Unit 4: Organ Systems Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of diseases?
A
Infectious disease, deficiency disease, hereditary disease, physiological disease
2
Q
What are infectious diseases?
A
Caused by pathogens and can be transmitted
3
Q
What are deficiency diseases?
A
Caused by insufficient amounts of molecules
4
Q
What are hereditary diseases?
A
Caused by genetic mutations
5
Q
What are physiological diseases?
A
Caused by physical abnormalities within organs and tissues