Gross Pathology Flashcards
The study of the abnormal form, and function at the tissue and cellular level
Pathology
Why should we study pathology?
To understand the mechanism of injury and pathophysiologies
Degeneration of the liver
Hepatopathy
Ingluvo
Crop
Myelo
Bone marrow
An interpretative summary of a lesion
Morphologic diagnosis
In what examination are tissues for histopathology and ancillary testing collected
Necropsy
The sequence of events and abnormalities that lead to disease
Pathogenesis
Inflammation of the brain
Encephalitis
In lesion descriptions, what acronym is used and what does each letter stand for?
CLASSC
Color
Location
Appearance
Size
Shape
Consistency
Bonus: Number or odor
In what examination are special stains, histochemistry, and immunohistochemistry conducted
Histopathology
Bacteriology, virology, parasitology, toxicology, mass spectrometry etc. are examples of _______ diagnostics
Ancillary
An objective detailing process of a
lesion
Description
Encephalo
Brain
Cancer
Neoplasia
In morphological descriptions, what acronym is used and what does each letter stand for?
3D ATP
Degree
Distribution
Duration
Action
Tissue
Process
Pneumo
Lungs
Myo
Muscle
What caused it (death)
Etiology
Physical or functional tissue
abnormality
Lesion
Entero
Intestines
Hepato
Liver
The clinically apparent dysfunction derived from the cumulative abnormalities at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels
Disease
Postmortem macroscopic examination of a nonhuman animal
Necropsy
Physical and/ or functional tissue abnormality
Lesion
Nephro
Kidney
Gastro
GI
Glosso
Tongue
Pathologic shrinking of a tissue
Atrophy
Microscopic examination of both postmortem and antemortem formalin-fixed tissues
Histopathology
