Funeral Pathology Midterm Study Guide
(FSE2160) question with answers
Study of *structural* changes in the body caused by disease - -Pathological
Anatomy (a.k.a. Morbid Anatomy)
-Study of *functional* changes in the body caused by disease - -Physiological
Pathology
-Study of changes in the structure of the body as a result of disease that are readily
seen with the naked eye - -Gross pathology
-Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of
disease - -Microscopic pathology
(a.k.a. histopathology/cellular pathology/histology)
-Study of tissue specimens excised surgically in an operation - -Surgical Pathology
-Study of disease performed in a laboratory by means of examining body fluids,
secretions, and excretions - -Clinical pathology
-Study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death, as related to a criminal
investigation - -Medico-legal Pathology (Forensic Pathology)
-Deals with the study of general processes of disease such as inflammation,
degeneration, necrosis or cellular death, repair, etc., without reference to particular
organs or organ systems. - -General pathology
-Deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ
systems. - -Special pathology
-The importance of autopsy as a tool in the advancement of medical science to: - --
Confirm medical diagnosis
-Advance medical knowledge and research
-Assist in medico-legal cases
-Belief that every disease in the body begins at the cellular level - -The Doctrine of
Cellular Pathology (Virchow)
-A disease which has no recognizable change in anatomy - -Functional disease
-A disease which creates any structural/anatomical change for the normal human
body - -Organic disease
-A circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; an injury or wound - -Lesion
-Denotes the identification of a disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a
disease - -Diagnosis
, -Prediction of the outcome of a disease - -Prognosis
-*Subjective* indications of the presence of disease (felt/experienced only by the
patient - i.e., headache) - -Symptoms
-*Objective* indications of the presence of disease (can be observed by other
people - i.e., swelling) - -Signs
-Increase in severity of a disease - -Exacerbation
-A cessation of the symptoms of disease - -Remission
-Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter - -Congenital
-A disease, condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate - -Acquired
-Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission - -Recurrent
-Of unknown cause - -Idiopathic
-A disease with rapid onset and short duration - -Acute
-A disease with a slow onset and long duration - -Chronic
-A condition due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance - -Deficiency
-Genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring - -Hereditary
-Number of cases of disease present in a specified population at a given time - -
Prevalence
-A disease that is continuously present in a given population - -Endemic
-Higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease/condition in a given
population - -Epidemic
-Pandemic - -Widespread epidemic, possibly worldwide
-Disease that occurs in a random or isolated manner - -Sporadic
-Likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment. - -
Infectious
-Disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly between individuals by an
infectious agent - -Contagious (communicable)
-Having a hypersensitive immune response to a foreign substance - -Allergies
-Pertaining to or characterized by fever - -Febrile
(FSE2160) question with answers
Study of *structural* changes in the body caused by disease - -Pathological
Anatomy (a.k.a. Morbid Anatomy)
-Study of *functional* changes in the body caused by disease - -Physiological
Pathology
-Study of changes in the structure of the body as a result of disease that are readily
seen with the naked eye - -Gross pathology
-Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of
disease - -Microscopic pathology
(a.k.a. histopathology/cellular pathology/histology)
-Study of tissue specimens excised surgically in an operation - -Surgical Pathology
-Study of disease performed in a laboratory by means of examining body fluids,
secretions, and excretions - -Clinical pathology
-Study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death, as related to a criminal
investigation - -Medico-legal Pathology (Forensic Pathology)
-Deals with the study of general processes of disease such as inflammation,
degeneration, necrosis or cellular death, repair, etc., without reference to particular
organs or organ systems. - -General pathology
-Deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ
systems. - -Special pathology
-The importance of autopsy as a tool in the advancement of medical science to: - --
Confirm medical diagnosis
-Advance medical knowledge and research
-Assist in medico-legal cases
-Belief that every disease in the body begins at the cellular level - -The Doctrine of
Cellular Pathology (Virchow)
-A disease which has no recognizable change in anatomy - -Functional disease
-A disease which creates any structural/anatomical change for the normal human
body - -Organic disease
-A circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; an injury or wound - -Lesion
-Denotes the identification of a disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a
disease - -Diagnosis
, -Prediction of the outcome of a disease - -Prognosis
-*Subjective* indications of the presence of disease (felt/experienced only by the
patient - i.e., headache) - -Symptoms
-*Objective* indications of the presence of disease (can be observed by other
people - i.e., swelling) - -Signs
-Increase in severity of a disease - -Exacerbation
-A cessation of the symptoms of disease - -Remission
-Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter - -Congenital
-A disease, condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate - -Acquired
-Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission - -Recurrent
-Of unknown cause - -Idiopathic
-A disease with rapid onset and short duration - -Acute
-A disease with a slow onset and long duration - -Chronic
-A condition due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance - -Deficiency
-Genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring - -Hereditary
-Number of cases of disease present in a specified population at a given time - -
Prevalence
-A disease that is continuously present in a given population - -Endemic
-Higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease/condition in a given
population - -Epidemic
-Pandemic - -Widespread epidemic, possibly worldwide
-Disease that occurs in a random or isolated manner - -Sporadic
-Likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment. - -
Infectious
-Disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly between individuals by an
infectious agent - -Contagious (communicable)
-Having a hypersensitive immune response to a foreign substance - -Allergies
-Pertaining to or characterized by fever - -Febrile
