UNE Pathophysiology Midterm Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | 100% Verified Answers

UNE Pathophysiology Midterm Question and Answer
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | 100% Verified
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• Define homeostasis -✓✓ The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal
environment.


• What are the aspects of the disease process? -✓✓ Definition, Etiology,
Pathogenesis, Morphologic changes, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Clinical
course, Prognosis


• Define stress -✓✓ A state manifested by symptoms that arise from the
coordinated activation of the neuroendocrine and immune systems


• Factors that affect adaptation to stress -✓✓ *Age
*Health Status
*Psychosocial Resources
*Availability of adaptive responses and ability of the body to select the most
appropriate response


• What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? -✓✓ Alarm


• What is the second stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? -✓✓ Resistance


• What is the third stage of the General Adaptation Mechanism? -✓✓ Exhaustion

, • Define cellular adaptation -✓✓ Cells adapting to changes in the internal
environment


• What is a decrease in cell size? -✓✓ Atrophy


• What is an increase in cell size? -✓✓ Hypertrophy


• What is an increase in the number of cells? -✓✓ Hyperplasia


• What is a change in form/replacement of adult cells? -✓✓ Metaplasia


• What is an abnormal cell growth of a specific tissue? -✓✓ Dysplasia


• What is a loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissues? -✓✓ Anaplasia


• What are causes of cellular injury? -✓✓ *Physical Agents
*Radiation Injury
*Chemical Injury
*Biological Agents
*Nutritional Imbalances


• What is apoptosis? -✓✓ Programmed cell death


• What is necrosis? -✓✓ Cell death in an organ or tissues that is still part of a living
person