Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - The condition in which the structure and function of the
body is impaired as a result of injury to the tissues; any abnormal structure or function occurring
in the body
Virchow - CORRECT ANSWER - Who came up with the doctrine of cellular pathology?
Cellular level - CORRECT ANSWER - According to the doctrine of cellular pathology,
where do diseases begin?
Functional disease - CORRECT ANSWER - One which does not show recognizable
lesions.
Organic disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Any structural change for the normal human
body
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - An area of structural damage as the result of disease.
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The identification of a disease.
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - A subjective indication of the presence of disease,
such as pain, itching, or nausea.
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER - An objective indication of the presence of disease, such as
heat, redness or swelling.
, Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER - A sudden increase in the severity of a disease.
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER - A let-up in the severity of a disease.
Congenital - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease which is present at birth.
Acquired - CORRECT ANSWER - Any disease obtained after birth.
Recurrent - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease which has a tendency to return at intervals;
it shows alternating increases and decreases in its symptoms.
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease of unknown cause
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease of rapid onset and short duration.
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - One of relatively slow onset and long duration.
Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease resulting from the lack of some essential
element in body metabolism, such as the lack of a dietary vitamin.
Hereditary - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease which is passed on from parents to
offspring as a result of a genetic defect
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of cases of the risk factor in the
population at a given time
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - One which is always present to some degree in a given
area.