Diseases

Question 1

Osteopenia

Answer 1

This is bone loss

Question 2

Anemia

Answer 2

There is a reduction of healthy red blood cells in the body.

Question 3

Dioxin

Answer 3

This is a highly toxic compound produced as a byproduct of some manufacturing processes.

Question 4

Steatohepatitis

Answer 4

This is a type of liver disease where fat builds up in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol.

Question 5

Teratogenesis

Answer 5

This is when there are congenital malformations produced in the fetus or embryo.

Question 6

Chylothorax

Answer 6

This is when the lymph that is formed in the digestive system accumulates in the chest cavity.

Question 7

Etiology

Answer 7

The cause or causation of disease.

Question 8

Epidemiology

Answer 8

This is the incidence, spread and control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

Question 9

Subchondral sclerosis

Answer 9

Thickening of the bone that happens in joints affected by osteoarthritis

Question 10

Kashin-Back Disease

Answer 10

This is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death

Question 11

Hyperalgesia

Answer 11

This is when the body experiences severe pain when only normal levels of pain should be experienced. This is due to disruptions in how your nervous system senses pain

Question 12

Crohn’s Disease

Answer 12

This is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. It causes swelling (inflammation) of tissues in the digestive tract

Question 13

Werner Syndrome

Answer 13

This is a rare, progressive disorder characterized by accelerated aging

Question 14

Bloom Syndrome

Answer 14

This is a rare disorder characterized by short stature, mild immune deficiency and insulin resistance

Question 15

Heteroplasmy

Answer 15

This is a condition where two or more mitochondrial DNA variants exist in the same cell

Question 16

Homoplasmy

Answer 16

This is a condition where all copies of mitochondrial DNA in an eukaryotic cell are identical