PATHO LEC: ME MODULE 1 Flashcards
What is pathology?
The study of disease, focusing on its essential nature, causes, development, and the structural and functional changes resulting from disease processes.
What does etiology refer to in pathology?
The causes of disease.
What is pathogenesis?
The progression of disease in the animal’s body.
What role does pathology play in preventive medicine?
It helps rule out diseases or detect them early.
What are the two branches of veterinary pathology?
Anatomical pathology and clinical pathology.
Define general pathology.
Concerned with the mechanisms underlying disease processes visible through morphologic, physiologic, and biochemical changes.
List some specific fields of pathology.
- Clinical Chemistry
- Cytopathology
- Dermatopathology
- Forensic Pathology
- Hematopathology
- Immunopathology
- Neuropathology
- Pediatric Pathology
What is surgical pathology?
The examination of surgical specimens and biopsies, often requiring molecular diagnostics.
What is renal pathology?
A sub-discipline of anatomical pathology focused on diagnosing medical kidney diseases.
What does cytopathology examine?
The microscopic examination of whole, individual cells obtained from smears or fine needle aspirates.
What is molecular pathology?
An emerging discipline focusing on nucleic acid-based techniques for studying diseases in tissues and cells.
What is the purpose of an autopsy?
To determine the disease factors contributing to a person’s death.
What is the role of forensic pathologists?
To determine the cause of death in cases with legal implications.
True or False: Forensic pathologists primarily deal with natural causes of death.
True.
What is gross examination in pathology?
The examination of diseased tissues with the naked eye.
What is histopathology?
The microscopic examination of stained tissue sections using histological techniques.
What does immunohistochemistry detect?
The presence, abundance, and localization of specific proteins using antibodies.
Fill in the blank: The science of staining tissue sections is called _______.
histochemistry.
Who is considered the Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates.
What are the four humors according to Hippocrates?
- Blood
- Phlegm
- Yellow bile
- Black bile
Who is regarded as the originator of modern anatomy?
Aristotle.
What major contribution did William Harvey make to medicine?
Described the blood vascular system and the circulation of blood.
What is the significance of the Mosaic Doctrine?
The first recorded evidence of systematic meat inspection.
Who is considered the Father of Veterinary Medicine?
Renatus Vegetius.
What is electron microscopy used for in pathology?
To examine tissue with greater magnification, enabling visualization of organelles.
What is flow immunophenotyping used for?
To determine the immunophenotype of cells using flow cytometry.
Who is known as the Father of Veterinary Medicine?
Hippocrates
Hippocrates is often referred to as the Father of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions to the field.
What significant change occurred in medicine during the Renaissance?
Profound advances in medicine and pathology
The Renaissance marked a period of questioning previous works, notably those of Galen.
What did William Harvey describe in 1628?
The blood vascular system and the circulation of blood
Harvey’s work had a far-reaching effect on medicine and pathology.
Who was the first to show the practical importance of the microscope?
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
He is not credited with discovering the microscope.
How did Jean Fernel categorize diseases?
According to organs or parts of the body
He divided diseases into those affecting parts above the diaphragm, below the diaphragm, and external diseases.
What is Giovanni Morgagni recognized for?
Being one of the earliest pathologists and the originator of modern pathology
He correlated pathologic changes in deceased individuals with clinical signs shown during life.
What foundation did Marie-Francois Xavier Bichat establish?
The study of histology
Bichat proposed that the body is composed of twenty-one tissues.
When was the first modern veterinary school established?
January 1, 1762
It was established in Lyon, France.
What is the title of the first complete veterinary classic published by Jacques Labressie de Solleysel?
Le Parfait Marechal
This work highlighted the negative impact of the farrier on veterinary medicine.
Who established the veterinary school known as L-Ecole Veterinaire Nationale d’Alfort?
Claude Bourgelat
He was instrumental in establishing the first modern veterinary school in Lyon.
What is Carl Rokitansky known for?
Being the supreme descriptive pathologist of all time
He established the structural basis of disease and necropsy technique.
Who is considered the Father of Cellular Pathology?
Rudolph Virchow
He coined many terms used in pathology and started publication of ‘Virchow’s Archives.’
What did Louis Pasteur contribute to the field of bacteriology?
Demonstrated the importance of infectious organisms in disease
He studied human and animal diseases and developed vaccines.
What procedure did Robert Koch establish?
Koch’s Postulate
This is a method used to prove a specific microorganism as the cause of a disease.
Who demonstrated the importance of bacteria in pathology?
Edwin Klebs
He was a student of Virchow.
What is Julius Cohnheim credited with?
Being the originator of modern experimental pathology
He revealed vascular alterations that are the basis of the inflammatory response.
Who brought pathology to the United States?
William H. Welch
He was a student of Cohnheim and Professor of Pathology at John Hopkins University.
