Pathology Packet

Question 1

An excoriation, a circumscribed romoval of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane.

Answer 1

Abrasion

Question 2

A tear or torn wound.

Answer 2

Laceration

Question 3

Localized accumulation of pus.

Answer 3

Abscess

Question 4

Several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues wtih the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue.

Answer 4

Carbuncle

Question 5

An abscess of pyogenic infection of a sweat gland or hair follicle.

Answer 5

Furuncle (Boil)

Question 6

Which of these is a condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood?

• Polyacidemia
• Hyperacidity
• Acidosis
• Antialkalinity

Answer 6

Acidosis

Question 7

A disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration.

Answer 7

Acute

Question 8

A disease with a more or less slow onset and long duration.

Answer 8

Chronic

Question 9

Is chronic or acute more serious and requires a trip to the emergency room?

Answer 9

Acute

Question 10

Glycoprotein substance developed in response to, and interacting specifically with an antigen.

Answer 10

Antibody (Immunoglobulin)

Question 11

Agent produced by one organism that will destroy or inhibit another organism.

Answer 11

Antibiotic

Question 12

A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it.

Answer 12

Antigen

Question 13

Failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally.

Answer 13

Aplasia

Question 14

A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.

Answer 14

Atrophy

Question 15

Underdevelopment of a tisue, organ or the body.

Answer 15

Hypoplasia

Question 16

A postmortem examination of the organs and tisues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition.

Answer 16

Autopsy (Necropsy)

Question 17

• Hospital
• Medical Examiner/Coroner

Answer 17

Types of Autopsies

Question 18

This type of autopsy looks for the cause of death.

• Need permission

Answer 18

Hospital Autopsy

Question 19

This type of autopsy looks for the cause and the manner of death.

• Does not require permission
• Will take religion into account, but ultimately can still proceed with the autopsy without permission.

Answer 19

Medical Examiner/Coroner Autopsy

Question 20

• Natural
• Accidental
• Suicide
• Homicide
• Other/Unknown

Answer 20

Manner of Death

Question 21

Two other names for a medical examiner autopsy.

Answer 21

1. Medico-legal autopsy
2. Forensic autopsy

Question 22

An official of local community who holds inquests concerning sudden, violent, and unexplained deaths.

• A skilled medical doctor that investigates

Answer 22

Coroner

Question 23

An official elected or appointed to investigate suspicious or unnatural deaths.

Answer 23

Medical Examiner

Question 24

A chronic neurogenic disease marked by sudden alterations in consciousness and frequently by convulsions.

Answer 24

Epilepsy

Question 25

An ulcer of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum, caused by the action of highly acid gastric juice.

Answer 25

Peptic Ulcer

Question 26

A disease of infants and young children caused by deficiency of vitamin D resulting in defective bone growth.

Answer 26

Rickets

Question 27

A term used to designate two diseases, diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus, each having the symptom of polyuria in common.

Answer 27

Diabetes

Question 28

Diabetes type 1

Answer 28

Juvenile Diabetes * Rare * Pancreas makes no insulin

Question 29

Diabetes type II

Answer 29

Diabets Mellitus (Lifestyle Diabetes) * Lack of exercise * Obesity (85% of people) * Large stomach * Genetic

Question 30

Prefix meaning difficult.

Answer 30

Dys

Question 31

Suffix meaning nourish.

Answer 31

Trophy

Question 32

Faulty nutrition.

Answer 32

Dystrophy