Pathology NBE Study Guide Flashcards
Deterioration or impairment of an organ.
- Age
- Heredity
- Infiltration
- Degeneration
Degeneration
Deformation, abnormal shape or structure, especially a congential abnormality.
- Atrophy
- Hypertrophy
- Degeneration
- Malformation
Malformation
Tissue reaction to an injury.
- Atrophy
- Hypertrophy
- Inflammation
- Regeneration
Inflammation
A local or generalized condition in which the body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid.
- Edema
- Ischemia
- Gangrene
- Hyperemia
Edema
A new and abnormal formation of tissue growth.
- Petechia
- Neoplasm
- Ischemia
- Ecchymosis
Neoplasm
Increase in the number of leukocytes (above 10,000 per cu. mm) in blood, and generally caused by the presence of infection and usually transient.
- Anemia
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukocytosis
Leukocytosis
Inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart.
- Ischemia
- Myocarditis
- Endocarditis
- Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Diminished amount of urine formation.
- Pyuria
- Anuria
- Oliguria
- Albuminuria
Oliguria
A loss of function, either partial or complete, as that resulting from a blow or fall.
- Contusion
- Laceration
- Concussion
- Hemorrhage
Concussion
Inflammation of the testis due to trauma, metastasis, mumps, or infection elsewhere in the body.
- Orchitis
- Arthritis
- Prostatitis
- Oophoritis
Orchitis
A disease that begins before birth and is evident at the time of birth.
- Chronic
- Acquired
- Idiopathic
- Congenital
Congenital
An inflammatory condition realted to the nervous system.
- General paresis
- Hydronephrosis
- Purperal sepsis
- Encephalosclerosis
General Paresis
A malignant tumor derived principally from connective tissue.
- Sarcoma
- Carcinoma
- Leukemia
- Myoma
Sarcoma
Which of the following conditions would be caused by a thrombus as evidenced during embalming? (More than one answer).
- Diminished distribution
- Edema
- Intravascular resistance
- Atrophy
1 and 3
(Diminished distribution and intravascular resistance)
