Degeneration Pathology Quiz
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What is the term for the pathological death of cells, tissues, or organs?
A. Cloudy Swelling
B. Fatty Degeneration
C. Amyloid Disease
D. Necrosis
What is the disease of uric acid metabolism called?
A. Gout
B. Necrosis
C. Atrophy
D. Hyperplasia
Which pigment is responsible for the brownish/black color in the skin?
A. Carotene
B. Melanin
C. Bilirubin
D. Carbon
What is the characteristic appearance of a fatty liver?
A. Yellow, soft, and greasy
B. Swollen, opaque, and cloudy
C. Waxy and starch-like
D. Gray-white and cheese-like
What is the term for an increase in the amount or irregular distribution of pigments in the body?
A. Exogenous pigmentation
B. Endogenous pigmentation
C. Calcification
D. Gout
Which organs can be involved in amyloid disease?
A. Kidney, liver, spleen, adrenal glands
B. Lungs, heart, brain, stomach
C. Skin, eyes, nails, bones
D. Muscles, joints, blood vessels, nerves
What is the decrease in a body part or organ that was previously of normal size called?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Regeneration
D. Hyperplasia
Which organ is most often involved in cloudy swelling?
A. Liver
B. Kidneys
C. Heart
D. Lungs
What is the process of a substance passing into a cell and being deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue, or organ called?
A. Degeneration
B. Pigmentation
C. Infiltration
D. Regeneration
What is the accumulation of calcium salts in tissues called?
A. Cloudy Swelling
B. Fatty Degeneration
C. Amyloid Disease
D. Calcification
What is the most common and least damaging type of degeneration?
A. Fatty Degeneration
B. Amyloid Disease
C. Cloudy Swelling
D. Calcification
Which organ is most commonly affected by fatty degeneration?
A. Liver
B. Kidneys
C. Heart
D. Lungs
What is the main cause of fatty degeneration?
A. Alcoholism
B. Malnutrition
C. Burns
D. Shock
What is the replacement of tissue by the exact same type of tissue called?
A. Physiological regeneration
B. Pathological regeneration
C. Hyperplasia
D. Regeneration
What is the main substance that accumulates in amyloid disease?
A. Fat
B. Calcium salts
C. Uric acid crystals
D. Waxy, starch-like glycoprotein
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