HOSA Pathophysiology questions with answers

HOSA Pathophysiology questions with
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answers

Abdominal aortic aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Weak,
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dilated wall of the aorta in the abdominal region
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Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Neurotransmitter of the
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parasympathetic nervous system |\ |\




Achlorhydria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Condition in which the
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hydrochloric acid is absent in the stomach |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Achondroplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Autosomal dominant |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


disorder of defective cartilage formation in the fetus
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Achondroplastic dwarfism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Condition |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


caused by defective cartilage formation that results in improper
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bone development
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Acidosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Condition in which the
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production of acids lowers the body's pH
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Deadly disease caused by HIV that destroy's an
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individual's immune system, making the victim remarkably
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susceptible to infection |\ |\

, Acrodermatitis enteropathica - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rare
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autosomal recessive disorder that results in defective
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malabsorption of zinc |\ |\




Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Result of excess of GH
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secretion in adulthood |\ |\




Actinic keratosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Precancerous skin
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condition


Acute - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Describing a disease that has a
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sudden onset and short duration
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Adaptive behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Use of everyday
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social and practical skills
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Addison's disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Result of under
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section of hormones by adrenal cortex
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Adenocarcinoma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cancerous glandular |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


tomur


Adhesions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fusions between the surfaces
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of normally separate organs or tissues
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