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ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE AN
INTERACTIVE JOURNEY FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS 3RD EDITION PRACTICE
SOLUTION REVIEW SHEET TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

⩥ Anatomy
(ah NA tom ee).
Answer: Is the study of the internal and external structures of plants,
animals, and, for our focus, the human body.


⩥ Catabolism
(ka TAB oh lizm).
Answer: is the process by which complex substances are broken down
into simpler substances.


⩥ Diagnosis
(DYE ahg NOH sis).
Answer: is an identification of a disease determined by studying the
patient's signs, symptoms, history, and results of diagnostic tests.


⩥ Disease

,(dih ZEEZ).
Answer: Literally means not (dis) at ease.


⩥ Epidemiology
(EP uh dee me ALL oh jee).
Answer: The study of the transmission, frequency of occurrence,
distribution, and control of a disease


⩥ etiology
(EE tee ALL oh jee).
Answer: The cause (or etiology) of the illness must be determined.


⩥ Exacerbation
(ecks ASS er BAY shun).
Answer: when symptoms acutely flare up


⩥ Homeostasis
(HOH me oh STAY sis).
Answer: is the physiological processes in which your body monitors and
maintains a stable internal environment or equilibrium.


⩥ Idiopathic

, (ID ee oh PATH ick).
Answer: If the cause of a disease cannot be determined


⩥ Macroscopic anatomy
(MAK roh SCOP ic ah NA tom ee).
Answer: (gross anatomy) represents the study of the structures visible to
the unaided or naked eye. For example, the study of the various bones
that make up the human body is gross anatomy. Viewing an x-ray of the
arm to determine the type and location of a broken bone is considered an
examination of gross anatomy.


⩥ Microscopic anatomy
(MY kroh SCOP ic ah NA tom ee).
Answer: (fine anatomy) is the study of structures that can be seen and
examined only with magnification aids such as a microscope. The study
of cellular structures (cytology) and tissue samples (histology) are
examples of microscopic anatomy.


⩥ Metabolism
(meh TAB oh lizm).
Answer: All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism/all
the life-sustaining reactions within the body


⩥ Morphology

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