Thanato Microbiology Pathology Flashcards
Which of the following is an examination of the organs and tissues of the body to determine cause of death or pathological condition?
A)autopsy
B)necropsy
C)Postmortem exam
D)All of the above
D)All of the above
Which of the following types of pathology deals with the study of tissue specimens excised surgically during operations?
A)General pathology
B) Special pathology
C)Clinical pathology
D)Surgical pathology
D)Surgical pathology
Which of the following is not a benefit of an autopsy?
A)Confirm or alter clinical diagnosis
B)Describe the progression of the death struggle
C)Advance medical knowledge and research
D)Assist in medicolegal cases to determine identification of the deceased and the cause and manner or death
B)Describe the progression of the death struggle
Which of the following refers to a disease that can be passed from one person to another?
A)Chronic
B)Fulminate
C)Communicable
D)Congenital
C)Communicable
Which of the following refers to the cause of a disease?
A) Pathogenesis
B)Sign
C)Symptom
D)Etiology
D)Etiology
Which of the following describes a disease characterized by a long duration?
A)Fulminant
B)Recurrent
C)Chronic
D)Acute
C)Chronic
A disease with readily identifiable characteristic lesions.
A)Organic
B)Functional
C)Idiopathic
D)Iatrogenic
A)Organic
Which of the following is not a predisposing condition of disease?
A)Toxins
B)Race
C)Age
D)Sex
A)Toxins
A serious reduction of blood flow in the body
A)Edema
B)Thrombus
C)Circulatory shock
D)Embolism
C)Circulatory shock
An area of tissue which has died.
A)Hematoma
B)Ischemia
C)Infarct
D)Embolus
C)Infarct
Which of the following may cause an embolism?
A)Bacteria
B)Fat
C)Foreign particles
D)All of the above
D)All of the above
Which is not an embalming implication of gangrene?
A)Discoloration
B)Putrefaction
C)Bad odors
D) Necessitates removal of pus.
D) Necessitates removal of pus.
Which is not a regressive tissue change?
A)Infiltration
B)Hemoptysis
C)Degeneration
D)Atrophy
B)Hemoptysis
Melanosis is an example of:
A)Endogenous pigmentation
B)Exogenous infiltration
C)Atrophy
D)Hypertrophy
A)Endogenous pigmentation
Anthracosis results from inhaling _____ dust.
A)Coal
B)Stone
C)Cotton
D)All of the above
A)Coal
Decrease in size of a part that is a normal regular occurrence in the body.
A)Pathological atrophy
B)Hypotrophy
C)Cloudy swelling
D)Physiological atrophy
D)Physiological atrophy
Serous exudate contains:
A)Red blood cells
B)White blood cells
C)Pus
D)Clear portion of the blood
D)Clear portion of the blood
Which cells are primarily involved in phagocytosis?
A)Lymphocytes
B)neutrophils
C)White blood cells
D)Both Neutrophils and white blood cells
D)Both Neutrophils and white blood cells
The termination of an inflammatory reaction, with the body part returned to normal use.
A)Cicatrix
B)Regeneration
C)Repair
D)Resolution
D)Resolution
Malignant tumors are usually encapsulated
A) True
B) False
B) False
Tumor of lymph tissue
A)Lipoma
B)Hodgkin’s Disease
C)Fibroma
D)Osteoma
B)Hodgkin’s Disease
A pigmented tumor
A)Wart
B)Mole
C)Papilloma
D)Polyp
B)Mole
Which of the following is often an embalming complication with tumors?
A)Discoloration
B)Hemorrhage
C)Tissue deformation
D)All of the above
D)All of the above
A malignancy of the hemopoietic tissues in the body
A)Leukocytosis
B)Leukopenia
C)Leukemia
D)Polycythemia
C)Leukemia
Byssinosis results from inhaling _____ dust.
