Week 2 Terminology Flashcards
predisposing factors
factors that excerpt
their effects prior to behavior occurring
Epidemiology
tracks the pattern of a particalur disease
Idcide
tracking how many cases of disease we get within a certain time period
communicable
how it spreads, passing it person to person
manifestations
the out come
acute
short term bad symptoms
chronic
long term mild symptoms
pathogensis
the development of a disease, composed of risk factors predisposing factors
sign
you can see it
symptom
cannot see it, has to be told
syndrome
signs/symptoms that indicate the disease
celluar transport
controlled momevent of substances within a cell
passive transpoort
no energy requried
active transport
energy requried
atrophy
reduction in cell size, occurs to decreased work commands
hyptrophy
increase in cell size, producing more energy
hyperplasia
increasing cell numbers, only happens to tissue that undergo mitosis
metaplasia
cell converts 1 cell type into another