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NUR 2063 Essential of Pathophysiology
QUESTION AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WELL VERIFIED. GRADED A+




Symptoms - ANSWER - Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by
the patient

,sign - ANSWER - If the doctor, nurse, or anyone notice evidence of
disease such as a fever


Homeostasis - ANSWER - A tendency to maintain a balanced or
constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry,
such as blood glucose, around a particular level


Epinephrine is released during a stress response True or False -
ANSWER - True; Aka Adrenaline


function of mitochondria - ANSWER - powerhouse of the cell, ATP
production, and Production of the cell energy.


The effective of the RAAS system -

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system - ANSWER - is essential for long-
term blood pressure regulation. It involves a complex system of
hormones, proteins and enzymes.


vasodilation - ANSWER - A widening and increase of the diameter of a
blood vessel.


vasoconstriction - ANSWER - Reduces blood flow and heat transfer by
decreasing the diameter of superficial blood vessels.

, Hyperplasia - ANSWER - the enlargement of an organ or tissue because
of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues.


Apply the concept of homeostasis - ANSWER - 1.Stimulus produce
change in variable (body temperature falls), 2.Receptor detect change
(detected by thermoreceptors in skin), 3.Information sent along
Afferent pathway to control center, 4. Control centre process message
(in the thermoregulatory centre in brain).


Endoplasmic Reticulum - ANSWER - an internal membrane system in
which components of cell membrane and some proteins are
constructed. (Smooth & Rough ER)


Function of hormone renin - ANSWER - Renin is an enzyme that helps
control your blood pressure and maintain healthy levels of sodium and
potassium in your body. (When blood volume or sodium levels in the
body are low, or blood potassium is high, cells in the kidney release the
enzyme, renin. Renin converts angiotensinogen, which is produced in
the liver, to the hormone angiotensin I.)


Hydrostatic pressure capillaries - ANSWER - The pressure that blood
exerts in the capillaries is known as blood pressure. The force of
hydrostatic pressure means that as blood moves along the capillary,
fluid moves out through its pores and into the interstitial space.

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