Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 1

pathological condition in the body in response to alteration in normal body harmony

Answer 1

disease

Question 2

describes the condition of a person who is experiencing a disease

Answer 2

illness

Question 3

condition or situation that might make a person more at risk for a disease

Answer 3

predisposing factor

Question 4

diseases caused by medical treatments

Answer 4

iatrogenic diseases

Question 4

diseases with no know cause

Answer 4

idiopathic disease

Question 5

disease acquired in a hospital setting

Answer 5

nonsocomial disease

Question 6

pathological condition that results from prior disease/injury

Answer 6

sequela disease

Question 7

predisposing factor inherited from a parent

Answer 7

heredity

Question 8

caused by abnormalities in the number of chromosomes or by changes in the structure

Answer 8

chromosomal disorders

Question 9

invasion and multiplication of pathogenic or disease producing microorganisms in the body

Answer 9

infection

Question 10

state of stability that the body tries to maintain

Answer 10

homeostasis

Question 11

direct contact with contaminated area

Answer 11

transmission

Question 12

injury or wound caused by an external force

Answer 12

trauma

Question 13

body’s immunological response to tissue damage

Answer 13

inflammation

Question 14

inflammation that is not resolved and persists

Answer 14

chronic inflammation

Question 15

ability of an organism to resist a particular infection due to antibodies or white blood cells

Answer 15

immunity

Question 16

immune system attempts to defend body against substances that normally don’t pose a threat

Answer 16

allergy

Question 17

new and abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body

Answer 17

neoplasm

Question 18

group of diseases associated with uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells

Answer 18

cancer

Question 19

a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation due to abnormal growth of tissue

Answer 19

tumor

Question 20

spread of cancer cells from where they first formed to another part of the body

Answer 20

metastasis

Question 21

cancer cells that divide rapidly and don’t resemble normal cells

Answer 21

anaplastic

Question 22

increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue

Answer 22

hyperplasia

Question 23

one copy causes dysfunction

Answer 23

dominant x linked gene

Question 24

both genes in a pair are abnormal

Answer 24

recessive x linked gene

Question 25

results from many factors

Answer 25

multifactorial disorders

Question 26

transmit from person to person through fecal contamination of water, soil, or food

Answer 26

internal parasites

Question 27

most common worm infection in the US

Answer 27

pin worms

Question 28

parasite that needs two hosts(animal and human)

Answer 28

tapeworms

Question 29

parasite from uncooked fish, plants, or animals infected

Answer 29

flukes

Question 30

concussions, traumatic brain injury, skull, nose and jaw fractures

Answer 30

head trauma

Question 31

acute inflammation

Answer 31

resolved inflammation

Question 32

present at birth due to exposure to pathogen or antigen

Answer 32

innate/natural/genetic immunity

Question 33

develops after exposure to suitable agent

Answer 33

adaptive/acquired/active immunity

Question 34

mediated by macromolecules from b cells

Answer 34

humoral immunity

Question 35

response carried mostly by T cell lymphocytes

Answer 35

cell mediated immunity

Question 36

when the immune system responds in an abnormal way

Answer 36

immunological malfunctions

Question 37

overreaction of the immune system to an allergen

Answer 37

anaphylactic shock

Question 38

self antigens or abnormal immune cells develop and incite immune system

Answer 38

antigens

Question 39

prevent your body from fighting infections and diseases

Answer 39

immunodeficiency disorders

Question 40

solid tumors of epithelial tissue

Answer 40

carcinoma

Question 41

tumor from supportive and connective tissue

Answer 41

sarcoma

Question 42

tumor from body’s blood forming tissue

Answer 42

leukemia

Question 43

cancer of the lymphatic system

Answer 43

lymphomas

Question 44

system for most types of cancer

Answer 44

TNM classification

Question 45

improper intake of food

Answer 45

malnourishment

Question 46

osteoporosis

Answer 46

lack of calcium

Question 47

rickets

Answer 47

lack of vitamin D