HPCT - Prelim Practice Questions

CARDINAL SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION

Hypertension of the mucosa

Large accumulation of Pus

Macrophages

Organ/tissues smaller than normal

Organ/tissues larger than normal

The following are true about aplasia, except?

Failure of an organ to form an opening

Inactivity or diminished function of a tissue or organ may lead to narrowing of blood vessels, with loss of nutrition atrophy occur

Occurs if the blood supply to an organ or tissue becomes reduced below critical level.

refers to an increase in size of tissues or organs due to increase in size

refers to an increase in size of an organ or tissue due to increase in the number of cells.

Reversible change involving transformation in one type of adult cell to another

Is the regressive alteration in adult cells manifested by variation in size, shape, and orientation.

Continuous abnormal proliferation of the cells without control

Matching type:

Most common pathway for CARCINOMAS

Most common pathway for SARCOMAS

Differentiated Cells: 50-25%

Undifferentiated Cells: 25-50%

Pathologic death of cell which is due to disease or injury.

Indicates reduction in size and condensation of the nuclear material

Indicates the segmentation and fragmentation of the nucleus, whereby nuclear contents are broken up and released into the cytoplasm

Means the dissolution of the nucleus where all basophilism is lost and the nucleus disappears

Refers to the rigidity or stiffening of the muscles

Refers to the purplish discoloration or lividity of the skin.

Refers to the drying and wrinkling of the cornea and the anterior chamber of the eye

Characterized by foul-smelling gases, due to multiplying saprophytic organisms

This implies self-digestion of the cells, bacteria enhance the destruction of tissue

Which of the following are true about frozen section?

Best mounting media for cryostat

Specimen size for processing

contains glacial acetic acid

Gas produced by the oxidation of methyl alcohol.

Best general tissue fixative

Excessive YELLOW STAINING of tissues

Ideal fixation thickness for electron microscopy

Ideal fixation temperature for Electron microscopy

It is normally used in conjunction with other fixatives to form a compound solution

Fixation time for Heidenhain susa

Acetone used for?

Fixes CT mucin and is recommended for acid mucopolysaccharides

Microwave temperature for heat fixation

Now widely used, especially for the diagnosis of malignant conditions and sites as the cervix, uterus, vagina, and the bronchial but also in urine and CSF and in fluid aspirated from the pleural and peritoneal cavities.

Complete removal of lesion provides the MOST RELIABLE BIOPSY

Removal of part of a lesion for histological examination

Biopsy in which small pieces of tumor are removed with special forceps

Removal from the skin lesion

Removal from the skin lesion

Which of the following not true about punch biopsy

Specimen is subdivided with a razor blade

A post mortem examination preformed to determine the cause of death.

Seek to find the cause and the manner of death and to identify the decedent.

Performed to diagnose a particular disease or for research purposes.

Always present orientation problems and should be reserve for secretions requiring only histopathologic diagnostic

Type of autopsy that requires consent

Behind each ear, down the neck, meet midsternum, continue to the groin.

From each shoulder, meet top of sternum, continue to the groin.

Turn over time

Techniques