Physiology - Final (Nightingale College) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Positive-feedback control systems: - ANSWER-accelerate a change. Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most complex? -Viruses -Tapeworms -Bacteria -Protozoa - ANSWER-Tapeworms Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of: -the body trying to maintain homeostasis. -a positive-feedback mechanism. -a negative-feedback mechanism. - ANSWER-the body trying to maintain homeostasis and a negative-feedback mechanism The term that literally means self-immunity is: - ANSWER-autoimmunity Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called: - ANSWER-viruses Pathogenesis can be defined as: - ANSWER-the course of disease development. Intrinsic control: - ANSWER-is sometimes called autoregulation.