to close properly
⩥ prolapse.
Answer: one or more of the cusps of the heart valve turns backwards
into the atrium upon ventricular systole. commonly affects the mitral
valve.
⩥ bacterial endocarditis.
Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
⩥ pericarditis.
Answer: inflammation of the outer sac surrounding the heart
⩥ myocarditis.
PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ leukemia.
Answer: a malignancy of the hemopoietic tissues in the body, and is
sometimes referred to as "cancer of the blood"
⩥ leukopenia.
Answer: a decrease in white blood cells
⩥ polycythemia.
Answer: an increase in the number of blood cells in the body
⩥ erythrocytosis.
Answer: an increase in red blood cells
⩥ hemophilia.
Answer: a hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a greatly
prolonged clotting time for blood
⩥ thrombocytopenia.
,Answer: a condition characterized by a decreased number of platelets or
thrombocytes in the blood
⩥ ecchymosis.
Answer: bruise like patches of hemorrhage under the skin
⩥ hypertrophy.
Answer: an increase in the size of the heart or a part of the heart due to
an increase in the size of the muscle fibers
⩥ dilation.
Answer: the increase in the size of the heart or a heart chamber due to a
stretching of the muscle fibers in the walls of the chamber
⩥ occlusion.
Answer: a blocking or closing off of the coronary arteries from various
causes
⩥ myocardial infarction.
Answer: the scientific name for a heart attack.
⩥ hypertensive heart disease.
, Answer: refers to the various changes which occur in the heart as a result
of prolonged pumping against unusual resistance
⩥ stenosis.
Answer: the narrowing of an opening or passageway, and is a common
problem affecting the heart valves, particularly the atrioventricular
valves
⩥ insufficiency.
Answer: incompetence; terms related to diseased valves and they refer to
the inability of a valve to close properly
⩥ prolapse.
Answer: one or more of the cusps of the heart valve turns backwards
into the atrium upon ventricular systole. commonly affects the mitral
valve.
⩥ bacterial endocarditis.
Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
⩥ pericarditis.
Answer: inflammation of the outer sac surrounding the heart
⩥ myocarditis.
