BIO 322 GCU EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE BIOLOGY QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Etiologic Agents
Answer: Exogenous- from external environment
Endogenous- from within the body
◉ Idiopathic
Answer: Cause Undetermined
◉ Iatrogenic
Answer: Caused unintentionally
ex. treatment, diagnostic procedure or error
◉ Pathogenesis
Answer: The underlying mechanisms responsible for the clinical
manifestations of a disease
,◉ Clinical Manifestations
Answer: Signs and Symptoms associated with a disease
Related alterations in diagnostic tests
◉ Sign
Answer: Objective indication of disease
◉ Symptom
Answer: Subjective indication of disease
◉ Syndrome
Answer: Combination of signs and symptoms
◉ Acute disease
Answer: Appears quickly
◉ Chronic Disease
Answer: Enduring with lasting implications
◉ Exacerbation
,Answer: Increase in disease severity
◉ Remission
Answer: Decrease in disease severity
◉ Genetics
Answer: Role of specific genes
familial inheritance of genetic variations
◉ Genomics
Answer: Mediation of physiologic function by groups of genes
◉ Nutrition
Answer: modifiable risk factor
High intake pf carbs and fat- diabetes
High intake of sodium- Cardiovascular disease
◉ Epidemiology
, Answer: study of how disease is distributed in populations and
identification of the factors influencing the distribution
◉ Incidence
Answer: Number of new cases of a disease or condition within a
defined period and for a defined population
◉ Prevalence
Answer: Number of individuals of a defined population who already
have a disease or condition
◉ Mortality
Answer: Number of deaths in a given population
◉ Morbidity
Answer: Departure from physiologic or psychologic well-being and
encompasses disease, injury, and disability
◉ Hypoxemic Hypoxia
Answer: Oxygen is below normal due to environmental reasons or
respiratory disease
◉ Ischemic hypoxia
COMPREHENSIVE BIOLOGY QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Etiologic Agents
Answer: Exogenous- from external environment
Endogenous- from within the body
◉ Idiopathic
Answer: Cause Undetermined
◉ Iatrogenic
Answer: Caused unintentionally
ex. treatment, diagnostic procedure or error
◉ Pathogenesis
Answer: The underlying mechanisms responsible for the clinical
manifestations of a disease
,◉ Clinical Manifestations
Answer: Signs and Symptoms associated with a disease
Related alterations in diagnostic tests
◉ Sign
Answer: Objective indication of disease
◉ Symptom
Answer: Subjective indication of disease
◉ Syndrome
Answer: Combination of signs and symptoms
◉ Acute disease
Answer: Appears quickly
◉ Chronic Disease
Answer: Enduring with lasting implications
◉ Exacerbation
,Answer: Increase in disease severity
◉ Remission
Answer: Decrease in disease severity
◉ Genetics
Answer: Role of specific genes
familial inheritance of genetic variations
◉ Genomics
Answer: Mediation of physiologic function by groups of genes
◉ Nutrition
Answer: modifiable risk factor
High intake pf carbs and fat- diabetes
High intake of sodium- Cardiovascular disease
◉ Epidemiology
, Answer: study of how disease is distributed in populations and
identification of the factors influencing the distribution
◉ Incidence
Answer: Number of new cases of a disease or condition within a
defined period and for a defined population
◉ Prevalence
Answer: Number of individuals of a defined population who already
have a disease or condition
◉ Mortality
Answer: Number of deaths in a given population
◉ Morbidity
Answer: Departure from physiologic or psychologic well-being and
encompasses disease, injury, and disability
◉ Hypoxemic Hypoxia
Answer: Oxygen is below normal due to environmental reasons or
respiratory disease
◉ Ischemic hypoxia
