Diseases

Question 1

the study of the factors that cause disease

Answer 1

etiology

Question 2

idiopathic means

Answer 2

unknown cause

Question 3

pathogenesis is

Answer 3

the pattern of a disease’s development

Question 4

the study of occurrence, distribution, and transmission of diseases in human populations

Answer 4

epidemiology

Question 5

Neoplastic mechanisms lead to

Answer 5

tumors and cancers

Question 6

What are the 6 main individual variables that can lead to disease?

Answer 6

Genetics, age, lifestyle, stress, environmental factors, preexisting conditions

Question 7

Viruses, prion, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and pathogenic animals are all examples of what kind of organism?

Answer 7

Pathogenic organism

Question 8

What’s the name of the pathogenic protein molecules that convert normal proteins into abnormal proteins?

Answer 8

Prions (Proteinaceous Infectious particle)

Question 9

Naegleria fowleri is also known as the _____ eating amoeba

Answer 9

brain

Question 10

What are the 6 main mechanisms of pathogenic spreading?

Answer 10

Person-to-person contact
Environmental contact
Opportunistic invasion
Transmission by a vector (ticks, parasites)
Vaccination
Chemicals (medications, antibiotics)

Question 11

Which classification of tumors end up spreading to other regions of the body (metastasize): benign or malignant?

Answer 11

Malignant

Question 12

Papilloma, adenoma, and nevus are all examples of benign tumors located on what part of the body?

Answer 12

The skin (epithelial tumors)

Question 13

Lipoma, osteoma, and chondroma are all examples of benign tumors that form in what kind of tissue?

Answer 13

Connective tissue

Question 14

Malignant epithelial tumors are called:

Answer 14

Carcinomas

Question 15

Malignant connective tissue tumors are called:

Answer 15

Sarcomas

Question 16

Neuroblastomas are types of tumors that form in what kind of tissue?

Answer 16

Nerve tissue

Question 17

Lymphoma are types of tumors that form in what kind of tissue?

Answer 17

Lymphatic tissue

Question 18

Hyperplasia of cells:

Answer 18

increased cell production in a normal tissue or organ

Question 19

Anaplasia of cells:

Answer 19

the loss of the mature or specialized features of a cell

Question 20

Self-examination, diagnostic imaging (radiography, CT scan, ultrasound, MRI), biopsy, pap smear, and blood tests are all methods of detecting what kind of disease?

Answer 20

Cancer

Question 21

What are some common ways of treating cancer?

Answer 21

Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, laser therapy, immunotherapy

Question 22

What does the acronym CAUTION stand for in detecting signs of cancer?

Answer 22

C hange in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
U nusual bleeding or discharge
T hickening or lump in tissue
I ndigestion or difficulty in swallowing
O bvious change in wart or mole
N agging cough or hoarseness

Question 23

What is the purpose of the inflammatory response?

Answer 23

Reduces injury to tissues, thus maintaining homeostasis

Question 24

Chemotaxis is the attraction of what type of blood cells to an injury site?

Answer 24

White blood cells