Path 370 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Path 370
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Path 370
Path 370 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
endemic - CORRECT ANSWER- native or confined to a particular region or people
Etiology Classification - CORRECT ANSWER- Idiopathic and Iatrogenic
The study of causes of disease
sign vs symptom - CORRECT ANSWER- a sign is a phy...
Path 370 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
endemic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- native or confined to a particular region or people
Etiology Classification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Idiopathic and Iatrogenic
The study of causes of disease
sign vs symptom - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a sign is a physical manifestation (objective),
a symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
latent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- present, but not active; hidden
prodromal stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- person is most infectious, vague and
nonspecific signs of disease
subclinical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Stage of a disease or disorder not severe enough to
produce symptoms that can be detected or diagnosed.
acute - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of
chronic
chronic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- continuing for a long time
remission - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- improvement or absence of signs of disease
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to detect or sense stimuli in the internal
or external environment and to make appropriate responses
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Choosing the right types of activities to improve a
given element of fitness
, Disease Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The pattern of how a sickness is spread
out among a group of people.
Allostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process by which the body achieves stability through
physiological change
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant
internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a
particular level
feed back mechanism for homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Negative and positive
feedback
Hormones secreted during acute and chronic stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Epinephrine
and norepinephrine
Selye's three phases of stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Sypathetic Nervous System mediated by Norepinephrine with effect on different organs -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Increases heart rate, cardiac output, increase blood flow to
important stress response organs such as skeletal muscle
allostatic overload - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the consequences of long-term elevations of
stress-related catabolic hormones, including hypertension, wasted muscles, ulcers, fatigue,
and increased risk of chronic disease
Different types of intercellular accumulations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lipids, proteins,
carbohydrates, pigments
Different etiologies of cell injuries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most important hypoxia
Oxygen deprivation
Physical agents
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