Human Diseases Chapter 2

Question 1

Mortality

Answer 1

Causes of death compiled by the government agencies from death certificates

Question 2

Top Three Causes of Death

Answer 2

1) Heart Disease 2) Cancer 3) Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Question 3

Heart Disease

Answer 3

Top cause of death in the US; examples athersclerosis, myocardial infarct, congestive heart failure

Question 4

Athersclerois

Answer 4

A degenerative disease of arteries

Question 5

Cancers

Answer 5

second leading cause of death; most lethal: lung cancer; second lethal: cancer of the sex organs; frequency of cancer increases between the ages of 50 and 80

Question 6

Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Answer 6

Third leading cause of death; most caused by COPD from cigarrette smoking

Question 7

Stroke

Answer 7

cerebral vascular accident (CVA); caused by injury to an area of the brain due to vascular obstruction or bleeding into the brain; more common in older adults and commonly present with weakness of one side of the body or difficulty with speech

Question 8

Trauma

Answer 8

caused by accidents is the fifth leading cause of death

Question 9

Leading Causes of Death in Children (top 3)

Answer 9

1) Accidental Trauma 2) Cancer 3) Congenital Anomalies