Introduction to Pathology

Question 1

what is etiology

Answer 1

cause of a disease process

Question 2

what is pathogenesis

Answer 2

mechanism of disease development

Question 3

what is a sign

Answer 3

-objective
- something you see

Question 4

what is a symptom

Answer 4

• subjective
• something the patient tells you

Question 5

what is pathognomonic

Answer 5

a sign whose presence means that a particular disease is present without a doubt

Question 6

what is morbidity

Answer 6

the disease state of an individual
- incidence of illnesses in a population

Question 7

what is mortality

Answer 7

• the state of being mortal
• incidence of death in a population

Question 8

what category of disease is cherubism

Answer 8

developmental

Question 9

what is the radiographic presentation of cherubism

Answer 9

multilocular radiolucencies

Question 10

what category of disease is gardner syndrome and what is the radiographic presentation of it

Answer 10

• developmental
• multiple radio opacities

Question 11

what category of disease does herpes fall under

Answer 11

infectious

Question 12

what is an example of a metabolic disease cateogry

Answer 12

acromegaly due to GH secreting pituitary adenoma

Question 13

what is an example of neoplastic disease category

Answer 13

granular cell tumor

Question 14

what is an example of an immune mediated disease category

Answer 14

recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Question 15

what is an example of a reactice disease category

Answer 15

pyogenic granuloma

Question 15

what is a vesicle

Answer 15

small circumscribed elevated lesion less than 1 cm containing serous fluid

Question 16

what is a bulla

Answer 16

circumscribed elevated lesion that is 1 cm or greater and contains serous fluid

Question 17

what is a pustule

Answer 17

various sized circumscribed elevations containing pus

Question 18

what is a lobule

Answer 18

a segment or lobe that is a part of the whole, these lobes sometimes appear fused together

Question 19

what is a macule

Answer 19

an area that is usually distinguished by a color different from that of the surrounding tissue, it is flat and does not protrude above the surface of the normal tissue

Question 20

what is a papule

Answer 20

a small circumscribed lesion less than 1 cm that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of surroudning tissue

Question 21

what is a nodule

Answer 21

a circumscribed lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter that is elevated and protrudes above or below the surface of surrounding tissue

Question 22

what is pedunculated

Answer 22

attached by a stem-like or stalk base

Question 23

what is sessile

Answer 23

describes the base of a lesion that is flat stem like

Question 24

what is an ulcer

Answer 24

a loss of continuity of the epithelium that penetrates to the underlying connective tissue

Question 25

what is a plaque

Answer 25

a patch or differentiated area on a body surface

Question 26

what is a fissure

Answer 26

a cleft or groove, normal otherwise showing prominent depth

Question 27

what is papillary

Answer 27

resembling small nipple-shaped projections or elevations found in clusters

Question 28

what are the types of surface texture

Answer 28

smooth, rough, folded