AAMI PATHOLOGY FOR EMBALMERS
COMPLETE FINAL TEST SCRIPT 2026 IN-
DEPTH QUESTIONS AND EXPERT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥A cavity containing pus and surrounded by an inflamed tissue.
Answer: Abscess
⩥An inflammation of the rectum that may be caused by bacterial
infection, parasites, irritation from fecal matter, or toxic agents. Answer:
Proctitis
⩥An inflammation of the bile ducts, which is caused by blockages of the
bile ducts, such as gallstones. Answer: Cholangitis
⩥An inflammation of the gall bladder often caused by the presence of
gallstones in the biliary system. Answer: Cholecystitis
⩥An inflammation of the salivary glands and gonads, also known as the
mumps. Answer: Epidemic parotitis
⩥An acute, infectious disease of the brain and spinal cord, transmitted
by saliva of an infected animal, also known as hydrophobia, the fear of
water. Answer: Rabies
,⩥A disease that shows no recognizable lesions. Answer: Functional
disease
⩥A disease having sudden onset and short duration. Answer: Acute
disease
⩥A disease having rapid and severe onset, usually fatal. Answer:
Fulminating disease
⩥Inflammation of the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the
urinary bladder. Answer: Ureteritis
⩥The non-passage of urine. Answer: Anuria
⩥Inflammation of the protective coverings around the brain and the
spinal cord, or meninges. Answer: Meningitis
⩥Inflammation of the mouth. Answer: Stomatitis
⩥A disease characterized by a collapse or airless condition of the lung, a
collapsed lung. Answer: Atelectasis
, ⩥Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the
brain causing them to enlarge and push against the skull, referred to as
"water on the brain". Answer: Hydrocephalus
⩥The union of two or more boils, resulting in this inflammatory lesion.
Answer: Carbuncle
⩥Associated with a lion-face appearance, enlarged extremities, such as
the hands and feet. Answer: Acromegaly
⩥Fragments of thrombi. Answer: Most common type of emboli
⩥Formed when the salts in urine form a precipitate, formed from within
the kidney, a kidney stone or nephrolith. Answer: Renal calculi
⩥Infections that are difficult to treat, pseudomonas diseases. Answer:
Secondary burn
⩥Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes this, also known as viral pneumonia.
Answer: Primary atypical pneumonia
⩥The type of pneumonia that can cause lung infections with those who
have a weakened immune system, especially seen in AIDS and HIV.
Answer: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
COMPLETE FINAL TEST SCRIPT 2026 IN-
DEPTH QUESTIONS AND EXPERT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥A cavity containing pus and surrounded by an inflamed tissue.
Answer: Abscess
⩥An inflammation of the rectum that may be caused by bacterial
infection, parasites, irritation from fecal matter, or toxic agents. Answer:
Proctitis
⩥An inflammation of the bile ducts, which is caused by blockages of the
bile ducts, such as gallstones. Answer: Cholangitis
⩥An inflammation of the gall bladder often caused by the presence of
gallstones in the biliary system. Answer: Cholecystitis
⩥An inflammation of the salivary glands and gonads, also known as the
mumps. Answer: Epidemic parotitis
⩥An acute, infectious disease of the brain and spinal cord, transmitted
by saliva of an infected animal, also known as hydrophobia, the fear of
water. Answer: Rabies
,⩥A disease that shows no recognizable lesions. Answer: Functional
disease
⩥A disease having sudden onset and short duration. Answer: Acute
disease
⩥A disease having rapid and severe onset, usually fatal. Answer:
Fulminating disease
⩥Inflammation of the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the
urinary bladder. Answer: Ureteritis
⩥The non-passage of urine. Answer: Anuria
⩥Inflammation of the protective coverings around the brain and the
spinal cord, or meninges. Answer: Meningitis
⩥Inflammation of the mouth. Answer: Stomatitis
⩥A disease characterized by a collapse or airless condition of the lung, a
collapsed lung. Answer: Atelectasis
, ⩥Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the
brain causing them to enlarge and push against the skull, referred to as
"water on the brain". Answer: Hydrocephalus
⩥The union of two or more boils, resulting in this inflammatory lesion.
Answer: Carbuncle
⩥Associated with a lion-face appearance, enlarged extremities, such as
the hands and feet. Answer: Acromegaly
⩥Fragments of thrombi. Answer: Most common type of emboli
⩥Formed when the salts in urine form a precipitate, formed from within
the kidney, a kidney stone or nephrolith. Answer: Renal calculi
⩥Infections that are difficult to treat, pseudomonas diseases. Answer:
Secondary burn
⩥Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes this, also known as viral pneumonia.
Answer: Primary atypical pneumonia
⩥The type of pneumonia that can cause lung infections with those who
have a weakened immune system, especially seen in AIDS and HIV.
Answer: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
