Test 1 Study Guide

Question 1

disease with no known cause

Answer 1

idiopathic

Question 2

disease acquired in hospital setting

Answer 2

nosocomial

Question 3

pathological condition that results from prior disease/injury

Answer 3

sequela

Question 4

disease from medical treatments

Answer 4

iatrogenic

Question 5

only one gene needed for disease to be inherited

Answer 5

autosomal dominant

Question 6

two copies from both parents of abnormal gene in order for disease to be inherited

Answer 6

autosomal recessive

Question 7

caused by abnormalities in the number of chromosomes or by changes in chromosomal structures

Answer 7

chromosomal disorders

Question 8

disorder that results from multiple factors(hereditary and environment)

Answer 8

multifactorial disorders

Question 9

single abnormal gene on the x chromosome

Answer 9

x or sex linked

Question 10

new and abnormal formation of tissue

Answer 10

neoplasia

Question 11

the spreading of a cancer

Answer 11

metastasis

Question 12

benign or malignant growths

Answer 12

tumor

Question 13

a tumor that remains circumscribed

Answer 13

benign tumor

Question 14

tumor that spreads to other cells(cancer)

Answer 14

malignant tumor

Question 15

invasion and multiplication of pathogenic or disease producing microorganism in the body

Answer 15

infection

Question 16

common microorganism that cause disease

Answer 16

bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses, parasites

Question 17

body’s immunologic response to tissue damage caused by the invasion of foreign bodies, microorganisms, or harmful chemicals

Answer 17

inflammation

Question 18

inflammation that is resolved

Answer 18

acute inflammation

Question 19

inflammation that is unresolved

Answer 19

chronic inflammation

Question 20

ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin due to antibodies

Answer 20

immunity

Question 21

body’s major defense against bacteria, body produces antibodies or immunoglobins that combine with and eliminate antigens

Answer 21

humoral immunity

Question 22

action by another group of WBCs that provide protection against microorganisms and neoplasms

Answer 22

cell mediated immunity

Question 23

common immunological malfunctions

Answer 23

allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency

Question 24

unpleasant sensation caused by injury, or disease. mediated by specific nerve fibers

Answer 24

pain

Question 25

resolved pain mediated by specific nerve fibers that carry pain impulses to the brain

Answer 25

acute pain

Question 26

recurring pain that results from tissue or nerve damage, debilitating

Answer 26

chronic pain

Question 27

pain that results from tissue damage

Answer 27

nociceptive pain

Question 28

pain that results from nerve damage

Answer 28

neuropathic

Question 29

blood supply to heart is disrupted

Answer 29

angina pain

Question 30

reccurence of chronic pain that earlier responded to pain management

Answer 30

breakthrough pain

Question 31

pain from cancer or associated treatment

Answer 31

malignant pain

Question 32

pain from amputated body part

Answer 32

phantom limb pain

Question 33

pain in individuals with psychological disorders

Answer 33

psychogenic pain

Question 34

phases of pain transmission

Answer 34

transduction, transmission, perception, modulation

Question 35

conversion of chemical info at cellular level in chemical impulses

Answer 35

transduction

Question 36

stimuli move from the peripheral nervous system toward the brain

Answer 36

transmission

Question 37

brain recognizes, defines and responds to pain

Answer 37

perception

Question 38

body activates needed inhibitory response to effects of pain

Answer 38

modulation

Question 39

What does PAIN stand for

Answer 39

place, amount, interactions, neutralizers

Question 40

theory that pain is a balance between information traveling into the spinal cord through large nerve fibers and info traveling into the spinal cord through small nerve fibers

Answer 40

gate control theory of pain