UNE Pathophysiology Midterm PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

UNE Pathophysiology Midterm PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Differentiate health from disease. - CORRECT ANSWER - Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Not merely the absence of disease. Define homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - The purposeful maint enance of a stable internal environment. What are the aspects of the disease process? - CORRECT ANSWER - Definition, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Morphologic changes, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical course, Prognosis Define stress - CORRECT ANSWER - A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the coordinated activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems Factors that affect adaptation to stress - CORRECT ANSWER - *Age *Health Status *Psychosocial Resources *Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select the most appropriate response What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alarm What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistance What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exhaustion Define cellular adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells adapting to changes in the internal environment What is a decrease in cell size? - CORRECT ANSWER - Atrophy What is an increase in cell size? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypertrophy What is an increase in the number of cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyperplasia What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Metaplasia What is an abnormal cell growth o f a specific tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dysplasia What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anaplasia What are causes of cellular injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - *Physical Agents *Radiation Injury *Chemical Injury *Biologica l Agents *Nutritional Imbalances What is apoptosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Programmed cell death What is necrosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living person What is neoplasia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Disorder of alte red cell differentiation and growth Define Adenoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign tumor of granular epithelial tissue Define Adenocarcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Malignant tumor of granular epithelial tissue