A)Coal
B)Stone
C)Cotton
D)All of the above
C)Cotton
Carcinomas designates malignancies of:
A)Lymph tissue
B)Epithelial tissue
C)Cartilage
D)Bone
B)Epithelial tissue
An area of pus surrounded by a wall of inflammatory tissue
vesicle
Abscess
Ulcer
Furuncle
Abscess
An abscess locate in the deeper layers of the skin
vesicle
Abscess
Ulcer
Furuncle
Furuncle
A localized area of necrosis on the skin or mucous membrane
vesicle
Abscess
Ulcer
Furuncle
Ulcer
An elevation on the skin containing fluid
vesicle
Abscess
Ulcer
Furuncle
vesicle
Another term for Secondary anemias
A)Hereditary
B)Congential
C)Hemolytic
D)Hemophilia
C)Hemolytic
A decrease in the number of platelets
A)Leukopenia
B)Anemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Thrombocytopenia
D)Thrombocytopenia
Which of the following is a hemolytic anemia
A)Hemophilia
B)Sickle Cell anemia
C)Erythroblastosis fetalis
D)Both Sickle cell and erythroblastosis fetalis
D)Both Sickle cell and erythroblastosis fetalis
This anemia is characterized by a virtual stoppage of blood cell production
A)Sickle cell anemia
B)Pernicious anemia
C)Hemophilia
D)Aplastic anemia
D)Aplastic anemia
An increase in the size of the heart due to a stretching on the fibers
A)Hypertrophy
B)Hyperplasia
C)Atrophy
D)Dilatation
D)Dilatation
Death of heart tissue due to lack of blood supply
A)Myocardial infarction
B)Heart attack
C)Endocarditis
D)Both Myocardial infarction and heart attack
D)Both Myocardial infarction and heart attack
Characterized by one or more of the heart valves turning backwards into the atrium
A)Prolapse
B)Endocarditis
C)Myocarditis
D)Both Prolapse and Myocarditis
A)Prolapse
Which of the following is true of Aschoff’s bodies?
A)Present with rheumatic heart disease
B)they are small nodules
C)Eventually develop into scar tissue
D)All of the above
D)All of the above
Which congenital heart defect is characterized by an opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta that fails to close.
A)Arteriosclerosis
B)Atherosclerosis
C)Patent ductus arteriousus
D)Cardiomyopathy
C)Patent ductus arteriousus
A bulging sac-like dilation on the wall of an artery is a fusiform aneurysm
A) True
B) False
B) False
Inflammation of the tongue
A)Glossitis
B)Gingivitis
C)Stomatitis
D)Pharyngitis
A)Glossitis
Inflammation of the stomach
A)Esophagitis
B)Gastritis
C)Hematamesis
D)peritonitis
B)Gastritis
Normal bacteria (normal flora) may cause intestinal infections
A) True
B) False
A) True
This form of Hepatitis is transmitted through contaminated food and water
A)Hep A
B)Hep B
C)Hep C
D)Non Hep A or Non Hep B
A)Hep A
Inflammation ofa bile duct
A)Cholecystitis
B)Cystitis
C)Cholelithiasis
D)Cholangitis
D)Cholangitis
Acute Coryza is another name for ____
A)Influenza
B)Sinusitis
C)Rhinitis
D)The common cold
D)The common cold
A form of allergy characterized by hypersecretion of mucous and spasms of the bronchial muscles
A)Hay fever
B)Acute Coryza
C) Rhinitis
D)Asthma
D)Asthma
Inflammation of the pleura
A)Pneumonia
B)Pleurisy
C)empyema
D)Pyrothorax
B)Pleurisy
Inflammation of the lungs
A)Pneumonia
B)Pleurisy
C)Pleuritis
D)Pyrothorax
A)Pneumonia
This respiratory disease is characterized by non infectious long term chronic deterioration and destruction of lung tissue.
A)Pneumonia
B)Atelectasis
C)Hemothorax
D)Emphysema
D)Emphysema
This disease is caused bya mycobacterium
A)Tuberculosis
B)Pneumoconiosis
C)emphysema
D)anthracosis
A)Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is characterized by
A)Tubercles
B)Cavitation
C)Caseation necrosis
D)All of the above
D)All of the above
Inflammation of the filtering capillaries in the kidney.
