HIM 110 Final Exam Review UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWER condition in which the human body performs its vital
functions normally
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER Stable internal environment despite external
changes.
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Significant disturbance in the body's homeostasis
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER a prediction of the course of a disease
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER study of disease
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER a period of time when symptoms disappear
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER increase in the severity of a disease or its
symptoms
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER cause of disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER pertaining to disease of unknown origin
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER Long-standing, constant.
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER New, usually of rapid onset and of concern,
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER # of deaths of a specific disease
, Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Identification of an injury or disease
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER Body's ability to resist infectious disease
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWER Any foreign substance that is recognized as "non self"
that activates the immune system
B cell - CORRECT ANSWER Cells manufactured in the bone marrow that develop the
ability to recognize unique antigens
T cell - CORRECT ANSWER Cells created in the thymus that develop ability to react
to unique antigens.
Pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can
cause disease.
Stages of HIV infection - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Primary HIV Infection stage- lasts
few weeks, short flulike illness
2. Clinically asymptomatic stage- lasts ~10 years, asymptomatic but can transmit the
infection
3. Symptomatic HIV
4. Progression from HIV to AIDS
Nonspecific Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as innate immunity, is
present at birth and provides immediate, short-term protection against any antigen.
Virus - CORRECT ANSWER Infectious particles with a core of genetic material
wrapped in a protein coat (capsid)
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER microscopic, single-celled organisms
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWER condition in which the human body performs its vital
functions normally
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER Stable internal environment despite external
changes.
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Significant disturbance in the body's homeostasis
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER a prediction of the course of a disease
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER study of disease
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER a period of time when symptoms disappear
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER increase in the severity of a disease or its
symptoms
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER cause of disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER pertaining to disease of unknown origin
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER Long-standing, constant.
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER New, usually of rapid onset and of concern,
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER # of deaths of a specific disease
, Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Identification of an injury or disease
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER Body's ability to resist infectious disease
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWER Any foreign substance that is recognized as "non self"
that activates the immune system
B cell - CORRECT ANSWER Cells manufactured in the bone marrow that develop the
ability to recognize unique antigens
T cell - CORRECT ANSWER Cells created in the thymus that develop ability to react
to unique antigens.
Pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can
cause disease.
Stages of HIV infection - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Primary HIV Infection stage- lasts
few weeks, short flulike illness
2. Clinically asymptomatic stage- lasts ~10 years, asymptomatic but can transmit the
infection
3. Symptomatic HIV
4. Progression from HIV to AIDS
Nonspecific Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as innate immunity, is
present at birth and provides immediate, short-term protection against any antigen.
Virus - CORRECT ANSWER Infectious particles with a core of genetic material
wrapped in a protein coat (capsid)
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER microscopic, single-celled organisms
