GENERAL PATHOLOGY (EXAM)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS.
pathology - ANSWER- study of disease (causes mechanisms and effects of the body)
lesion - ANSWER- a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
types of lesions - ANSWER- DAMNITV
D= degenerative
A= anomalous
M= metabolic
N= neoplastic
I= inflammatory
T= traumatic
V= vascular
Pathogenesis - ANSWER- the manner in which a disease develops
Pathophysiology - ANSWER- the study of how the LESIONS affect the function of the
body
biopsy - ANSWER- the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic
examination
postmortem examination - ANSWER- an examination and dissection of a dead body to
determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
autopsy - ANSWER- self examination (clients may be more familiar w/ this term than
necropsy)
necropsy - ANSWER- death examination (most commonly used term in vet med)
rigor mortis - ANSWER- contraction of muscles after death
animals w/ > muscle mass= more stiff rigor mortis
algor mortis - ANSWER- The cooling of the body after death