UCF Pathophysiology Exam 1 Test
Questions And 100% Correct Answers
2026.
Pathology - Answer Study of diseases. (causes, changes at cellular level, etc)
Pathophysiology - Answer Study of abnormalities in physiological function.
Responses to disruptions in homeostasis.
Common and classic presentations of disorders.
Physiology - Answer Function of living organisms.
Etiology - Answer Origin of the disease or the underlying causes and modifying factors (can
be genetic or environmental). The etiology of most disorders is multifactorial. Can be idiopathic,
iatrogenic, or from a causative agent.
Pathogenesis - Answer Steps in the development of the disease and how etiological factors
trigger cellular and molecular changes.
Framework For Pathophysiology - Answer Etiology -> Pathogenesis -> Clinical Manifestations
-> Treatment Implications
Signs - Answer Objective changes that a clinician can observe and measure; e.g., fever or
rash.
Symptoms - Answer Subjective changes in body functions that are not apparent to an
observer; e.g., headache or nausea.
Syndrome - Answer When etiology of signs/symptoms are not determined
Stages of Clinical Course - Answer Latent/Incubation Period -> Prodromal Period ->
Subclinical Phase -> Acute Phase/Manifest Illness
, Convalescence - Answer Stage of recover after disease, injury, or surgery.
Sequela - Answer Condition subsequent to the condition or disease (a scar is a sequela to a
cut).
Reliability - Answer Ability of a test to give the same result in repeated measurements
Validity - Answer Degree to which a measurement reflects the true value of what it intends
to measure
Predictive Value - Answer Extent to which the test can differentiate between the presence or
absence of a condition. Positive and Negative predictive values.
Sensitivity - Answer Probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with a
particular condition.
Specificity - Answer Probability that a test will be negative when applied to a person without
a particular condition
Epidemiology - Answer Studies the patterns of disease.
Endemic Disease - Answer Native to a local region, always present in a certain population.
(Malaria)
Epidemic Disease - Answer Outbreak spreading rapidly/extensively through a population.
Affecting an atypically large amount of people within a population. (Smallpox, or typhus)
Pandemic Disease - Answer Worldwide epidemic. Spread to large geographic areas. (Polio in
the 50's)
Primary Prevention - Answer Altering susceptibility of reducing exposure (vaccine)
Secondary Prevention - Answer Early detection and management (pap smear)
Questions And 100% Correct Answers
2026.
Pathology - Answer Study of diseases. (causes, changes at cellular level, etc)
Pathophysiology - Answer Study of abnormalities in physiological function.
Responses to disruptions in homeostasis.
Common and classic presentations of disorders.
Physiology - Answer Function of living organisms.
Etiology - Answer Origin of the disease or the underlying causes and modifying factors (can
be genetic or environmental). The etiology of most disorders is multifactorial. Can be idiopathic,
iatrogenic, or from a causative agent.
Pathogenesis - Answer Steps in the development of the disease and how etiological factors
trigger cellular and molecular changes.
Framework For Pathophysiology - Answer Etiology -> Pathogenesis -> Clinical Manifestations
-> Treatment Implications
Signs - Answer Objective changes that a clinician can observe and measure; e.g., fever or
rash.
Symptoms - Answer Subjective changes in body functions that are not apparent to an
observer; e.g., headache or nausea.
Syndrome - Answer When etiology of signs/symptoms are not determined
Stages of Clinical Course - Answer Latent/Incubation Period -> Prodromal Period ->
Subclinical Phase -> Acute Phase/Manifest Illness
, Convalescence - Answer Stage of recover after disease, injury, or surgery.
Sequela - Answer Condition subsequent to the condition or disease (a scar is a sequela to a
cut).
Reliability - Answer Ability of a test to give the same result in repeated measurements
Validity - Answer Degree to which a measurement reflects the true value of what it intends
to measure
Predictive Value - Answer Extent to which the test can differentiate between the presence or
absence of a condition. Positive and Negative predictive values.
Sensitivity - Answer Probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with a
particular condition.
Specificity - Answer Probability that a test will be negative when applied to a person without
a particular condition
Epidemiology - Answer Studies the patterns of disease.
Endemic Disease - Answer Native to a local region, always present in a certain population.
(Malaria)
Epidemic Disease - Answer Outbreak spreading rapidly/extensively through a population.
Affecting an atypically large amount of people within a population. (Smallpox, or typhus)
Pandemic Disease - Answer Worldwide epidemic. Spread to large geographic areas. (Polio in
the 50's)
Primary Prevention - Answer Altering susceptibility of reducing exposure (vaccine)
Secondary Prevention - Answer Early detection and management (pap smear)
