FSE2160 Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide

FSE2160 Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide The science dealing with the study of disease. - Answer️️ -pathology The laboratory study of body fluids and secretions. - Answer️️ -clinical pathology Which of the following are legitimate reasons for conducting autopsies? - Answer️️ -1. Confirm medical diagnosis 2. Advance medical knowledge and research 3. Assist in medico-legal cases Which of the following prefixes means before? - Answer️️ -ante Which of the following prefixes means low, under, beneath, down, or below normal? - Answer️️ -hypo The belief that every disease in the body begins at the cellular level. - Answer️️ - Doctrine of Cellular Pathology A disease which does not show recognizable lesions. - Answer️️ -functional disease Which of the following are signs of a disease? - Answer️️ -1. heat 2. redness 3. swelling ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 2 A patient treated for an infection developing a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotics administered would be an example of which of the following? - Answer️️ -iatrogenic disorder Which of the following is a physiological barrier to infection? - Answer️️ -1. fever 2. inflamation Which of the following are functions of inflammation? - Answer️️ -1. protection from foreign organisms 2. removal of dead and necrotic tissues 3. repair of tissue trauma The scientific term for swelling: - Answer️️ -tumor When Ernest returns home late after an evening of smoking cigars, drinking beer, and playing poker with the boys, his wife clobbers him over the head with a frying pan, causing a bump to form on his scalp. The bump on Earnest's head is an example of inflammation caused by: - Answer️️ -physical irritants A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection. - Answer️️ - pyrexia A scar left by a healed wound. - Answer️️ -1. cicatrix 2. repair Which of the following characterize benign neoplasms? - Answer️️ -1. grow by expansion 2. non-migratory ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 3 Which of the following characterize malignant neoplasms? - Answer️️ -1. grow by infiltration 2. nonencapsulated 3. create secondary foci 4. cause extensive tissue damage 5. do not resemble surrounding tissue Which of the following statements is/are true regarding neoplasms? - Answer️️ -1. abnormal growth of tissue 2. serves no useful purpose in the body 3. sometimes characterized as malignant 4. sometimes characterized as benign Among the following, which is considered benign? - Answer️️ -papilloma Among the following, which is considered malignant? - Answer️️ -melanoma An excess of tissue fluid in the intercellular spaces of the body. - Answer️️ -1. dropsy 2. edema Which of the following conditions cause edema? - Answer️️ -1. increased permeability of capillary walls 2. increased capillary pressure due to heart failure 3. inflammatory conditions 4. venous or lymphatic obstruction Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity. - Answer️️ -hydrothorax Excess blood in an area of the body. - Answer️️ -hyperemia ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 4 Bleeding from the nose. - Answer️️ -epistaxis A decrease in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin in the blood. - Answer️️ -anemia Which of the following is a secondary or hemolytic anemia? - Answer️️ -sickle-cell Which of the following statements regarding hemophilia are true? - Answer️️ -1. it can be passed on to female offspring by the mother or father 2. males are more likely to have the disorder than females 3. victims have an abnormal tendency to bleed This disorder is characterized by the appearance of purple patches on the skin. - Answer️️ -purpura A rupture in the intima, the innermost coat of an artery, that permits blood to enter between the wall of the the artery and causes separation of the layers of the wall. - Answer️️ -dissecting aneurysm Inflammation of the pharynx, or throat. - Answer️️ -pharyngitis Parotitis is a condition caused by which of the following illnesses? - Answer️️ -mumps Narrowing of the esophagus. - Answer️️ -stenosis Which of the following is/are post mortem conditions associated with liver failure? - Answer️️ -(1) icterus (2) ascites (3) edema (4) hemorrhage Inflammation of the gallbladder. - Answer️️ -cholecystitis ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 5 Which of the following diseases are associated with the upper respiratory tract? - Answer️️ -1. laryngitis 2. rhinitis 3. influenza Which of the following statements are true regarding bronchitis? - Answer️️ -1. acute bronchitis usually follows a respiratory infection 2. chronic bronchitis is a long-term disorder of the bronchi 3. both acute and chronic forms are accompanied by excessive mucus production A hyperemic condition in the lungs is known as: - Answer️️ -engorgement Which of the following are post mortem conditions associated with pneumonia? - Answer️️ -1. rapid coagulation of blood 2. cyanosis 3. dehydration 4. edema Which of the following are post mortem conditions associa