Degeneration Pathology Quiz

What is the most common and least damaging type of degeneration?

• Fatty Degeneration

• Amyloid Disease

• Cloudy Swelling

• Calcification

Which organ is most often involved in cloudy swelling?

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Heart

• Lungs

What is the main cause of fatty degeneration?

• Alcoholism

• Malnutrition

• Burns

• Shock

Which organ is most commonly affected by fatty degeneration?

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Heart

• Lungs

What is the characteristic appearance of a fatty liver?

• Yellow, soft, and greasy

• Swollen, opaque, and cloudy

• Waxy and starch-like

• Gray-white and cheese-like

What is the main substance that accumulates in amyloid disease?

• Fat

• Calcium salts

• Uric acid crystals

• Waxy, starch-like glycoprotein

Which organs can be involved in amyloid disease?

• Kidney, liver, spleen, adrenal glands

• Lungs, heart, brain, stomach

• Skin, eyes, nails, bones

• Muscles, joints, blood vessels, nerves

What is the process of a substance passing into a cell and being deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue, or organ called?

• Degeneration

• Pigmentation

• Infiltration

• Regeneration

What is the term for an increase in the amount or irregular distribution of pigments in the body?

• Exogenous pigmentation

• Endogenous pigmentation

• Calcification

• Gout

Which pigment is responsible for the brownish/black color in the skin?

• Carotene

• Melanin

• Bilirubin

• Carbon