Embalming 2 midterm

Jeff State Embalming Midterm

How disease affects the functions of cells and tissues is what kind of pathology?

Histopathology

The subjective determination of the cause of ailment or disease by the physician

Diagnosis

The prediction of the progression and outcome of the disease

Prognosis

Any perceptible change that indicates disease or the kind of phases of the disease

Symptom

Any observable abnormality or observable symptom

Signs

Assessing a patient’s pain level is an example of a:

Symptom

A disease that has a rapid onset and a quick duration is described as:

Acute

A disease that has a slow onset and a long duration is called

Chronic

Study of the cause of a disease is:

Etiology

Inflammation caused by an increase in uric acid

Gout

Congenital absence of one or more limbs

Amelia

Another term for edema

Dropsy

An abnormally large amount of blood

Hyperemia

A reduction in blood flow

Ischemia

Consequence of an emboli:

Necrosis

A circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues in a slough

Carbuncle

Another term for nose bleed

Epistaxis

A birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings

Spinal Bifida

What are some post-mortem conditions the embalmer can expect as a result of disturbances in the circulation

Diminished Circulation, Rapid Decomposition, Dehydration, Abscess

If a disease or condition worsens:

Exacerbated

The study of the occurance, transmission, distribution, and control of disease

Epidemology

A disease that develops in a person who is already sick from another disease

Complication

When the cause of a condition or disease is unknown:

Idiopathic

Who was the one who believed that disease was due to one diseased cell creating another diseased cell?

Virchow

The extent of a burn is expressed as a percentage of the body surface area is referred to as:

Rule of Nines

How is mortality and morbidity reported?

1:1000

A disease that is constantly present in a region

Endemic

A sudden increase in cases of a disease in a region

Epidemic

A disease that has spread globally

Pandemic

When a disease goes into remission but then returns is:

Recurrent

Means “fever”

Febrile

A group of symptoms, when observed together, are an indication of a disease

Syndrome

When one of a paired organ is injured and the other tries to overcompensate:

Hypertrophy

Flashes of pain is an example of:

Fulminant

Pigmentation from outside of a cell is termed:

Exogenous

Another term for “Redness”

Rubor

Tumor is another term for

Swelling

Dolor is another term for

Pain

What term is associated with “altered function”

Function Laesa

Which type of hyperemia is due to increased flow of arterial blood in dilated capillaries?

Active

Which type of Hyperemia is the result of an obstruction?

Passive

Black tarry stools caused by the presence of digested blood

Melena

A small elevation of the skin filled with lymph fluid or pus

Pustule

A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

Furuncle/Boil

An open sore or lesion of the skin accompanied by inflamed nectrotic tissue

Ulcer

Generalized Edema

Anasarca

Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Ascites

Accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest

Hydrothorax

Excess of watery fluid related to the heart

Hydropericardium

Transformation of tissues into a soft cheese-like mass

Caseation

Gangrene with watery discharge and foul odor

Moist Gangrene

Extra digits on hands or feet:

Polydactylism

Lack of fully developed limb or organ

Aplasia

Reduction in blood flow

Ischemia

An area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply

Infarction

Burns where the tissues are evacuated

4th degree burns

Burns where tissues appear charred

3rd degree

Stab wounds are also called ______ bc of the clean cut

Incisions

A waxy translucent, complex protein that resembles starch

AmyloidW

Causes gangrene

Clostridium Perfringens

When a cell transforms into another cell type due to some kind of stressor

Metaplasia

Most sever form of spina bifida

Myelomeningocele

Total colorblindness

Achromatopsia

Most common form of aplasia

Absence of the fibula

Hemorrhage characterized by pinpoint bleeding

Petechia

Disease of the liver

Cirrhosis

Inflammation of the stomach

Gastritis

Why is uremia a problem for the embalmer?

Increases demand for formaldehyde, waste in the blood neutralizes it

Bluish or purplish discoloration due to lack of oxygen

Cyanosis

The narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel

stenosis

Inflammation of the nasal mucuous membrane

Rhinitis

Too much blood flow

Hyperemia

Tumor composed of nerve cells

Neuroma

Phlebitis affects the

Veins

Disease that causes respiratory obstruction due to a thick mucus that lines the membranes of the respiratory tract

Cystic Fibrosis

Disease of the CNS that affects motor skills, speech, causes tremors and a shuffling gait?

Parkinson’s

A benign tumor of the secretion gland is termed

Adenoma

A benign tumor with a pedicle that is commonly found in the vascular organs like the colon, rectum, and utuerus

Polyp

A wart is an example of a

Papilloma

A benign tumor that consists of newley formed blood or lymph vessels

Angioma

A benign cartilaginous tumor

Chondroma

Benign tumor of muscle tissue

Rhabdomyoma

Benign tumor of nonstriated muscle tissue

Leiomyoma

Malignant nerve cell tumor

Glioma

Common curable skin cancer

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Malignant neoplasm of the epithelium in the bladder, ureters, or renal pelvises

Transitional cell carcinoma

Most common form of skin cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Disease where blood fails to clot normally

Hemophilia

Disease of abnormally large number of red blood cells

Polycythemia Vera

Increased number of white blood cells

Leucocytosis

Abnormal enlargement of a part of an organ due to increase in cells

Hyperplasia

Heart disease affecting the interior lining of the heart

Endocarditis

Disease that causes damage to the valves of the heart

Rheumatic Heart Disease

A disease of the stomach where the valve is abnormally thickened and prevents food from passing

Pyloric Stenois

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Cholecytitis

Inflammation of the spinal cord

Myelitis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis

Pyelitis

Abnormal enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs

Emphysema

Extreme weight loss

Cachexia

A melanocytic Nevus

Mole