NURS 2063 Chapter 1 Questions with
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Pathophysiology - ✔✔Study of functional changes in the body caused by injury, disorder, or
disease
Pathology - ✔✔Related science focusing on the study of disease
Anatomy and physiology - ✔✔Related sciences that study the structure and function of the
body
Biology - ✔✔Related science that studies living organisms
Microbiology - ✔✔Related science that studies microorganisms
Chemistry - ✔✔Related science that studies the composition, structure, properties, and change
of matter
Disease - ✔✔Functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or organ systems
Pathogenesis - ✔✔Origination and development of illness or disease
Etiology - ✔✔Precise cause of disease
Pathogen - ✔✔Disease-causing microorganism
Multifactorial - ✔✔Having more than one cause
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Pathophysiology - ✔✔Study of functional changes in the body caused by injury, disorder, or
disease
Pathology - ✔✔Related science focusing on the study of disease
Anatomy and physiology - ✔✔Related sciences that study the structure and function of the
body
Biology - ✔✔Related science that studies living organisms
Microbiology - ✔✔Related science that studies microorganisms
Chemistry - ✔✔Related science that studies the composition, structure, properties, and change
of matter
Disease - ✔✔Functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or organ systems
Pathogenesis - ✔✔Origination and development of illness or disease
Etiology - ✔✔Precise cause of disease
Pathogen - ✔✔Disease-causing microorganism
Multifactorial - ✔✔Having more than one cause