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HOSA Pathophysiology exam questions with Answers
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HOSA Pathophysiology examquestions with Answers 2023-2024
HOSA Pathophysiology exam
questions with Answers 2023-2024
Amniocentesis -
✅taking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to
diagnose congenital anomalies
Bicornate uterus -
✅a uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches
Neonate -
✅newborn baby
Dysplasia -
✅marked by abnormal adult cells
Muscular dystrophy -
✅progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles
Dystrophy -
✅condition produced by faulty nutrition
Contractures -
✅immobility of muscles or a joint caused by shortening or wasting of tissue or
muscle fibers
Electromyography -
✅an electrodiagnostic assessment of the activity of the skeletal muscles
Meninges -
✅Covering around the brain and the spinal cord
Anecephalic -
✅No cranial vault and little cerebral tissue
Foramen Ovale -
✅opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart
Acyanotic -
✅absence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes
Adenosarcoma -
✅a cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor
Ataxic -
✅uncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system
,HOSA Pathophysiology exam
questions with Answers 2023-2024
Azoospermia -
✅an absence of spermatozoa in the seaman
Dysplasia -
✅marked by abnormal adult cells
Electromyography -
✅an electrodiagnosis assessment of the activity of skeletal muscles
Meconium -
✅the first stool of a newborn, greenish black with a tarry consistency
Pylorus -
✅the narrow part of the stomach toward the duodenum
Stenosis -
✅narrowing of an opening
Tachypnea -
✅rapid and shallow breathing
Trisomy -
✅one or more than the normal number of chromosomes
Anticholinesterase -
✅any enzyme that counteracts in the presence of choline esters
Autoimmune -
✅an immune response resulting in the presence of self-antigens or auto-antigens of
certain body cells
Candidiasis -
✅(moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial
fungal infection
Collagen -
✅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 -
✅pertaining to the production and the development of blood cells or a substance
that stimulates their production
Hypogammaglobulinemia -
✅a below normal concentration of gamma globulin in the blood associated with a
decreased resistance to infection
, HOSA Pathophysiology exam
questions with Answers 2023-2024
Immunocompetent -
✅Immunodeficiency
Immunodeficiency -
✅the diminished ability of the immune system to react with appropriate cellular
immunity response
Immunoelectrophoresis -
✅technique used to separate and allow identification of complex proteins
Immunogen -
✅an antigen
Immunoglobulin -
✅protein that can act as an antibody
Immunosuppressive -
✅having the property of suppressing the bodys immune response to antigens
Keratoconjunctivitis -
✅dryness of the conjunctiva resulting from a decrease in lacrimal function
Lymph -
✅a mostly clear, colorless, transparent, alkaline fluid found within the lymphatic
vessels; formed in tissues throughout the body
Lymphadenopathy -
✅disease of the lymphnodes
Lymphocyte -
✅one of two types of (B Cells & T Cells) of leukocytes found in blood, lymph, and
lymphoid tissue
Macrophage -
✅a monocyte bloodcell
Phagocytes -
✅cells that digest particles
Phagocytosis -
✅the process by which cells surround and digest certain particles
Acidosis -
✅pathologic disease resulting from an abnormal level of hydrogen ions (decrease in
pH)
Corticotropin -
✅hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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