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anatomy and physiology I
chapter 5,6,7 study test
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
11/02/2011

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sign
Definition
measured by someone other than patient

example: chicken pox
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symptom
Definition
subjected abdomality felt only by the patient

example: headache
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incubation
Definition
isolated, away from, set aside
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epidemic
Definition
disease that effect many people,
Term
pandemic
Definition
global
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endemic
Definition
native to to a local region
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idiopathic
Definition
disease with an unknown cause
Term
mechanism of disease
Definition
physical and chemical agents
automimmunity
inflammation
degeneration
tumor
malnutrition
pathologitic
Term
rick factors
Definition
genetic factor
age
lifestyle
stress
environmental factors
preexisting conditions
Term
5 categories of pathogenic organs
Definition
bacteria
fungi
protozoa
pathogenic animals/virus
prions
Term
microscopic organs
Definition
microbes+ bacteria
protozoa
fungi
Term
pathogen considered nonliving
Definition
virus
microscopic
ion
trion
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chronic
Definition
long lasting
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acute
Definition
intense and short
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trion
Definition
tiny cell that does not have a nucleus
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pathogen classified whether by rna or dna
Definition
virus
Term
pathogen that doesnot have a nucleus
Definition
trion
Term
mad cow disease caused by
Definition
trion
Term
benign connective tumors
Definition
lipoma - adipose (fat) tumor
osteoma - bone tumor
chrondromon - cartilage tumor
Term
benign epithelial tumors
Definition
clapolota -wart
agona - small tissue
egimus - mole
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malignant epithelial tumors
Definition
carsinoma - malignant epithelial tumor
melinoma- bone (melancoytes)
adeno carcinoma - glandular cancer
Term
malignant connective tumors
Definition
lymphoma - lymphatic cancer
osteosarcoma - bone cancer
myeloma - bone marrow tumor
fibrosarcoma - cancer of fibrous tissue
Term
chemotaxis
Definition
process in which white blood cells move toward the source of inflammation mediators
Term
inflammatory mediators
Definition
histamine
prostaglandin
kinins
Term
which pathogen is considered nonliving
Definition
viruses
trion
Term
pathogen classified by reaction to gram
Definition
bacterium
Term
pathogenic animal likely to be a vector
Definition
arthords
Term
neoplasm are also called
Definition
benign tumors/cancer
Term
chronic inflammatory disease
Definition
artithis
asthma
enzyma
chronic bronchitis
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fungus
Definition
fungi
atheletic foot
yeast information
Term
parasite
Definition
lice, ticks
Term
optipode
Definition
mosquito
Term
virus and trions
Definition
smallest organism
Term
organism
Definition
prion
bacteria
fungi
protoza
Term
bacterium
Definition
gramstain
shape/size
growth
Term
causes of cancer
Definition
genetic factors
carcinogen
age
environment
viruses
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neoplasm
Definition
tumor
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