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Pathology Study Guide 4 Flashcards

1
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What gland secretes steroid hormones?

A

Adrenal gland

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2
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Sex hormones that tend to masculinize the body, retain amino acids, and enhance protein synthesis are called

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Androgens

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3
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Which two hormones are know as the fight or flight hormones?

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

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4
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Another name for epinephrine is

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adrenaline

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5
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_____________ syndrome is caused by an excess of glucocorticoid hormones.

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Cushings

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6
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What are three primary malignancies that commonly metastasize to the adrenal glands?

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Lung, Breast, Kidney

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7
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What gland is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?

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Pituitary Gland

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8
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If hyperpitutarism in occurs in a person whose bone growth has ceased, then, ____________ Results

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Acromegaly

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9
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Hypopituitarism in children causes a type of

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dwarfism

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10
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What gland is located in the neck at the level of the larynx?

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Thyroid

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11
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What modality is superior for imaging the thyroid gland?

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NM

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12
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Excess thyroid hormone production from the entire gland results in

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Graves’ disease

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13
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Enlargement of the thyroid gland not associated with inflammatory of neoplastic process and not initially associated with hyperthyroidism and myxedema is known as a

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Goiter

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14
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A solitary _____ Nodule is the usual appearance of thyroid carcinomas on radioactive iodine nuclear medicine scans

A

Cold

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15
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How many parathyroid glands are in the body?

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4

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16
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The hormones secreted by the parathyroid glands function to regulate ________ and ___________ levels in the blood

A

Calcium, Phosphate

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17
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Failure of the pancreas to secret insulin or a failure of target organs to respond to this hormone causes

A

Diabetes mellitus

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18
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___________ insulin or ___________ food can cause insulin shock

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Too much, not enough

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19
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A diabetic patient is NPO for an upper GI exam. while waiting for the radiologist to arrive, the patient complains of feeling lightheaded, and you notice the patient is trembling. What is indicated by these symptoms in relation to your patients known condition? the painting is suffering from____________?

What should be done for this condition?

A

Insulin/Hypoglycemic Shock

They need some kind of sugar

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20
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A chancre on the genitals is characteristic of the primary stage of

A

Syphilis

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21
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A non itching skin rash
is a characteristic of the _______ stage of syphilis

A

Secondary

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22
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What stage of syphilis produces radiographic evidence of the disease?

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Tertiary

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23
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Fibrous scarring of the fallopian tubes Is a serious complication of _______ in females

A

Gonorrhea

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24
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can be demonstrated via what two modalities ?

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US/CT

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25
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What male gland lies just beneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra?

A

Prostate gland

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26
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What is the second most common malignancy in men?

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Prostatic Cancer

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27
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The most common site of hematogenous metastasis of prostate cancer is to the

A

Bone

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28
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The condition of an ectopic of undescended testis is called

A

cryptorchidism

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29
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the twisting of the gonad on its pedicle is known as

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testicular torsion

30
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A pregnancy that implants somewhere other than the uterus is known as a

A

Eptopic Pregnancy

31
Q

Venereal disease complications of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and multiple sexual partners are all causes of ___________ in women

A

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

32
Q

What is the most common germ cell tumor in women?

A

Dermoid cyst (teratoma)

33
Q

A _______________ is a benign, smooth muscle tumor of the uterus

A

Uterine Fibroid (leiomyoma)

34
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_________ carinoma most commonly occurs in postmenopausal women

A

Endometrial

35
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A painful condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus is known as

A

Endometriosis

36
Q

What screening tool is used to diagnose cervical cancer?

A

Pap Smear

37
Q

What is the most common malignancy in women ages 44 to 50?

A

Breast cancer

38
Q

Breast cancer commonly appears with imaging characteristics seen as a poorly defined __________ with fine, radiating _________

A

Mass, spicules

39
Q

An abnormal breast enlargement in males Is known as

A

Gynecomastia

40
Q

retinol is another name for vitamin

A

A

41
Q

Night blindness is a characteristic of vitamin

A

A deficiency

42
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Osteomalacia is caused by a deficiency in vitamin

A

D

43
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Vitamin ___ is essential in the blood-clotting mechanism

A

K

44
Q

Emaciation is caused by severe

A

Protein Caloric Malnutrition (AKA Kwashiorkor)

45
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An excess of adipose tissue resulting from a consistent excessive caloric intake as compared with calories required, or used, by daily activities refers to

A

Obesity

46
Q

________ is an extremely malignant skin cancer

A

Melanoma

47
Q

A group of chronic inherited condition in which fat replaces muscle is known as

A

Muscular Dystrophy

48
Q

_________ syndrome is an inherited generalized disorder of connective tissue with ocular, skeletal, and cardiovascular manifestations.

A

Marfan’s

49
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retro

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Backward, Behind

50
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infra

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under, below

51
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dys

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bad, painful, difficult

52
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a

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without, not

53
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post

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after, behind

54
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contra

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again, opposite

55
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-algia

A

pain

56
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

57
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-itis

A

inflammation

58
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-megaly

A

enlargement

59
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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

60
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-listhesis

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slipping

61
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pneum/o

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air, lung

62
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arthr/o

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joint

63
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hepat/o

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liver

64
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rhin/o

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nose

65
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nephr/o

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kidney

66
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cholecyst/o

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Galbladder

67
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hepatitis

A

inflammation of the liver

68
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Cholecystectomy

A

Removal of gallbladder

69
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spondylolisthesis

A

Slipping of the vertebrae

70
Q

Hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

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