WGU PATHOLOGY D236 BUNDLE
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Homeostasis. Answer: Constant stable environment
⩥ Pathology. Answer: Study of cells and tissues associated with disease
⩥ Who supervises a lab?. Answer: MD pathologist, assisted by
cytologists and histologists
⩥ Diagnosis. Answer: Identification of specific disease through
signs/symptoms/lab tests
⩥ Etiology. Answer: causative factors - congenital, genetic, infectious,
dysfunction
⩥ Idiopathic. Answer: unknown origin
⩥ Iatrogenic. Answer: caused by treatment , ex. chemo causing damage
to heart or lungs
, ⩥ Predisposing factors. Answer: Puts people at increased risk for
developing a condition (gestational diabetes)
⩥ Pathogenisis. Answer: the story of the disease process - sequence of
events related to a specific disease
⩥ onset - acute = sudden. Answer: insidious - gradual progression -
cancer, glaucoma
⩥ Disease process - acute. Answer: short term as in common cold vs
chronic - persistent - late stage lyme
⩥ Subclinical. Answer: no obvious manifestations but pathological
changes are occurring - early kidney disease; hypertension
⩥ Latent (silent). Answer: no clinical signs - TB, Herpes simplex
⩥ Manifestations. Answer: Local ie skin lesion vs systemic such as fever
⩥ Signs vs. Symptoms. Answer: Signs - Objective ( fever, rash,
vomiting)
Symptoms - Subjective (feeling - pain, nadeau, fatigue)
VERIFIED TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Homeostasis. Answer: Constant stable environment
⩥ Pathology. Answer: Study of cells and tissues associated with disease
⩥ Who supervises a lab?. Answer: MD pathologist, assisted by
cytologists and histologists
⩥ Diagnosis. Answer: Identification of specific disease through
signs/symptoms/lab tests
⩥ Etiology. Answer: causative factors - congenital, genetic, infectious,
dysfunction
⩥ Idiopathic. Answer: unknown origin
⩥ Iatrogenic. Answer: caused by treatment , ex. chemo causing damage
to heart or lungs
, ⩥ Predisposing factors. Answer: Puts people at increased risk for
developing a condition (gestational diabetes)
⩥ Pathogenisis. Answer: the story of the disease process - sequence of
events related to a specific disease
⩥ onset - acute = sudden. Answer: insidious - gradual progression -
cancer, glaucoma
⩥ Disease process - acute. Answer: short term as in common cold vs
chronic - persistent - late stage lyme
⩥ Subclinical. Answer: no obvious manifestations but pathological
changes are occurring - early kidney disease; hypertension
⩥ Latent (silent). Answer: no clinical signs - TB, Herpes simplex
⩥ Manifestations. Answer: Local ie skin lesion vs systemic such as fever
⩥ Signs vs. Symptoms. Answer: Signs - Objective ( fever, rash,
vomiting)
Symptoms - Subjective (feeling - pain, nadeau, fatigue)
