Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide (Quizzes 1-14) with Complete Solutions Latest Update Purpura - Correct Answer Spontaneous bleeding in the tissues associated with thrombocytopenia Angina - Correct Answer The sharp stabbing chest pain associated with myocardial infarction (MI) Hemophilia - Correct Answer A hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a greatly prolonged clotting time for blood Purpura is often removed during embalming, true or false? - Correct Answer False Leukopenia - Correct Answer Abnormal reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood Thrombocytopenia - Correct Answer A disease characterized by an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets Sickle-cell anemia - Correct Answer Hereditary, chronic anemia characterized by the presence of a large number of crescent-shaped red blood cells Myocardial Infarction (MI) - Correct Answer The formation of an area of necrosis in the tissues of the heart caused by an obstruction in the artery supplying the area Arrhythmia - Correct Answer The loss of the normal beating rhythm of the heart Congestive heart failure - Correct Answer A disorder affecting multiple body systems, in which the heart is unable to pump as much blood as the venous system supplies Hydropericardium - Correct Answer Edema of the sac surrounding the heart Uremia - Correct Answer A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys. 1 / 3
Petechiae - Correct Answer Pinpoint-sized hemorrhages of small capillaries in the skin or mucous membrane Epistaxis - Correct Answer Nosebleed or nasal hemorrhage Lungs - Correct Answer Purge from the mouth and/or nose of the deceased that is red and frothy originates here Tearing after severe coughing - Correct Answer A possible cause of hematemesis Embolism refers to clots that stay in the same place and don't move, true or false? - Correct Answer False Types of hyperemia - Correct Answer Active hyperemia and passive hyperemia Active Hyperemia - Correct Answer Increased blood supply to an organ, usually in response to a greater demand for blood Passive Hyperemia - Correct Answer Blood cannot properly exit an organ, so it builds up in the blood vessels Embolus - Correct Answer Caused by a free-floating object in the bloodstream such as a blood clot, cholesterol-containing plaques, bacteria, and cancer cells Ischemia - Correct Answer Reduction in arterial blood supply Thrombosis - Correct Answer The formation or presence of an attached blood clot Petechia - Correct Answer Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin Ascites - Correct Answer Accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity 2 / 3
Embolism - Correct Answer The sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by debris Hyperemia - Correct Answer Excess of blood in an area of the body Hematemesis - Correct Answer Vomiting blood Hydropericardium - Correct Answer Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities Edema - Correct Answer Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the tissue or body cavities Anasarca - Correct Answer Generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue Neoplasms do not respond to normal growth controls and act as parasites that complete with normal cell growth, true or false? - Correct Answer True What kind of tumor is well-differentiated? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor Which kind of tumor grows slowly? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor has a low miotic index? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor has a capsule around it? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor has slight vascularization? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor has an expansive mode of growth? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor won't spread to neighboring tissue? - Correct Answer Benign/Noncancerous Tumor What kind of tumor is poorly differentiated? - Correct Answer Malignant/Cancerous Tumor
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