Pathophysiology Study Guide- Correct Answers provided

the study of the causes of a disease - Answer-Etiology a tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape - Answer-Dysplasia when a group of cells in the body dies - Answer-Necrosis wasting of skeletal muscle - Answer-Atrophy ingestion of foreign material or cell debris by white blood cells (a bacterial capsule can provide some protection) - Answer-Phagocytosis significant change in the proportion of one type of WBC - Answer-Leukocytosis replacement of damaged tissue by similar cells - Answer-Regeneration cells which are required to process and present antigens from foreign material as the initial step in the immune response. - Answer-Macrophage involved in humoral immunity - Answer-B Lymphocytes transplant rejection by the recipient's immune system - Answer-Host-vs.-Graft disease thrives in the absence of oxygen - Answer-Anaerobe change in the genetic information of a microbe - Answer-Microbial mutation infection acquired in a hospital or medical facility - Answer-Nosocomial infection a healthy person whose body harbors pathogens and can transmit them to others - Answer-Carrier assumes that all body fluids from all individuals are possible sources of infection - Answer-Universal Precautions time between entry of the pathogen into the body and the first signs of illness - Answer-Incubation period benign neoplasm originating from adipose tissue - Answer-Lipoma malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue - Answer-Sarcoma