Mechanisms of health and disease Flashcards
The common relationship between yin yang, the five element theory, and Ayurvedic dosha is what?
Neuroplasticity
Somatic
Homeostasis
Etiology
Homeostasis 
Any stimulus that disrupts internal homeostasis is
Consciousness
Negative feedback
Stress
Pathology
Stress
A sensor mechanism, integration/control center, and effector mechanism are part of a
Stress response
Post-isometric relaxation
Stimulus response
Feedback loop
Feedback loop
Feedback that reverses the original stimulus, stabilizing physiological function, is
Positive feedback
Negative feedback
Stimulus response feedback
Regulatory response
 Negative feedback
Biological rhythms are related to
Circadian patterns
Pathogenesis rhythm
Negative feedback
Positive feedback
Negative feedback
Evidence of a healthy state includes
Adaptive capacity to stress
Strain in response to stress
Susceptibility to bacterial infection
Stress exceeding adaptive capacity
Adaptive capacity to stress
A massage professional needs an understanding of disease processes. This study of disease processes is called.
Pathogenesis
Pathology
Epidemiology
Pharmacology
Pathology
A group of signs and symptoms that identify a pathological condition linked to a common cause is called a
Disease
Diagnosis
Etiology
Syndrome
Syndrome
Disease with a vague onset that develop slowly and remains active for a long time is considered
Acute
Communicable
Chronic
Idiopathic
Chronic
Susceptibility to the disruption of homeostasis that is extensive enough to cause disease could be due to which of these factors
Hyperplasia
Malnutrition
Antineoplastics
Pathogenesis
Malnutrition
Pathogenic organisms are considered to be
Parasites
Chemical agents
Allergens
Neoplasms
Parasites
A neoplasm resulting from hyperplasia that is contained and encapsulated is considered
Acute
Chronic
Benign
Malignant
Benign
Cancer cells’ reproduction of undifferentiated cells without boundary recognition is called
Replacement
Carcinogenesis
Metastasis
Anaplasia
Anaplasia
Heat, redness, swelling, and pain are signs of
Cancer
Degeneration
Counterirritation
Inflammation
Inflammation
Inflammatory exudate that accumulates during an inflammatory process does what?
Reduces swelling
Dilutes irritants
Inhibits tissue repair
Causes the release of mediators of inflammation
Dilutes irritants