Pathophysiology: for the Health
Professions-Exam 1 Practice
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Homeostasis - Answer A relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including
blood pressure, temperature, and PH. Maintained by the various control mechanisms.
Disease - Answer Inability to maintain homeostasis
Pathophysiology - Answer The disordered physiological processes associated with disease or
injury
Pathology - Answer The science of the causes and effects of disease
Biopsy - Answer The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination to
determine a diagnosis
Autopsy - Answer An examination of part or all of a body
Including organs, after death (post-mortem) to determine the cause of illness and death
Diagnosis - Answer The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by
examination of the symptoms
Etiology - Answer Cause or origin of a disease or abnormality
Idiopathic - Answer No known cause
Iatrogenic - Answer Caused by a treatment, procedure, or error
Predisposing Factors - Answer Something (characteristic) that increases a person's risk of
developing a disease
Prophylaxis - Answer Action taken to prevent disease
,Insidious Onset of Disease - Answer A disease whose onset is marked only by vague or mild
general signs
Acute Disease - Answer A disease with sudden onset of signs and short course
Chronic Disease - Answer A condition with insidious or slow onset, mild but continuous
manifestations, and long-lasting, often progressive effects
Subclinical Disease - Answer An illness that is staying below the surface of clinical inactive
Latent Stage of Disease - Answer Present but hidden and inactive
Incubation Period - Answer The time between the initial exposure to the infectious agent and
the appearance of the first signs of infection
Prodromal Period - Answer The initial period in the development of disease before acute
symptoms occur
Manifestations - Answer The display of characteristic signs and symptoms of an illness
Local vs Systemic - Answer Local: In the damaged area
Systemic: Throughout the body
Signs vs Symptoms - Answer Signs: Evidence of disease (Ex: Bloody nose)
Symptoms: What someone is feeling (Ex: Fatigue, anxiety, lower back pain)
Lesion - Answer An abnormality in the structure of a tissue or organ
Remission - Answer Temporary or Permanent
Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease
Exacerbation - Answer An acute episode or increased severity of manifestations
, Precipitating Factor - Answer Refer to a specific event or trigger to the onset of the current
problem
Complication - Answer May lead to the development of new diseases resulting from a
previously existing disease
Therapy - Answer The treatment of a disease or disorders, as by some remedial,
rehabilitating, or curative process
Prognosis - Answer The probable outcome of a disease
Morbidity - Answer The rate at which a disease occurs; the proportion of a group affected by
a disease
Mortality - Answer The mortality of deaths in a group for a specific disease
Epidemiology - Answer The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution,
and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
Incidence - Answer The number of new cases of a disease in a certain population within a
given time
Prevalence - Answer The total number of new and existing cases of disease in a specific
population at a given time
Epidemic - Answer A disease occurring in higher numbers than usual in a certain population
within a given period
Communicable Disease - Answer An infectious disease transmissible (person to person) by
direct contact with an affected individual
Exogenous - Answer Originating from outside the body
Endogenous - Answer Originating from within the body
Identify seven steps to better health (as defined by your textbook). - Answer 1) Be a
nonsmoker and avoid second-hand smoke
Professions-Exam 1 Practice
Questions with Quality Answers 2026
Edition.
Homeostasis - Answer A relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including
blood pressure, temperature, and PH. Maintained by the various control mechanisms.
Disease - Answer Inability to maintain homeostasis
Pathophysiology - Answer The disordered physiological processes associated with disease or
injury
Pathology - Answer The science of the causes and effects of disease
Biopsy - Answer The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination to
determine a diagnosis
Autopsy - Answer An examination of part or all of a body
Including organs, after death (post-mortem) to determine the cause of illness and death
Diagnosis - Answer The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by
examination of the symptoms
Etiology - Answer Cause or origin of a disease or abnormality
Idiopathic - Answer No known cause
Iatrogenic - Answer Caused by a treatment, procedure, or error
Predisposing Factors - Answer Something (characteristic) that increases a person's risk of
developing a disease
Prophylaxis - Answer Action taken to prevent disease
,Insidious Onset of Disease - Answer A disease whose onset is marked only by vague or mild
general signs
Acute Disease - Answer A disease with sudden onset of signs and short course
Chronic Disease - Answer A condition with insidious or slow onset, mild but continuous
manifestations, and long-lasting, often progressive effects
Subclinical Disease - Answer An illness that is staying below the surface of clinical inactive
Latent Stage of Disease - Answer Present but hidden and inactive
Incubation Period - Answer The time between the initial exposure to the infectious agent and
the appearance of the first signs of infection
Prodromal Period - Answer The initial period in the development of disease before acute
symptoms occur
Manifestations - Answer The display of characteristic signs and symptoms of an illness
Local vs Systemic - Answer Local: In the damaged area
Systemic: Throughout the body
Signs vs Symptoms - Answer Signs: Evidence of disease (Ex: Bloody nose)
Symptoms: What someone is feeling (Ex: Fatigue, anxiety, lower back pain)
Lesion - Answer An abnormality in the structure of a tissue or organ
Remission - Answer Temporary or Permanent
Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease
Exacerbation - Answer An acute episode or increased severity of manifestations
, Precipitating Factor - Answer Refer to a specific event or trigger to the onset of the current
problem
Complication - Answer May lead to the development of new diseases resulting from a
previously existing disease
Therapy - Answer The treatment of a disease or disorders, as by some remedial,
rehabilitating, or curative process
Prognosis - Answer The probable outcome of a disease
Morbidity - Answer The rate at which a disease occurs; the proportion of a group affected by
a disease
Mortality - Answer The mortality of deaths in a group for a specific disease
Epidemiology - Answer The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution,
and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
Incidence - Answer The number of new cases of a disease in a certain population within a
given time
Prevalence - Answer The total number of new and existing cases of disease in a specific
population at a given time
Epidemic - Answer A disease occurring in higher numbers than usual in a certain population
within a given period
Communicable Disease - Answer An infectious disease transmissible (person to person) by
direct contact with an affected individual
Exogenous - Answer Originating from outside the body
Endogenous - Answer Originating from within the body
Identify seven steps to better health (as defined by your textbook). - Answer 1) Be a
nonsmoker and avoid second-hand smoke
