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What is the primary focus of homeostasis?
What is the primary focus of homeostasis?
- Treating symptoms of illness
- Regulating risk factors for disease
- Preventing the origination and development of disease
- Maintaining a dynamic steady state in the body (correct)
Which of the following best describes illness?
Which of the following best describes illness?
- A result of altered body functions
- An impairment of cell, tissue, organ or system functioning
- A state marked by homeostasis
- A state that results in suffering or distress (correct)
What does pathogenesis refer to?
What does pathogenesis refer to?
- The regulation of risk factors for disease
- The origination and development of disease or illness (correct)
- The appropriate regulatory responses in the body
- The constant balance in the body
What does disease represent?
What does disease represent?
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Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for coronary artery disease?
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for coronary artery disease?
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