Midterm

Question 1

What is pathophysiology?

Answer 1

the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body

Question 2

what is “calor”?

Answer 2

heat

Question 3

what is “tumor”?

Answer 3

swelling

Question 4

what is “dolor”?

Answer 4

pain

Question 5

what is “rubor”?

Answer 5

redness

Question 6

where are lymphocytes produced?

Answer 6

bone marrow and thymus

Question 7

describe the nucleus

Answer 7

1. contains genetic material
2. control center of the cell

Question 8

what is the cell membrane?

Answer 8

phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell

Question 9

what is an organelle?

Answer 9

and organ of the cell

Question 10

what is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

Answer 10

attached ribosomes produce and insert protein into the ER for transportation

Question 11

what does the Golgi apparatus do?

Answer 11

packaging and distribution

Question 12

what are ribosomes?

Answer 12

cell structures involved in protein synthesis

Question 13

what is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

Answer 13

manufactures lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins that make up the cell membrane

Question 14

what does the mitochondria do?

Answer 14

enzymes break down glucose and other products to release energy

Question 15

what do lysosomes do within a cell?

Answer 15

they are responsible for breaking down and recycling microbes

Question 16

what is mitosis?

Answer 16

cell division producing 2 identical daughter cells

Question 17

what is meiosis?

Answer 17

cell division specific to sexual reproduction

Question 18

name the 3 stage reactions to stress in general adaptation syndrome

Answer 18

1. alarm reaction
2. resistance stage
3. exhaustion stage

Question 19

name 3 types of stress

Answer 19

1. distress - damaging
2. eustress - protects health
3. PTSD - acute disorder from trauma