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Pathology P
chapter 3 and 4 review questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _________ is a disease of newborns characterized by progressive underaeration of the lungs and a granular appearance | hyaline membrane disease |
| ________ is a hereditary disease in which thick mucus is secreted by all the exocrine glands. | cystic fibrosis |
| A necrotic area of pulmonary parenchyma containing purulen or puslike material is called a(n) ___________ | lung abscess |
| What radiographic procedure is often required to confirm the diagnosis of brochiectasis when the results of routine chest radiographs are inconvlusive? | bronchography |
| Flattening of the domes of the diaphragm, increased AP diameter of the chest, and increased lucency of the retrosternal air space are suggestive of a diagnosis of ______ | emphysema |
| The three most common pneumoconioses are _____, ____, and ____. | silicosis, asbestosis, antracosis |
| An abnormal vascular communication between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein is termed a(n) ______ | pulmonary arteriovenous fistula |
| What medical emergency has occurred when air continues to enter the pleural space and cannot escape, leading to complete collapse of a lung and shift of the heart and mediastinal structures? | tension pneumothorax |
| Pus in the pleural space is called____ | empyema |
| A lung inflammation caused by bacteria or viruses is called a(n)________ | pneumonia |
| Name two common types of pulmonary mycoses. | histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis |
| For the radiographer's safety, it is important to remember that tuberculosis is spread mainly by _____, which produces infectious ____. | coughing, droplets |
| What medical term is used to describe the entry of air into the pleural space? | pneumothorax |
| An incresed volume of air in the lungs is seen in ______ | emphysema |
| Inhalation of irritating dusts leading to chronic inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis is called ______. | pneumoconiosis |
| A malignant pleural neoplasm that results from abestosis is ______. | mesothelioma |
| The trapping of bacteria in the pulmonary circulation that occurs in patients with a history of intravenous drug abuse is called ______. | septic embolism |
| Reduced air volume within a lung leading to collapse is termed _____ | atelectasis |
| Why do intrabronchial foreign bodies occur more frequently in the lower right lung? | larger and more vertical mainstem bronchi |
| Blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest can produce _______, which appears as streaks of air that outline muscles of the throax and sometimes the neck. | subcutaneous emphysema |
| At what costal interspace does the diaphragm lie when the lungs are fully inflated? | tenth |
| Air collecting behind the sternum and dissecting up into the soft tissue of the neck is called ______. | mediastinal emphysema (pneumomediastinum) |
| An accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, sometimes caused by hear failure or pulmonary embolus is called _______. | effusion |
| The shaft of any long bone is termed the _____ | diaphysis |
| The end of a long bone is reffered to as the _____. | epiphysis |
| The special types of cells responsible for the diameter growth of bones are ______ | osteoblasts, osteoclasts |
| The common areas of the body radiographed to determine bone age is/are ____________ | wrist, hand |
| What pathologic condition is present if the posterior elements of one or more vertebrae fail to unite? | spna bifida |
| Aging and postmenopausal hormonal changes are the major causes of generalized ________ | osteoporosis |
| An inherited generalized disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple fractures and a bluish color of the sclera of the eye is _________ | osteogenesis |
| Lack of vitamin D in the diet of infants and children can cause a systemic disease called: | rickets |
| A disorder of metabolism causing an increased blood level of uric acid is called ____ | gout |
| A benign projection of bone with a cartilage-like cap occurring around the knee in children or adolescents is ________ | osteochondroma |
| An example of a malignant bone tumor is ________ | osteogenic, Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma |
| The form of noninfectious arthritis characterized by osteoporosis, soft tissue swelling, and erosions of the metacarpophalangeal joints and ulnar styloid processes is ___________ | rheumatoid |
| The extremely common form of arthritis that is characterized by loss of joint cartilage and reactive new vone frowth and that is part of the normal wear of aging _______ | osteoarthritis |
| Inflammation of the small fluid-filled sacs that are located around joints and that reduce friction is termed _______ | bursitis |
| In what type of fracture is the skin broken? | compound |
| What type of fracture consists of more than two fragments? | comminuted |
| What term applies to the new calcium deposits that unite fracture sites? | callus |
| What type of fracture occurs in bone weakened by some preexisting condition, such as a metastatic lesion or multiple myleoma? | pathologic |
| What is the name for the type of fracture that can occur from falling on the outstretched hand and that involves the distal portion of the radius? | Colles' |
| What name is applied to a fracture involving both malleoli? | Pott's |
| What is the name applied to the fracture resulting from acute hyperextension of the head of the neck that usually affects C2 and C3? | Hangman's |
| What area of the spine does a clay shoveler's fracture involve? | lower cervical and upper thoracic |
| Diagnosis of an intervertebral disk herniation requires which readographic procedure(s)? | myelography, MRI |
| What medical term refers to a cleft in the pars interarticularis commonly involving the fifth lumbar vertebra? | spondylolysis |
| What pathologic condition sometimes occurs after trauma, causing an interrupted blood suppply to a bone? | ischemic necrosis |
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