General Pathology B Flashcards
This is an increase in cell number that only those cells capable of mitosis can undergo.
a. Hypertrophy
b. Hyperplasia
c. Metaplasia
d.Dysplasia
Hyperplasia
This is an increase in the number and/or volume of adipocytes in the interstitium of an organ or tissue.
a.Steatosis
b.Lipidosis
c. Fatty infiltration
d.Metaplasia
Fatty infiltration
Gout has been reported in the following species except:
a.Birds
b.Primates
c.Reptiles
d.Mammals
Mammals
This refers to a localized deposit of calcium salts in the dermis or subcutis, and less often in other soft tissues or in the tongue.
a.Calcinosis cutis
b.Calcinosis circumscripta
c.Metastatic calcification
d.Dystrophic calcification
Calcinosis circumscripta
In the von Kossa histochemical technique, calcified tissue appears:
a.Blue
b.Green
c.Black
d.Brown
Black
This refers to the formation of bony tissue at an extraskeletal site.
a.Heterotopic ossification
b.Osteochondroma
c.Osteosarcoma
d.Osteogenesis imperfecta
Heterotopic ossification
This pigment colors the leptomeninges in sheep.
a.Melanin
b.Lipofuscin
c.Hemosiderin
d.Bilirubin
Melanin
The accumulation of this pigment in the canine myocardium has a
linear correlation with the age of the dog.
a.Lipofuscin
b.Hemoglobin
c.Hemosiderin
d.Melanin
Lipofuscin
This pigment gives oxygenated (arterial) blood its red color and
imparts a pink tinge to well-perfused and well-oxygenated tissues.
a.Oxyhemoglobin
b.Methemoglobin
c.Carboxyhemoglobin
d.Deoxyhemoglobin
Oxyhemoglobin
This pigment accounts for the blackening of the migration tracts of juvenile liver flukes (Fascioloides magna) in ruminants.
a.Hematin
b.Bilirubin
c.Melanin
d.Hemosiderin
Hematin
This is the pressure exerted by intravascular fluid (i.e., blood plasma) or extravascular fluid on the wall (i.e., endothelium) of the blood vessel.
a.Oncotic pressure
b.Hydrostatic pressure
c.Colloidal osmotic pressure
d.Osmotic pressure
Hydrostatic pressure
Edema occurs from one or a combination of the following except:
a.Increased intravascular hydrostatic pressure
b.Decreased intravascular osmotic pressure
c.Increased microvascular permeability
d.Increased lymphatic drainage
Increased lymphatic drainage
All of the following can cause increased vascular permeability except:
a.Endotoxins
b.Anaphylaxis
c.Disseminated intravascular coagulation
d.None of the above
None of the above
All of the following can cause increased intravascular hydrostatic pressure except:
a.Left-sided heart failure
b.Gastric dilatation and volvulus
c.Uterine prolapse
d.None of the above
None of the above
All of the following can cause decreased intravascular osmotic pressure except:
a.Starvation
b.Haemonchosis
c.Salt toxicity
d.None of the above
None of the above
Which of the following can be physiologic?
a.Thrombus
b.Mural thrombus
c.Thromboembolus
d.Hemorrhage
Thrombus
Which of the following is not a component of Virchow’s triad?
a.Stasis
b.Turbulence
c.Endothelial injury
d.Hypocoagulability
Hypocoagulability
Heart failure after euthanasia results to:
a.Active hyperemia
b.Chronic passive congestion
c.Acute passive congestion
d.Ischemia
Acute passive congestion
Cardiovascular collapse is associated with the following except:
a.Loss of circulating blood volume
b.Increased cardiac output
c.Inappropriate peripheral vascular resistance
d.Decreased heart rate
Increased cardiac output
The following are types of shock attributed to blood maldistribution
except:
a.Neurogenic shock
b.Anaphylactic shock
c.Septic shock
d.Cardiogenic shock
Cardiogenic shock
Which of the following is a feature of acute inflammation?
a.Granulation tissue formation
b.Healing
c.Exudation of fluid and plasma proteins
d.Fibrosis
Exudation of fluid and plasma proteins
These are often the first type of leukocyte recruited into the inflammatory exudate.
a.Macrophages
b.Lymphocytes
c.Monocytes
d.Neutrophils
Neutrophils
Thermal injury to skin, such as burns and photosensitization in which the lesion can appear as a fluid-filled blisters are examples of:
a.Serous inflammation
b.Catarrhal inflammation
c.Mucoid inflammation
d.Fibrinous inflammation
Serous inflammation
The histiologic diagnosis when exudates are composed predominantly of neutrophils with seroproteinaceous edema fluid is:
a.Chronic inflammation
b.Pyogranulomatous inflammation
c.Eosinophilic inflammation
d.Purulent inflammation
Purulent inflammation
This is the most common form of amyloidosis in animals.
