Pathology Chapter 1 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Pathology Chapter 1 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of medicine that investigates the

essential nature of disease, especially changes in body

tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease



Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER structural and functional changes that

lead to disease



Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER development of unhealthy conditions or

disease



Disease - CORRECT ANSWER disruption of homeostasis in the body



Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Structural or functional change in the body that is

harmful to the organism



acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER A disease or condition that is severe and sudden in onset



Chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER A disease or condition that persists over a long period
of time



Symptom - CORRECT ANSWER subjective evidence of the disease - a patient's

perception



Sign - CORRECT ANSWER physical or objective evidence of disease, can be made by the
examiner