AAMI INTRO TO PATHOLOGY EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED
● Abrasion - An excoriation, a circumscribed removal of the epidermis
of skin or mucous membrane
● Abscess - localized accumulation of pus
● Acapnia - a marked decrease in blood carbon dioxide content
● Acidosis - a condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid
in the blood.
● Acquired - presents itself after birth
● Acromegaly - hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has
been completed
● Acute - a disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
,● Adenoma - a neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium
● Alkalosis - a condition in which there is an excessive proportion of
alkali in the blood
● Alzheimer's Disease - A pre-senile dementia occurring usually in
persons over 60years of age; thought to be associated with neurofibril
degeneration
● Allergies - having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not
normally cause a reaction Amelia-congenital absence of one or more
limbs
● Anasarca - generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
● Anemia - a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or
both
● Aneurysm - a localized dilation of a blood vessel
● Angioma - a welling or tumor due to dilation of the blood vessels
(hemangioma) or lymphatics
● Anoxia - deficient blood oxygen supply to the tissues
, ● Aplasia - failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally
● Arteritis - inflammation, usually of a chronic progressive character,
involving an artery or arteries.
● Ascities - accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
● Asphyxia - loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen
● Atherosclerosis - a form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition
of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls.
● Atrophy - a wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
● Autopsy - a postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a
body to determine cause of death or pathological condition
● Avulsion - a tearing a way
● Bilirubin - the red pigment in the bile
● Biliverdin - the green pigment in bile
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED
● Abrasion - An excoriation, a circumscribed removal of the epidermis
of skin or mucous membrane
● Abscess - localized accumulation of pus
● Acapnia - a marked decrease in blood carbon dioxide content
● Acidosis - a condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid
in the blood.
● Acquired - presents itself after birth
● Acromegaly - hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has
been completed
● Acute - a disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
,● Adenoma - a neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium
● Alkalosis - a condition in which there is an excessive proportion of
alkali in the blood
● Alzheimer's Disease - A pre-senile dementia occurring usually in
persons over 60years of age; thought to be associated with neurofibril
degeneration
● Allergies - having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not
normally cause a reaction Amelia-congenital absence of one or more
limbs
● Anasarca - generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
● Anemia - a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or
both
● Aneurysm - a localized dilation of a blood vessel
● Angioma - a welling or tumor due to dilation of the blood vessels
(hemangioma) or lymphatics
● Anoxia - deficient blood oxygen supply to the tissues
, ● Aplasia - failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally
● Arteritis - inflammation, usually of a chronic progressive character,
involving an artery or arteries.
● Ascities - accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
● Asphyxia - loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen
● Atherosclerosis - a form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition
of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls.
● Atrophy - a wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
● Autopsy - a postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a
body to determine cause of death or pathological condition
● Avulsion - a tearing a way
● Bilirubin - the red pigment in the bile
● Biliverdin - the green pigment in bile
