Patho-Exam 1 Mrs. Heminger's Class

A cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

Abnormal curves of the spine

<p>cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agents that damage the process of development, such as drugs and viruses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation of organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the start of the ninth week and continues until birth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A harmful deviation from the normal progression of events in a developing organism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Traits that are affected by a host of environmental factors as well as genetic ones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disorder due to a chromosomal abnormality or defect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of 3 or more symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Headache</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>analgesics; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue, causing local death of the tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A serious condition where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A condition in which blood flow (and oxygen) is restricted or reduced in a part of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acute diseases have a sudden onset</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No known cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Death rate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Living in poverty, education, race/ethnicity, age, and disability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Incidence is the rate of occurrence of new cases; prevalence is the total number of existing cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multiple sclerosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Action taken to prevent disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Osteoarthritis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Myocardial infarction (heart attack).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cause of disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skin, Cilia, Mucus Membranes, Tears.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammatory process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immune system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sequelae is a condition resulting from a previous disease; a complication is a secondary disease worsening an existing condition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Undesired results from a treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rate of disease in a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New, usually of rapid onset and of concern.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Long-standing, constant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Study of disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>State of being 'normal'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Widely spread; not localized or confined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Period in chronic illness when the symptoms of the disease reappear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Having reference or confined to a limited part.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any disease that comes on slowly and does not have obvious symptoms at first.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized collection of pus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bands of scar tissue joining two surfaces that are normally separated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Afferent nerve fibers are the axons carried by a sensory nerve that relay sensory information to the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An alternative form of a gene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that produces an allergic reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process that does not require oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medication that reduces or eliminates pain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Life-threatening allergic reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The loss of mature or specialized features of a cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Irregularity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack or loss of appetite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Used to prevent fungal growth; active against fungi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acting to make a virus ineffective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The death of cells as a normal and controlled part of growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AIDS.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To waste away.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A piece of equipment used to sterilize articles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capable of destroying bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Body mass index.</p> Signup and view all the answers