1st long quiz (topic 1)

• What is the definition of pathology?

  Branch of science which deals with diseases
• What is the definition of disease?


  State of ill health / opposite of health
• What is homeostasis?

  Maintenance of normal state / equilibrium
• What does General Pathology deal with?

  Diseases at cellular or tissue level
• What does Systemic Pathology deal with?

  Diseases at organ or organ system level
• Who is known as the Father of modern pathology?

  Rudolf Virchow
• Who is known as the Father of humoral pathology?

  Hippocrates
• Who is known as the Father of Immunology?

  Edward Jenner
• What are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation?

  Redness, swelling, heat, pain
• What is the study of the cause of disease called?

  Etiology
• What is the study of the origin of disease called?

  Pathogenesis
• What is the possible outcome of disease called?

  Prognosis
• What is the term for the naming of a disease?

  Diagnosis
• What is the term for disease control and prevention?

  Prophylaxis
• What are the 4 elements in the early concepts of disease?

  Water, air, fire, earth
• What are the 4 humors of the body in early concepts of disease?

  Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
• What are the three components of the Triad of Disease?

  Agent, Host, Environment
• What is the term for the transmission of infectious agents through direct contact?

  Horizontal Transmission
• What is the term for the transmission of infectious agents from mother to offspring?

  Vertical Transmission
• What is the term for diseases with apparent signs and lesions?

  Clinical
• What is the term for diseases with no apparent signs and symptoms?

  Subclinical
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through proper management in a herd or flock?

  Proper management in herd / Flock
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through the control of vectors and destruction of their breeding places?

  Control of vectors
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through diet, exercise, and administration of vitamins and minerals?

  Immunostimulation
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through the avoidance of stress factors and overcrowding?

  Avoidance of stress factors & overcrowding
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through the avoidance of contact or exposure with infectious agents?

  Avoidance of contact / exposure with infectious agents
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis?

  Chemotherapy & chemoprophylaxis
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through the administration of anthelminthic with immunostimulant?

  Levanisole
• What is the term for the maintenance of health through the administration of vitamins and minerals?

  B complex enzyme → water soluble
• Who is known for the discovery of phagocytosis?


  Elia Metschnikoff
• Who is referred to as the Father of Physiology?

  William Harvey
• What is Matthias Schleiden known for?

  Botanical studies
• Who formulated the cellular theory of life?

  Theodore Schwann, Matthais schleiden
• Who is known as the Father of Histopathology?

  Marcelo Malpighi
• Who is recognized as the Father of Immunology?

  Edward Jenner
• What are the definitions of autopsy, necropsy, and biopsy?

  • Autopsy: Post-mortem examination of humans
  • Necropsy: Post-mortem examination of animals
  • Biopsy: Examination of living tissue sections
• What is a lesion in medical terms?

  Morphological abnormalities in tissues (macroscopic, microscopic)
• What does the term 'lesion' refer to in pathology?

  Morphological abnormalities in tissues
• What are clinical signs (CS) in medical diagnosis?

  Visible signs to the diagnostician
• How are symptoms (S) defined in a clinical context?

  Perceived by patients themselves