A)nephritis
B)Glomerulonephritis
C)Nephrosclerosis
D)Pyelitis
B)Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the kidney pelvis only
A)Nephritis
B)Pyelitis
C)Pyelonephritis
D)Hematuria
B)Pyelitis
A condition of excess sugar in the urine
A)Hematuria
B)hemoglobinuria
C)polyuria
D)glycosuria
D)glycosuria
Uremia is a problem for embalmers because
A)It can cause tissue deformation requiring extensive cosmetic work
B)It candecrease formaldehyde demand
C)It can create a strong odor
D)Create a strong odor anddecrease formaldehyde demand
C)It can create a strong odor
Cranial hemorrhage between the arachnoid and the pia
A)extra-dural
B)sub-dural
C)epidural
D)sub-arachnoid
D)sub-arachnoid
An injury to the brain where the skin has not been broken at the site of the injury.
A)Contusion
B)Concussion
C)Myelitis
D)none of the above
A)Contusion
Inflammation of the brain
A)Encephalitis
B)Meningitis
C)Myelitis
D)Poliomyelitis
A)Encephalitis
Viral encephalitis can be transmitted by
A)Rat flea
B)ticks
C)lice
D)mosquitos
D)mosquitos
Atemporary interference with the blood supply to a part of the brain
A)Apoplexy
B)Cerebrovascular Accident
C)Stroke
D)Transient ischemic attack
D)Transient ischemic attack
Which of the following is cause by a prion?
A)Parkinson’s disease
B)Creutzfeldt-Jakob
C)Poliomyelitis
D)Epilepsy
B)Creutzfeldt-Jakob
This disease is characterized by the destruction of the myelin sheath
A)Parkinson’s disease
B)Multiple sclerosis
C)Epilepsy
D)All of the above
B)Multiple sclerosis
The lesion that accompanies primary syphilis is called a
A)Chancre
B)Koplik psot
C)Gumma
D)None of the above
A)Chancre
When the testes do not descend into the scrotum it is call
A)oophoritis
B)metritis
C)salpingitis
D) Cryptorchism
D) Cryptorchism
Travel of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus is called
A)Metritis
B)Endometritis
C)Endometriosis
D)Endocervicitis
C)Endometriosis
The organism that causes syphilis is called
A)Neisseria gonorrhea
B)Treponema pallidum
C)Streptococcus pyogenes
D)Chlamydia trachomatis
B)Treponema pallidum
Osteoarthritis tends to affect young adults
A) True
B) False
B) False
A diet deficient in Vitamin C may cause rickets
A) True
B) False
B) False
Lordosis can also be called “humpback”
A) True
B) False
B) False
A fracture in which the bone is crushed or splintered
A)Compound
B)Greenstick
C)complete
D)comminuted
D)comminuted
Nevi is another term for acne.
A) True
B) False
B) False
Eczema is a type of dermatitis
A) True
B) False
A) True
Lupus vulgaris is a ________ infection of the skin
A)Syphilis
B)Tuberculosis
C)Scarlet fever
D)Staph
B)Tuberculosis
Two or more furuncles that communicate under the skin
A)Dermatomycosis
B)Lupus vulgaris
C)Seborrheic dermatitis
D)carbuncle
D)carbuncle
This is caused by a hypersecretion of the pituitary gland that affects adults after their bones have ossified.
A)Giantism
B)Acromegaly
C)Simmond’s disease
D)Diabetes insiipdus
B)Acromegaly
Exophthalmic goiter is also known as
A)Myxedema
B)Diabetes insipidus
C)Simmond’s disease
D)Grave’s disease
D)Grave’s disease
This is a form of hypoadrenalism in which hormones that control water and salt levels in the body are affected.
A)Cushing’s disease
B)Myxedema
C) Addison’s disease
D)Simmond’s disease
C) Addison’s disease
This disease is characterized by obesity that usually occurs onthe trunk of the body resulting in the build-up of a fatty pad over the shoulders and upper back
A)Grave’s disease
B)Diabetes insipidus
C)Cushing’s syndrome
D)Addison’s disease
C)Cushing’s syndrome
Glycosuria is excess ____ in the urine.
