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PATHOLOGY CH 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Acute

Answer:

disease with quick onset and last a short period

Question 2: neoplastic

Answer:

disease results in new, abnormal tissue growth

Question 3: congenital

Answer:

disease present at birth and resulting from genetic or environmental factors

Question 4: metabolism

Answer:

sum of all physical and chemical processes in the body

Question 5: lymphoma

Answer:

arises from lymphatic cells

Question 6: genome

Answer:

entirety of an organisms hereditary information

Question 7: autoimmune disorders

Answer:

diseases associated with autoantibodies (rheumatoid arthritis)

Question 8: mortality rate

Answer:

average number of deaths caused by a particular disease in a population

Question 9: single-nucleotide polymorphisms

Answer:

genetic variations of single DNA bases

Question 10: lymphatic spread

Answer:

spread via the lymphatic system Question 11: a neoplastic growth is evaluated to determine its degree of histologic

differentiation. This is termed:

Answer:

grading

Question 12: hereditary

Answer:

diseases caused by developmental disorders transmitted genetically from parents/ancestors

Question 13: A compression fracture of the lumbar spine that results from steroid treatments for pain reduction of arthritis would be an example of what disease?

Answer:

Iatrogenic

Question 14: sarcoma

Answer:

type of cancer that arises from connective tissue Question 15: sickness sufficient to interfere with normal daily routine is termed

Answer:

morbidity

Question 16: degenerative

Answer:

diseases caused by deterioration of the body

Question 17: hyperplasia

Answer:

increase in the number of cells in a tissue as a result of excessive proliferation

Question 18: inflammatory

Answer:

disease that results from the body's reaction to a localized injurious agent

Question 19: sign

Answer:

objective manifestation detected by physician

Question 20: Epidemiology

Answer:

investigation of disease in large groups

Question 21: carcinoma

Answer:

type of cancer derived from epithelial tissue

Question 22: "N" classification

Answer:

lymph node involvement

Question 23: "M" classification

Answer:

distant metastasis (spreading to other parts of the body) Question 24: which disease classification is usually associated with the normal aging process?

Answer:

degenerative

Question 25: sequelae

Answer:

lasting effects from acute or chronic disease ( neurological damage from stroke)

Question 26: Pathogenesis

Answer:

Occurs after injury, and is the development of disease

Question 27: metastatic spread

Answer:

spreading of cancer cells resulting in secondary tumor distant from primary lesion

Question 28: benign neoplasm

Answer:

composed of well-differentiated cells with uncontrolled growth