MCQSt of Patho 1 First three unites

Exotoxins are secreted proteins from bacteria.

Pathophysiology explains functional changes in disease.

Iatrogenic diseases result from medical procedures.

It is genetically inherited from parents.

They increase risk but do not directly cause disease.

Angiogenesis is formation of new blood vessels during repair.

Acute inflammation is characterized by neutrophils and exudate; granuloma formation is typical of chronic inflammation.

A ligand is a molecule that binds specifically to receptors on host cells.

General pathology studies basic disease processes like cell injury and necrosis.

Dolor is one of the classic signs of inflammation meaning pain.

Post-mortem examination is called autopsy or necropsy.

Anatomic pathology studies organs and includes autopsy work.

Homeostasis is maintenance of stable internal environment.

Pathology studies disease-related structural and functional changes.

Pathology originates from Greek words “pathos” and “logos”.

Cytopathology studies cells, not tissue architecture.