HOSA Pathophysiology Exam Correctly Answered 2024/2025

HOSA Pathophysiology Exam Correctly Answered 2024 Amniocentesis - Answer -taking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies Bicornate uterus - Answer -a uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches Neonate - Answer -newborn baby Dysplasia - Answer -marked by abnormal adult cells Muscular dystrophy - Answer -progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles Dystrophy - Answer -condition produced by faulty nutrition Contractures - Answer -immobility of muscles or a joint caused by shortening or wasting of tissue or muscle fibers Electromyography - Answer -an electrodiagnostic assessment of the activity of the skeletal muscles Meninges - Answer -Covering around the brain and the spinal cord Anecephalic - Answer -No cranial vault and little cerebral tissue Foramen Ovale - Answer -opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart Acyanotic - Answer -absence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes Adenosarcoma - Answer -a cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor Ataxic - Answer -uncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system Azoospermia - Answer -an absence of spermatozoa in the seaman Dysplasia - Answer -marked by abnormal adult cells Electromyography - Answer -an electrodiagnosis assessment of the activity of skeletal muscles Meconium - Answer -the first stool of a newborn, greenish black with a tarry consistency Pylorus - Answer -the narrow part of the stomach toward the duodenum Stenosis - Answer -narrowing of an opening Tachypnea - Answer -rapid and shallow breathingTrisomy - Answer -one or more than the normal number of chromosomes Anticholinesterase - Answer -any enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline esters Autoimmune - Answer -an immune response resulting in the presence of self-antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells Candidiasis - Answer -(moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection Collagen - Answer -A protein fiber with a unique triple-helix that gives it great strength. Tissues with a lot of collagen fibers are typically very strong, e.g. bone, tendons, ligaments, etc. Hematopoietic - Answer -pertaining to the production and the development of blood cells or a substance that stimulates their production Hypogammaglobulinemia - Answer -a below normal concentration of gamma globulin in the blood associated with a decreased resistance to infection Immunocompetent - Answer -Immunodeficiency Immunodeficiency - Answer -the diminished ability of the immune system to react with appropriate cellular immunity response Immunoelectrophoresis - Answer -technique used to separate and allow identification of complex proteins Immunogen - Answer -an antigen Immunoglobulin - Answer -protein that can act as an antibody Immunosuppressive - Answer -having the property of suppressing the bodys immune response to antigens Keratoconjunctivitis - Answer -dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a decrease in lacrimal function Lymph - Answer -a mostly clear, colorless, transparent, alkaline fluid found within the lymphatic vessels; formed in tissues throughout the body Lymphadenopathy - Answer -disease of the lymphnodes Lymphocyte - Answer -one of two types of (B Cells & T Cells) of leukocytes found in blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissue Macrophage - Answer -a monocyte bloodcell Phagocytes - Answer -cells that digest particles