a.Reactive systemic amyloidosis
b.Familial amyloidosis
c.Primary amyloidosis
d.Localized amyloidosis
Reactive systemic amyloidosis
This is the loss of cellular differentiation indicative of neoplasia.
a.Atypia
b.Dysplasia
c.Metaplasia
d.Hyperplasia
Atypia
A malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin is a:
a.Adenoma
b.Sarcoma
c.Carcinoma
d.Papilloma
Sarcoma
All malignant tumors of epithelial origin are termed:
a.Adenoma
b.Sarcoma
c.Carcinoma
d.Papilloma
Carcinoma
Neoplastic cell populations of uncertain origin are called:
a.Anaplastic neoplasms
b.Mixed tumors
c.Benign tumors
d.Malignant tumors
Anaplastic neoplasms
These are composed of normal mature tissue located at an ectopic site.
a.Teratoma
b.Hamartoma
c.Choristoma
d.Nevus
Choristoma
Which of the following is a malignant tumor?
a.Meningioma
b.Lymphoma
c.Synovial myxoma
d.Teratoma
Lymphoma
This is the final stage of tumor development.
a.Initiation
b.Promotion
c.Progression
d.Metastasis
Progression
These stem cells can give rise to all tissues of the body.
a.Multipotent
b.Totipotent
c.Pluripotent
d.Unipotent
Totipotent
Trichoblastoma is categorized as a _____ tumor.
a.Epithelial
b.Mesenchymal
c.Round cell
d.Neuroendocrine
Epithelial
This gives an indication of the extent of tumor growth and spread in the
animal.
a.Tumor grading
b.Tumor staging
c.Tumor classification
d.Tumor characterization
Tumor staging
Yellow fat disease is also called
a.Pancreatic necrosis
b.Traumatic necrosis
c.Idiopathic necrosis
d.Nutritional fat necrosis
Nutritional fat necrosis
This results from a failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes.
a.Hare lip
b.Cheiloschisis
c.Cleft lip
d.Cleft palate
Cleft palate
In this condition, the sequential contractility of the esophagus is defective, and the lower cricopharyngeal sphincter fails to function properly.
a.Achalasia
b.Esophageal ectasia
c.Megaesophagus
d.Esophageal diverticulum
Achalasia
This portion of the hepatic lobule receives the least oxygenated blood and is therefore susceptible to hypoxia.
a.Centrilobular
b.Midzonal
c.Periportal
d.Portal triad
Centrilobular
End-stage liver is also known as:
a.Ductular reaction
b.Piecemeal necrosis
c.Cholangiohepatitis
d.Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
This is a reaction in the nasal mucosa and submucosa that is characterized by infiltration of numerous activated macrophages (epithelioid macrophages) mixed with a few lymphocytes and plasma cells.
a.Suppurative rhinitis
b.Fibrinous rhinitis
c.Granulomatous rhinitis
d.Serous rhinitis
Granulomatous rhinitis
Vegetative endocarditis can lead to which type of pneumonia?
a.Suppurative bronchopneumonia
b.Fibrinous bronchopneumonia
c.Granulomatous pneumonia
d.Embolic pneumonia
Embolic pneumonia
This is characterized by cranioventral consolidation of lungs.
a.Suppurative bronchopneumonia
b.Verminous pneumonia
c.Interstitial pneumonia
d.Granulomatous pneumonia
Suppurative bronchopneumonia
The leakage and accumulation of lymph rich in triglycerides in the thoracic cavity:
a.Hydrothorax
b.Chylothorax
c.Hemothorax
d.Pyothorax
Chylothorax
This refers to the dilation of lymphatic vessels.
a.Lymphangiectasia
b.Hereditary lymphedema
c.Lymphangioma
d.Lymphangitis
Lymphangiectasia
Mulberry heart disease is also known as:
a.Fibrinous pericarditis
b.Dietary microangiopathy
c.Porcine polyserositis
d.Cerebrospinal angiopathy
Dietary microangiopathy
Feline acromegaly is also known as:
a.Hypersomatotropism
b.Hypercortisolism
c.Hyperthyroidism
d.Hyperaldosteronism
Hypersomatotropism
This condition is characterized by aplasia or severe hypoplasia of all hematopoietic lineages in the bone marrow with resulting cytopenias
a.Erythropoietic porphyria
b.Aplastic pancytopenia
c.Hemolytic anemia
d.Iron-deficiency anemia
Aplastic pancytopenia
In animals, this is the most common type of edema in the CNS.
a.Cytotoxic edema
b.Vasogenic edema
c.Interstitial edema
d.Hypo-osmotic edema
Vasogenic edema
This is a hereditary disorder of bone growth that occur because of primary lesions in growth cartilage.
a.Osteogenesis imperfecta
b.Chondrodysplasia
c.Osteochondrosis dissecans
d.Epiphysiolysis
Chondrodysplasia