A)Blood
B)Ammonia
C)Sugar
D)Lipids
C)Sugar
This disease is often discussed in connection with the adrenal glands but is actually a blood infection caused by meningococcus.
A)Diabetes mellitus
B)Diabetes insipidus
C)Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
D)Grave’s disease
C)Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
Malaria is spread through which of the following vectors?
Fleas
Human body lice
Mosquitoes
Ticks
Mosquitoes
Which of the following refers to fungal infections of the skin, hair and nails?
Kuru
Owl’s eyes
Thrush
Tineas
Tineas
Which of the following diseases is spread through handling contaminated cat feces?
Cryptosporidiosis
Giardia
Histoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis
Which of the following microorganisms causes African trypanosomiasis and is spread by the tsetse fly?
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
Viruses
Protozoa
Which of the following is the most commonly identified waterborne illness in the United States?
Amebiasis
Cryptosporidiosis
Giardiasis
Toxoplasmosis
Giardiasis
What is the study of those life forms that require the aid of a microscope to be seen?
Microbiology
Myology
Pathology
Zoology
Microbiology
What is the science of structure and form without regard to function?
Morphology
Myology
Physiology
Protozoology
Morphology
Bacteria typically reproduces by a process called
autotrophism
binary fission
osmosis
parasitism
binary fission
The process of completely removing or destroying all microorganisms on a substance by exposure to cehmical or physical agents, exposure to ionizing radiation or by filtering gas or liquids through porous matrerials that remove microorganisms is called
boiling
fumigation
scrubbing
sterilization
sterilization
The state or condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogenic agent that under favorable conditions multiplies and produces injurious effects is called
attenuation
contamination
infection
infestation
infection
A substance that induces the formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it is a(n)
antigen
gastric juice
interferon
lysozyme
antigen
The genus of the organism with the pathogenicity of tetanus or lockjaw is
clostridium
corynebacterium
granciscella
salmonella
clostridium
The causative organism in primary atypical pneumonia is
klebsiella
mycobacterium
mycoplasma
streptococcus
mycoplasma
They differ from bacteria in that they are obligate parasites requiring living cells for growth, and differ from viruses in that they are retined by the Berkefeld filter. They are
proteus
rickettsia
shigella
vibrio
rickettsia
Which of the following terms refers to viral infections that favor the body’s abdominal organs?
Dermatropic
Pneumotropic
Neurotropic
Viscerotropic
Viscerotropic
Skin lesions caused by the herpes zoster virus are known as which of the following?
Dermatomycoses
Ringworms
Shingles
Trypanosomiasis
Shingles
The first vaccine was developed by Edward Jenner, and it was a vaccine for which of the following?
Chickenpox
Measles
Polio
Smallpox
Smallpox
Orchitis and sterility can result from which of the following diseases?
Mononucleosis
Mumps
Poliomyelitis
Rabies
Mumps
Which of the following types of hepatitis is spread through contact with blood and body fluids?
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis B
A genus of microorganisms that causes a wide spread of diseases in man and animals, including ornithosis, lumphogranuloma vereum and trachoma is
chlamydia
mycoplasma
rickettsia
treponema
chlamydia
A minute organism not visible with an ordinary light microsope is a
bacteria
fungi
protozoa
virus
virus
Which of the following is NOT a fungal infection?
Candidasis
Cryptococcosis
Dermatomycosis
Giardiasis
Giardiasis
Which of the following is the causative organism in amebic dysentery?
Clostridium perfringens
Entamoeba histolytica
Pheumocystis carinii
Plasmodium malaria
Entamoeba histolytica
A disease often associated with improperly cooked pork is called
hepatitis
malaria
pneumonia
trichinosis
trichinosis
Viruses are unaffected by the action of
antibodies
antibiotics
interferon
phagocytes
antibiotics