Pathology Exam 1

Front 1

What is the medical science that deals with all aspects of disease?

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pathology

Front 2

What is the pathologic, physiologic or biochemical mechanism that causes a disease together with its development?

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pathogenesis

Front 3

What is the name for changes within the body at a cellular or tissue level?

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pathogenesis

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What is the state of equilibrium in the body with respect to function and chemical composition of fluids and tissues?

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homeostasis

Front 5

What happens when homeostasis is disrupted?

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disease process

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Disorder of body functions, systems or organs.

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disease

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In order for there to be a disease process occurring, there has to be two of what three things?

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-recognized etiologic agent
-an identifiable group of signs and symptoms
-consistent anatomical alteration

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Where does disease usually begin?

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the cell

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Any change to a cell can be due to what?

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injury-inflammation
allergic
mutation for environment
genetic
infection
idiopathic
malnutrition
stress

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What is the term for unknown cause?

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idopathic

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Enlargement of an organ?

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hypertrophy

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Decrease in size?

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atrophy

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Increase in number of cells?

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hyperplasia

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Decrease in number of cells?

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hypoplasia

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Failure to develop?

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aplasia

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Disordered development of cell or tissue?

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dysplasia

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Conversion of normal tissue cells into abnormal cells?

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metaplasia

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Loss of structural form or distinguishing characteristics?

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anaplasia

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What are the names of the changes in a cell that can look like cancer?

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metaplasia and anaplasia

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What term is used for no organic cause, it is normal for the patient?

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functional

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What term is used for errors occurring during gestation or at birth?

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congenital birth defect

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Congenital birth defects are caused by what?

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environmental, developmental, or inherited

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Determination of the nature of the disease?

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diagnosis

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Predicted course of the disease?

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prognosis

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The term for when signs and symptoms of a disease subside?

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remission

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The term used for recurrence of the disease with all the severity?

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exacerbation

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A term used when a disease returns weeks or months after its apparent cessation?

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relapse

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A term for when a disease comes and goes with the same severity?

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recurrence

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Development of a disease in a patient already suffering from another disease?

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complications

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Aftermath of a particular disease?

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sequela

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When a symptom of a disease is treated and not necessarily the cause?

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palliative

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The term for a broad or flat base of a lesion.

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sessile

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Term for a base being wider than the lesion.

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sessile

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The base is thinner then the lesion, attached by a stem or stalk.

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pedunculated

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More than one distinct area is visible on a radiograph.

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multiocular

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One distinct area is visible on a radiograph.

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unilocular

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Less dense tissue, appears black.

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radiolucent

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More dense tissue, appears white

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radiopaque

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Not well defined on a radiograph.

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diffuse

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Borders are well defined, can see the exact margins on a radiograph.

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well circumscribed

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Ectopic sebaceous glands
Most common on lips and buccal mucosa
Slightly raised yellow spots

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fordyce granules or spots

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fordyce granules or spots

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Ectopic sebaceous glands
Most common on lips and buccal mucosa
Slightly raised yellow spots

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Extra growth of bone
Usually starts around age 14-15
Genetic dominance pattern
No treatment unless obstructs appliance

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Tori

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Tori

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Extra growth of bone
Usually starts around age 14-15
Genetic dominance pattern
No treatment unless obstructs appliance

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A type of Tori found on the buccal instead of palatal.

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maxillary exostosis

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Types of Tori.

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torus palatinus
mandibular tori
maxillary exostosis

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Normal-pigment found in darker skinned individuals.
Look for symmetry and normal pattern

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melanin pigmentation

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Melanin pigmentation

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Normal-pigment found in darker skinned individuals.
Look for symmetry and normal pattern

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A sessile nodule on the gingival margin lingual to the lower cuspids.

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retrocuspid papilla

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retrocuspid papilla

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a sessile nodule on the gingival margin lingual to the lower cuspids

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Enlargement or prominent blood vessel under the tongue.
Appears red to purple
Most commonly found in older individuals

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lingual varicosities

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Singular for enlarged blood vessel

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varix

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Plural for enlarged blood vessel

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varices

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White line usually found in patients who grind or brux their teeth.

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Linea Alba

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Gray-white film on buccal mucosa
Most common in black individuals
Due to edema in the spinous cells of the epithelium
When the mucosa is stretched it disappears

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Leukodema

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Leukodema

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Gray-white film on buccal mucosa
Most common in black individuals
Due to edema in the spinous cells of the epithelium
When the mucosa is stretched it disappears

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Remnant of the embryonic thyroid tissue
Found in the area of the foramen cecum
Sessile nodule of 2-3 cm
Treatment not always required

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Lingual thyroid nodule

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Lingual thyroid nodule

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Remnant of the embryonic thyroid tissue
Found in the area of the foramen cecum
Sessile nodule of 2-3 cm
Treatment not always required

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Appears as a erythematous area, devoid of filliform papillae, thought to be associated with candida albicans

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median rhomboid glossitis

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median rhomboid glossitis

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Appears as a erythematous area, devoid of filliform papillae, thought to be associated with candida albicans

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Another name for medial rhomboid glossitis

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central papillary atrophy

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Thought to be genetic
Can be percipitated by stress
Moves around, comes and goes
Painful to some food and can burn
Dorsal or lateral border of tongue

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Geographic tongue

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geographic tongue

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Thought to be genetic
Can be percipitated by stress
Moves around, comes and goes
Painful to some food and can burn
Dorsal or lateral border of tongue

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Another name for geographic tongue

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benign migratory glossitis
erythema migran

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Condition found in other locations than the tongue, usually found in labial mucosa

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ectopic geographic tongue

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ectopic geographic tongue

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Condition found in other locations than the tongue, usually found in labial mucosa

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Deep grooves on dorsal surface of the tongue
Traps food and odor
Brush tongue
5% of population
Characteristic of patient

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fissured tongue

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fissured tongue

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Deep grooves on dorsal surface of the tongue
Traps food and odor
Brush tongue
5% of population
Characteristic of patient

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Due to elongated filifrom papillae
Due to either an increase of keratin layer or decrease in normal dequamation
Color due to chromogenic bacteria

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hairy tongue

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hairy tongue

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Due to elongated filifrom papillae
Due to either an increase of keratin layer or decrease in normal dequamation
Color due to chromogenic bacteria