MCQs

Prognosis predicts disease course and outcome.

Pathogen enters through mouth via contaminated water.

This is the symptomatic phase of disease.

Time between infection and symptoms is incubation period.

External infectious agents cause disease.

Angiogenesis is formation of new blood vessels during repair.

They increase risk but do not directly cause disease.

It is genetically inherited from parents.

Iatrogenic diseases result from medical procedures.

Pathophysiology explains functional changes in disease.

Cytopathology studies cells, not tissue architecture.

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

Pathology studies disease-related structural and functional changes.

Homeostasis is maintenance of stable internal environment.

Anatomic pathology studies organs and includes autopsy work.

Post-mortem examination is called autopsy or necropsy.

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

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

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