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FNRL 296
Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The medical term for spontaneous nasal bleeding is: | Epistaxis |
| A trauma that causes discoloration along with swelling but no break in the skin is a: | Contusion |
| A reduction in red blood cells or hemoglobin results in: | Anemia |
| The study of disease changes visible without a microscope is called: | Gross pathology |
| This is responsible for all basic life systems function including heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing: | Brain stem |
| A viral infection causing inflammation of the gray matter in the spinal cord is: | Poliomyelitis |
| Which statement correctly describes hyperplasia? | Increase in organ size caused by a rise in the number of cells. |
| A rare congenital condition in which the upper portions of the limbs are severely underdeveloped or absent is termed: | Phocomelia |
| The prefix “myelo” means? | Spinal cord |
| A narrowing that restricts blood flow through a vessel is called: | Stenosis |
| A disorder that does not primarily involve the blood is? | Hypertrophy |
| A gumma is a lesion of? | Syphilis |
| A mass of necrotic tissue that results from circulatory obstruction is call a(n)? | Infarct |
| A fluid collection within a saclike structure—commonly the tunica vaginalis—is known as: | Hydrocele |
| General paresis is caused by syphilis in the? | Tertiary stage |
| A disorder believed to develop as an after effect of a severe streptococcal infection is? | Rheumatic heart disease |
| The presence of a blood clot that remains attached to the vessel wall defines: | Thrombosis |
| The formation of pus is a process called? | Suppuration |
| A patch of discoloration caused by bleeding beneath the skin is termed: | Ecchymosis |
| The presence of blood in the stool is known as: | Melena |
| Which of the following defines metaplasia? | A reversible change where one adult cell type transforms into another abnormal type. |
| Adenocarcinoma is? | Benign glandular epithelium tissue. |
| A nosocomial infection is one that: | Is acquired in a healthcare setting. |
| Characterized by edema of the face and extremities, extremely elevated blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine in the third trimester of pregnancy: | Toxemia of pregnancy |
| Which of the following might be a post mortem condition of pneumonia? | Rapid coagulation of blood. |
| Failure of an organ or tissue to fully develop is called: | Aplasia |
| An increase in blood content above normal in a region of tissue, caused by venous obstruction is called: | Passive hyperemia |
| Tiny, pinpoint, purplish spots on the skin caused by antemortem leakage of blood are known as: | Petechiae |
| The name for the chronic end-stage liver disease characterized by necrosis with nodular regeneration is: | Cirrhosis |
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