NC PATHOLOGY EXAM FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Pathology - (answer)The study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of disease
General Pathology - (answer)Branch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to
any particular organ or system
Special Pathology - (answer)The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or system
Clinical Pathology - (answer)That branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on body
fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical Pathology - (answer)The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed
from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - (answer)Removal and study of tissue from a dead patient
Predisposing - (answer)Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually
causing it
Occupational - (answer)Coal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an example of what disease
Suppuration - (answer)The formation of pus
Furuncle - (answer)The pathological term for a boil
Adhesions - (answer)A term that represents a common complication of healing
Regeneration - (answer)The replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
, NC PATHOLOGY EXAM FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Hyperplasia - (answer)A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the
number of its cells
Phlegmon - (answer)Acute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
Hemorrhage - (answer)Escape of blood from the vascular system
Plethora - (answer)More than the normal total volume of blood in the body
Thrombus - (answer)Blood clot formed while living
Ischemia - (answer)Decrease blood flow to a body part
Embolus - (answer)May consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
Circulatory Shock - (answer)A general term used to designate the state of collapse that follows severe
tissue injury
Infarct - (answer)Necrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
Endogenous - (answer)Bears a relationship to melanin
Actual Cause - (answer)Exciting cause of disease
Race - (answer)May be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
Pathological Atrophy - (answer)Shrinkage of muscle following paralysis
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Pathology - (answer)The study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of disease
General Pathology - (answer)Branch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to
any particular organ or system
Special Pathology - (answer)The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or system
Clinical Pathology - (answer)That branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on body
fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical Pathology - (answer)The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed
from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - (answer)Removal and study of tissue from a dead patient
Predisposing - (answer)Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually
causing it
Occupational - (answer)Coal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an example of what disease
Suppuration - (answer)The formation of pus
Furuncle - (answer)The pathological term for a boil
Adhesions - (answer)A term that represents a common complication of healing
Regeneration - (answer)The replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
, NC PATHOLOGY EXAM FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Hyperplasia - (answer)A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the
number of its cells
Phlegmon - (answer)Acute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
Hemorrhage - (answer)Escape of blood from the vascular system
Plethora - (answer)More than the normal total volume of blood in the body
Thrombus - (answer)Blood clot formed while living
Ischemia - (answer)Decrease blood flow to a body part
Embolus - (answer)May consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
Circulatory Shock - (answer)A general term used to designate the state of collapse that follows severe
tissue injury
Infarct - (answer)Necrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
Endogenous - (answer)Bears a relationship to melanin
Actual Cause - (answer)Exciting cause of disease
Race - (answer)May be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
Pathological Atrophy - (answer)Shrinkage of muscle following paralysis
