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Disorders of erythrocytes, impairing blood's oxygen carrying capacity, decrease
in RBCs/hemoglobin content/abnormal hemoglobin,
weakness/fatigue/pallor/syncope.
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1 What is stress? 2 What are adaptive defenses?
What is the general adaptation
3 4 What is anemia?
syndrome?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (99)
What is stress? A universal experience that can negatively affect the
body's homeostasis.
, What body system is affected by The immune system.
stress?
How else can stress affect the body? Develop/exacerbation of disease, engaging in
negative behaviors to cope.
Is there such a thing as positive stress? Yes, stress can arise from events perceived as
positive.
What is the general adaptation A model that describes the physiological changes
syndrome? from stress, including alarm, resistance, and
exhaustion stages.
What is the local adaptation A stress response that confines damage to one area.
syndrome?
What are some examples of illnesses Illnesses that may arise during the exhaustion phase
caused by stress? of stress.
Phase 1 of General Adaption Alarm: stressor is present, body is managing to cope
Syndrome but immune system begins to weaken.
Phase 2 of General Adaptation Resistance: Body is working on overdrive, causing a
Syndrome depressed immune system, making the body more
likely to get sick with illness.
Phase 3 of General Adaptation System Exhaustion: body breaks down and can longer take
neglect, results in illness.
What does it mean to distinguish self The immune system's ability to recognize its own
from nonself? cells versus foreign antigens.
What are innate defenses? Nonspecific, immediate responses, skin, mucous
membranes, chemicals, and the microbiome.
What are adaptive defenses? humoral immunity and cellular immunity (B and T
cells)
NIU NURS 308 PATH TEST 1 – Questions With
Proper Solutions
Save
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
Disorders of erythrocytes, impairing blood's oxygen carrying capacity, decrease
in RBCs/hemoglobin content/abnormal hemoglobin,
weakness/fatigue/pallor/syncope.
Choose an answer
1 What is stress? 2 What are adaptive defenses?
What is the general adaptation
3 4 What is anemia?
syndrome?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (99)
What is stress? A universal experience that can negatively affect the
body's homeostasis.
, What body system is affected by The immune system.
stress?
How else can stress affect the body? Develop/exacerbation of disease, engaging in
negative behaviors to cope.
Is there such a thing as positive stress? Yes, stress can arise from events perceived as
positive.
What is the general adaptation A model that describes the physiological changes
syndrome? from stress, including alarm, resistance, and
exhaustion stages.
What is the local adaptation A stress response that confines damage to one area.
syndrome?
What are some examples of illnesses Illnesses that may arise during the exhaustion phase
caused by stress? of stress.
Phase 1 of General Adaption Alarm: stressor is present, body is managing to cope
Syndrome but immune system begins to weaken.
Phase 2 of General Adaptation Resistance: Body is working on overdrive, causing a
Syndrome depressed immune system, making the body more
likely to get sick with illness.
Phase 3 of General Adaptation System Exhaustion: body breaks down and can longer take
neglect, results in illness.
What does it mean to distinguish self The immune system's ability to recognize its own
from nonself? cells versus foreign antigens.
What are innate defenses? Nonspecific, immediate responses, skin, mucous
membranes, chemicals, and the microbiome.
What are adaptive defenses? humoral immunity and cellular immunity (B and T
cells)
