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Etiology correct answers The origin or cause of a disease or condition


pathogenesis correct answers the sequence of cellular and tissue events that take place from the
time of initial contact with the etiology agent until the ultimate expression of a disease


Morphological changes correct answers changes in the underlying structure or form of cells or
tissues. Microscopic and Grossly observable.


clinical manifestations correct answers signs and symptoms


diagnosis correct answers a specific description as to nature and cause


clinical course of the disease correct answers the spectrum of evolution generally seen in a
pathophysiologic condition (natural history of disease with and without treatment.)


Morbidity correct answers describes the effects an illness has on a person's life


mortality correct answers statistics expressing death rates, often for specific diseases.


"The preventable cause of death" article says, correct answers -smoking is responsible for 20%
of all deaths (1 in 5)
-Hypertension responsible of 1 in 6 deaths
- obesity and inactivity= 407,000 deaths (17%)
- 45% to poor food choices
-Hypertension 5x more than breast cancer
-70% alcohol to men

,-Hypertension 3x more than alcohol
- 2/3 of deaths to high blood sugar, obesity and hypertension


BMI 20-24.9 correct answers lowest mortality risk


BMI 25-29.9 correct answers 13% death


BMI 30-34.9 correct answers 44% death /// Grade 1 obesity


BMI 35-39.9 correct answers 88% Death /// Grade 2 obesity


BMI >40 correct answers 250% death /// Grade 3 obesity /// morbidly obese


Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health says, correct answers 18% of deaths bw
40-85 yo's


Osmosis correct answers Diffusion of water


Diffusion correct answers gas and other substances move


active transport correct answers requires energy


wherever salt goes correct answers water flows


Ribosomes function correct answers Protein synthesis


Mitochondria correct answers Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy)
production

, Lysosomes function correct answers Digest worn-out organelles and cell debris; digest material
taken up by endocytosis // cell recycling


Cytoskeleton correct answers A framework for the cell within the cytoplasm


Leading cause of death correct answers disorders of the heart


action potential correct answers a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an
axon


resting membrane potential correct answers low permeability - negative inside cell membrane


threshold potential correct answers when cell is stimulated to produce action potential


Depolarization correct answers highly permeable to sodium ions - positive inside the cell
membrane


Repolarization correct answers polarity of resting potential is reestablished


Cadherins correct answers linkages between internal cytoskeleton
-epithelial, neural and muscle cells


Selectins correct answers -inflammation
-endothelial cells put out selectins during inflammation (WBC's and platelets)


Integrins are: correct answers EP cells sticking to the basement membrane.

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