Introduction to Pathology

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What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease called?

  • Physiology
  • Anatomy
  • Pathology (correct)
  • Histology

What is an indication of some fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?

  • Symptom
  • Lesion
  • Sign (correct)
  • Prognosis

Which term refers to a departure from normal function or feeling noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality?

  • Prognosis
  • Symptom (correct)
  • Sign
  • Lesion

What is the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?

<p>Prognosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma?

<p>Lesion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of disease that includes inflammatory, drug induced, metabolic, vascular, and infective diseases?

<p>Acquired (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?

<p>Sign (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'pathology' mean in Greek?

<p>Study of disease (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease?

<p>Pathology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?

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