Radiographic Pathology Final Exam
Iatrogenic correct answers Resulting from the activity of diagnosis or treatment by
medical personel
Nosocomial correct answers Incidences of infections being developed at the acute care
facility
Idiopathic correct answers Having an unknown cause for underlying disease
Inflammation correct answers Initial response of body tissue to local injury
Abscess correct answers Encapsulated collection of pus
Edema correct answers Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular
tissue spaces or body cavities
Ischemia correct answers Lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue
Infarct correct answers Localized area of ischemic necrosis within the tissue or organ
produced by occlusion of either it's arterial supply or it's venous drainage
Hemorrhage correct answers Rupture of a blood vessel
Hematoma correct answers Hemorrhage trapped in body tissues
Atrophy correct answers Diminished size due to wasting away
Hyperplasia correct answers Abnormal increase in the number of cells composing a
tissue or organ
Dysphasia correct answers Disordered growth or faulty development of various tissues
or body parts
Neoplasia correct answers A new and abnormal growth especially when the growth is
uncontrolled and progressive
Malignant neoplasm correct answers Neoplasm that invades and destroys adjacent
structures and spreads to distant sites
Oncology correct answers The study of neoplasms
, Grading correct answers Assessment of malignant tumor to determine the degree of
aggressiveness or malignancy
Staging correct answers Determination of the amount of spread of a neoplasm
necessary to select appropriate therapy and to predict the future course of a disease
Antigen correct answers Body's ability to recognize foreign substances
Antibody correct answers Body's counter action to control antigens
Vaccine correct answers Low dose of dead or deactivated bacteria or virus
Anaphylactic reaction correct answers Characterized by hypotension and vascular
collapse (shock) with urticaria (hives) bronchial spasm and laryngeal edema
Pulmonary mycosis correct answers Fungal infection of the lung
Emphysema correct answers Pathologic accumulation of air in tissue or organs
Empyema correct answers Accumulation of pus in a cavity
Meningocele correct answers Protrusion of the meninges through the skin
Myelomeningocele correct answers Hernia tigon of the spinal cord and meninges
through the skin
Ankylosing spondylitis correct answers Chronic inflammation affecting the spine
Osteomalacia correct answers Insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton
Osteoma correct answers Tumor composed of bone tissue
Multiple myeloma correct answers Bone marrow malignancy
Complete fracture correct answers Discontinuity between two or more fragments
Incomplete fracture correct answers Opposite cortex is intact
Compound or open fracture correct answers Overlying skin is disrupted with tissue
destruction
Transverse fracture correct answers Runs at a right angle to the long axis of a bone
Oblique fracture correct answers Runs a course of approximately 45 degrees to the
long axis of the bone
Iatrogenic correct answers Resulting from the activity of diagnosis or treatment by
medical personel
Nosocomial correct answers Incidences of infections being developed at the acute care
facility
Idiopathic correct answers Having an unknown cause for underlying disease
Inflammation correct answers Initial response of body tissue to local injury
Abscess correct answers Encapsulated collection of pus
Edema correct answers Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular
tissue spaces or body cavities
Ischemia correct answers Lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue
Infarct correct answers Localized area of ischemic necrosis within the tissue or organ
produced by occlusion of either it's arterial supply or it's venous drainage
Hemorrhage correct answers Rupture of a blood vessel
Hematoma correct answers Hemorrhage trapped in body tissues
Atrophy correct answers Diminished size due to wasting away
Hyperplasia correct answers Abnormal increase in the number of cells composing a
tissue or organ
Dysphasia correct answers Disordered growth or faulty development of various tissues
or body parts
Neoplasia correct answers A new and abnormal growth especially when the growth is
uncontrolled and progressive
Malignant neoplasm correct answers Neoplasm that invades and destroys adjacent
structures and spreads to distant sites
Oncology correct answers The study of neoplasms
, Grading correct answers Assessment of malignant tumor to determine the degree of
aggressiveness or malignancy
Staging correct answers Determination of the amount of spread of a neoplasm
necessary to select appropriate therapy and to predict the future course of a disease
Antigen correct answers Body's ability to recognize foreign substances
Antibody correct answers Body's counter action to control antigens
Vaccine correct answers Low dose of dead or deactivated bacteria or virus
Anaphylactic reaction correct answers Characterized by hypotension and vascular
collapse (shock) with urticaria (hives) bronchial spasm and laryngeal edema
Pulmonary mycosis correct answers Fungal infection of the lung
Emphysema correct answers Pathologic accumulation of air in tissue or organs
Empyema correct answers Accumulation of pus in a cavity
Meningocele correct answers Protrusion of the meninges through the skin
Myelomeningocele correct answers Hernia tigon of the spinal cord and meninges
through the skin
Ankylosing spondylitis correct answers Chronic inflammation affecting the spine
Osteomalacia correct answers Insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton
Osteoma correct answers Tumor composed of bone tissue
Multiple myeloma correct answers Bone marrow malignancy
Complete fracture correct answers Discontinuity between two or more fragments
Incomplete fracture correct answers Opposite cortex is intact
Compound or open fracture correct answers Overlying skin is disrupted with tissue
destruction
Transverse fracture correct answers Runs at a right angle to the long axis of a bone
Oblique fracture correct answers Runs a course of approximately 45 degrees to the
long axis of the bone
