Pathophysiology (PATHOPHYSIOLOGY)

Pathophysiology and Psychopathology Stress - correct answer The non-specific result of any demand upon the body, be the effect mental or somatic A positive stressful experience, a state of physical and psychological well-being that is associated with increased motivation and the acceptance of a challenge - correct answer Eustress A condition in which the human system responds to changes in its normal balanced state - correct answer Stress Any thing that is perceived as challenging, thr...

Pathophysiology: CancerDefine the terms tumor and neoplasm - correct answer Abnormal tissue growth resulting from uncontrolled cell proliferation (Proliferation = rapid increase in cells) List the characteristics of a benign tumor: - correct answer - not considered "cancerous" - composed of well differentiated cells & well organized stroma, the surrounding capsule of connective tissue - retain recognizable tissue structure and do NOT invade beyond capsule, nor spread to regional lymph...

Pathophysiology Cardiac Quiz QuestionsA primary system of left sided heart failure is ______________. Chest Pain Edema in the lower extremities Hives Wet Cough - correct answer Wet Cough During the cardiac cycle, blood is ejected from the ventricles when ___________________________. The pressure in the atria exceeds the pressure in the ventricles When the pressure in the ventricles exceeds the pressure in the atria When the pressure in the ventricles exceeds the pressure in the...

Pathophysiology: Cardiovascular Disordersacute neural mechanisms - correct answer ◦Medulla and Pons (ANS) Hold vasomotor and cardiac control centers ◦Vagus nerve to heart, spinal cord ◦Reflexes - baroreceptors and chemoreceptors respond to vessel stretching and changes in 02, co2, h+ that trigger vasoconstriction examples of humoral mechanisms - correct answer ◦Renin-Angiotensin (for vasoconstriction) ----Aldosterone System (reabsorbs na+ = Increased volume of H20 and BP) ◦...

Pathophysiology: CardiovascularAortic stenosis calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole Mitral valve stenosis narrowing of the mitral valve from scarring, usually caused by episodes of rheumatic fever Preload Volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole -Determined by the venous return to the heart and stretching of cardiac muscle fibers Afterload The force or resistance against which the heart pumps. -Increased with narro...

Pathophysiology Chapter 2- Inflammation - correct answer The body's response to localized injury Rumor - correct answer Redness Calor - correct answer Heat Tumor - correct answer Swelling Dolor - correct answer Pain Functio Alesia - correct answer Loss of function Medical suffix for inflammation - correct answer -itis Capillaries in normal vascularized connective tissue - correct answer - pre-capillary sphincters regulate blood flow - post-capillary venules- epithelial jun...

Pathophysiology- Chapter 3What is hematopoiesis? - correct answer process of forming blood What are the components of blood? - correct answer Plasma: liquid protein Leukocytes: White Blood Cells Erythrocytes: Red Blood Cells *Hemaglobin-oxygen carrying component * Hematocrit - amount of blood volume occupied by erythrocytes Thrombocytes: Platelets What is hemostasis? - correct answer stoppage of blood flow When is hemostasis normal? - correct answer When it seals a blood vesse...

Pathophysiology Chapter 4Adaptation - correct answer a reversible, structural, or functional response both to normal or physiological conditions and to adverse or pathologic conditions atrophy - correct answer a decrease or shrinkage in cellular size physiologic - occurs with normal development. eg thymus gland pathologic - occurs as a result of decreases in workload, pressure, use, blood supply, nutrition, hormonal stimulation, and nervous system stimulation hypertrophy - correct answer...

Pathophysiology Chapter 15Pain Therories - correct answer Specificity Gate Control Specificity Theory - correct answer amount of pain is related to amount of tissue injury account for many types of injuries but does not explain PSYCH contributions Gate Control Theory - correct answer Current modern theory- not perfect, but better than specificity Physical pain perception is modulated by interaction between different neurons Projection vs Inhibitory Neurons - correct answer Projectio...

Pathophysiology: Course Exam Pigmented or hardened cholesterol stones formed as a result of bile crystallization - correct answer cholelithiasis the presence of a malignant neoplasm in the large intestine is known as - correct answer colorectal cancer which of the following terms refers to a women who has never completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks' gestation - correct answer nullipara swelling, usually of the skin of the extremities, that when pressed firmly with a finger will mainta...