Intro to Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
What factors effect disease development?
A
Type of Animal- Individual factors such as breed, age, nutritional & immune statistics
Agent- capacity to produce disease
Environment- overcrowding of animals, mixing animals from different origins
2
Q
What is the difference between an incidental lesion and a significant lesion?
A
incidental- not linked to disease or cause of death
Significant- cause of death
3
Q
What does remote effects mean?
Give an example of this.
A
the effect disease has at other sites of the body
e.g. large tumours produce oestrogen, which causes feminisation leading to shrinking of the testicles
4
Q
What is a biopsy examination?
A
surgical removal of a lesion
