HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM SERIES 2025 | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GRADED A+ | LATEST VERSION

HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
SERIES 2025 | QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION


Amniocentesis ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------taking a fluid sample between the
15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies


Bicornate uterus ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------a uterus having two horns or
horn-shaped branches


Neonate ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------newborn baby


Dysplasia ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------marked by abnormal adult cells


Muscular dystrophy ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------progressive degeneration and
weakening of the skeletal muscles


Dystrophy ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------condition produced by faulty nutrition


Contractures ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------immobility of muscles or a joint
caused by shortening or wasting of tissue or muscle fibers


Electromyography ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------an electrodiagnostic
assessment of the activity of the skeletal muscles


Meninges ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------Covering around the brain and the
spinal cord

,Anecephalic ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------No cranial vault and little cerebral
tissue


Foramen Ovale ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------opening in the septum between the
right and left atria of the fetal heart


Acyanotic ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------absence of a bluish appearance of the
skin and mucous membranes


Adenosarcoma ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------a cancerous gland like tumor such
as wilms' tumor


Ataxic ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------uncoordinated gait associated with
pathology of the central nervous system


Azoospermia ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------an absence of spermatozoa in the
seaman


Dysplasia ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------marked by abnormal adult cells


Electromyography ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------an electrodiagnosis assessment
of the activity of skeletal muscles


Meconium ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------the first stool of a newborn, greenish
black with a tarry consistency


Pylorus ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------the narrow part of the stomach toward the
duodenum


Stenosis ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------narrowing of an opening


Tachypnea ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------rapid and shallow breathing

, Trisomy ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------one or more than the normal number of
chromosomes


Anticholinesterase ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------any enzyme that counteracts in
the presence of choline esters


Autoimmune ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------an immune response resulting in the
presence of self-antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells


Candidiasis ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------(moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike
patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection


Collagen ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------A protein fiber with a unique triple-helix
that gives it great strength. Tissues with a lot of collagen fibers are typically very strong, e.g.
bone, tendons, ligaments, etc.


Hematopoietic ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------pertaining to the production and
the development of blood cells or a substance that stimulates their production


Hypogammaglobulinemia ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------a below normal
concentration of gamma globulin in the blood associated with a decreased resistance to
infection


Immunocompetent ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------Immunodeficiency


Immunodeficiency ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------the diminished ability of the
immune system to react with appropriate cellular immunity response


Immunoelectrophoresis ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------technique used to separate
and allow identification of complex proteins


Immunogen ------------CORRECT ANSWERS------------an antigen