SCI 225 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● disease
Answer: a deviation from normal structure or function in the body that
interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions. For example,
the amount of glucose in the blood is tightly regulated to ensure that
organs receive an adequate supply of energy.
●● Pathology
Answer: Study of disease, epecially the structural and functional
changes assoicated with causes, mechaisms, signs, and symtpoms,
treatments and prevention.
●● Health
Answer: is the condition in which the human body per- forms its vital
functions normally. In health the body's various organ systems function
optimally and a person can participate fully in his or her life.
●● Prognosis
Answer: a disease predicted course and outcome. The prognosis may
state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent loss of
function, or give probability of survival.
,●● Diagnosis
Answer: the process of identifying a disease or disorder. Several types of
information are used for diagnosis, including signs and symptoms,
which can be quite specific and therefore helpful for diagnosing certain
diseases.
●● Acute Disease
Answer: has a sudden onset and short duration. Influenza, measles, and
the common cold are examples of acute infections.
●● Terminal
Answer: Disease that will end in death.
●● Chronic Disease
Answer: has a slower, less severe onset and a long dura- tion of months
or years. Examples of chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer,
stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.
●● Exacerbation
Answer: Signs and symptoms may grow more severe.
●● Relapse
Answer: The return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure.
, ●● Complication
Answer: interfers with recovery from the original disease.
●● Sequela
Answer: aftermath of a particular disease. Example sequel of polio is
paralysis.
●● Remission
Answer: signs and symptoms subside or disappear
●● Mortality
Answer: Number of deaths that occur among people with a certain
disease
●● Morbidity
Answer: is the number of cases of a disease in a population
●● Prevalence
Answer: is a percentage of a population that is affteced with a particular
disease at a given time
●● Incidence
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● disease
Answer: a deviation from normal structure or function in the body that
interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions. For example,
the amount of glucose in the blood is tightly regulated to ensure that
organs receive an adequate supply of energy.
●● Pathology
Answer: Study of disease, epecially the structural and functional
changes assoicated with causes, mechaisms, signs, and symtpoms,
treatments and prevention.
●● Health
Answer: is the condition in which the human body per- forms its vital
functions normally. In health the body's various organ systems function
optimally and a person can participate fully in his or her life.
●● Prognosis
Answer: a disease predicted course and outcome. The prognosis may
state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent loss of
function, or give probability of survival.
,●● Diagnosis
Answer: the process of identifying a disease or disorder. Several types of
information are used for diagnosis, including signs and symptoms,
which can be quite specific and therefore helpful for diagnosing certain
diseases.
●● Acute Disease
Answer: has a sudden onset and short duration. Influenza, measles, and
the common cold are examples of acute infections.
●● Terminal
Answer: Disease that will end in death.
●● Chronic Disease
Answer: has a slower, less severe onset and a long dura- tion of months
or years. Examples of chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer,
stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.
●● Exacerbation
Answer: Signs and symptoms may grow more severe.
●● Relapse
Answer: The return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure.
, ●● Complication
Answer: interfers with recovery from the original disease.
●● Sequela
Answer: aftermath of a particular disease. Example sequel of polio is
paralysis.
●● Remission
Answer: signs and symptoms subside or disappear
●● Mortality
Answer: Number of deaths that occur among people with a certain
disease
●● Morbidity
Answer: is the number of cases of a disease in a population
●● Prevalence
Answer: is a percentage of a population that is affteced with a particular
disease at a given time
●● Incidence
