HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Abrasion - ansA skin wound caused by scraping
Acidosis - anspathologic disease resulting from an abnormal level of
hydrogen ions (decrease in pH)
Acyanotic - ansabsence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous
membranes
Adenocarcinoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Adenosarcoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Affect - ansAppearance of observable emotions
Agglutination - ansthe clumping of antigens with antibodies or of the red
blood cells from one type of blood with the red blood cells of another type
Aggregation - ansthe coming together of entities such as platelets, blood
cells, or diseases
Amblyopia - ansreduced vision in an eye without a detectable organic lesion
Amenorrhea - ansAbsence of menstruation
Amniocentesis - anstaking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th
week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies
,HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Amyloid - ansa waxy, starchlike protein that tends to build up in tissues and
organs in certain pathologic conditions
Analgesic or Analgesia - ansrelief of pain
Anastomosis - ansthe surgical or pathologic connection between two vessels
or tubular structures
Anecephalic - ansNo cranial vault and little cerebral tissue
Angioplasty - ansrepair of a narrowed blood vessel through surgery or other
angiographic procedures
Anhedonia - ansAn inability to experience pleasure
Anosmia - ansimpatient or loss of smell
Anthracosis - ansA lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust. It is also
called coal-miner's lung or black lung.
Anticholinesterase - ansany enzyme that counteracts in the presence of
choline esters
Antiemetic - ansa medication that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting
, HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Antipyretic - ansa drug or treatment that reduces or relieves fever
Antiseptic - ansa substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
Aphasia - ansa nerve defect that results in loss of speech
Aphonia - ansinability to produce normal speech sounds or loss of voice
Aphthous ulcers - ansrecurrent painful canker sores in the mouth
Arteriosclerosis - ansHardening of the arteries
Asbestosis - ansRespiratory disease brough or by inhaling abbestos fibers
Ascites - ansabnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of serous fluid
Aspiration - ansdrawing in or out by suction
Asystole - ansthe absence of contractions of the heart; cardiac standstill
Ataxic - ansuncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central
nervous system
Atherosclerosis - ansA condition in which an artery wall hardens and
thickens due to plaque buildup.
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Abrasion - ansA skin wound caused by scraping
Acidosis - anspathologic disease resulting from an abnormal level of
hydrogen ions (decrease in pH)
Acyanotic - ansabsence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous
membranes
Adenocarcinoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Adenosarcoma - ansa cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Affect - ansAppearance of observable emotions
Agglutination - ansthe clumping of antigens with antibodies or of the red
blood cells from one type of blood with the red blood cells of another type
Aggregation - ansthe coming together of entities such as platelets, blood
cells, or diseases
Amblyopia - ansreduced vision in an eye without a detectable organic lesion
Amenorrhea - ansAbsence of menstruation
Amniocentesis - anstaking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th
week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies
,HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Amyloid - ansa waxy, starchlike protein that tends to build up in tissues and
organs in certain pathologic conditions
Analgesic or Analgesia - ansrelief of pain
Anastomosis - ansthe surgical or pathologic connection between two vessels
or tubular structures
Anecephalic - ansNo cranial vault and little cerebral tissue
Angioplasty - ansrepair of a narrowed blood vessel through surgery or other
angiographic procedures
Anhedonia - ansAn inability to experience pleasure
Anosmia - ansimpatient or loss of smell
Anthracosis - ansA lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust. It is also
called coal-miner's lung or black lung.
Anticholinesterase - ansany enzyme that counteracts in the presence of
choline esters
Antiemetic - ansa medication that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting
, HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2024 VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Antipyretic - ansa drug or treatment that reduces or relieves fever
Antiseptic - ansa substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
Aphasia - ansa nerve defect that results in loss of speech
Aphonia - ansinability to produce normal speech sounds or loss of voice
Aphthous ulcers - ansrecurrent painful canker sores in the mouth
Arteriosclerosis - ansHardening of the arteries
Asbestosis - ansRespiratory disease brough or by inhaling abbestos fibers
Ascites - ansabnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of serous fluid
Aspiration - ansdrawing in or out by suction
Asystole - ansthe absence of contractions of the heart; cardiac standstill
Ataxic - ansuncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central
nervous system
Atherosclerosis - ansA condition in which an artery wall hardens and
thickens due to plaque buildup.
