Question | Answer |
A condition of homeostasis resulting in a state of physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. | Health |
A signal that travels towards a particular point of reference. | Afferent signal |
A signal that travels away from a particular point of reference | Efferent signal |
A control system needed for self regulation that sends, analyzes and actualizes impulses through the body. | Feedback Loop |
The feedback that reverses the original stimulus, stabilized physiological function & helps us maintain our constant internal environment. | Negative Feedback |
Feedback that enhances the original stimulus and then maintains or accelerates a disturbed state of homeostasis. | Positive Feedback |
The internal, periodic timing components of an organism generated within the body. | Biologic Rhythms |
Biologic Rhythms that work on a 24 hour period. | Circadian Rhythms. |
Biologic Rhythms that repeat themselves every ninety minutes | Ultradian Rhythms |
A coordination or synchronization with an internal or external rhythm. | Entrainment |
Diseases that have a specific beginning, quick onset, last a short time and then disappear | Acute Diseases |
Diseases that have a vague onset, develop slowly, and last for a long time, sometimes for life. | Chronic Diseases |
Lesions caused by biochemical compounds such as an antigen, antibody, abnormal enzyme or hormone | Biochemical Lesion |
Diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another | Communicable Diseases |
Diseases that are present at birth. | Congenital Diseases |
Occurs when a medical professional categorizes a disease by identifying it's signs and symptoms. | Diagnosis |
An abnormality in the function of the body, especially when the abnormality threatens well being. | Disease |
The field of science that studies the frequency, transmission, occurrence, and distribution of disease in human beings. | Epidemiology |
The study of all the factors involved in causing disease | Etiology |
A term that refers to a disease with undetermined causes | Idiopathic |
Describes the development of disease. | Pathogenesis |
The study of disease | Pathology |
Deals with the preparation and the actions of medications and their uses in treating or preventing a disease. | Pharmacology |
The expected outcome in a client who has a disease. | Prognosis |
The reversal of signs and symptoms. Can be temporary or permanent | Remission |
Objective changes that can be seen or measured by someone other than the client | Signs |
Altered organic structures such as macules, vesicles, blebs, bullae, pustules, papules, tumors, ect. | Structural Lesions |
Diseases that have characteristics that fall between acute and chronic | Subacute Diseases |
The subjective changes noticed or felt only by the client. | Symptoms |
Groups of signs and symptoms that identify a pathologic condition. | Syndromes |
Malignant, nonencapsulated cells that invade surrounding tissue. Often breaks away and metastasizes from the primary tumor. | Cancer |
The ability of infectious agents to cause disease | Pathogenicity |
Organisms that can easily cause disease | Virulent |
Organisms that cause disease only when immunity is low | Opportunistic Pathogens |
Pathogenic organism, tiny cells w/o nuclei that secrete toxins, eat body cells, or form colonies | Bacteria |
Pathogenic Organism, simple plantlike organism that lacks chlorophyll, generally molds or yeast | Fungi |
Pathogenic Organism, large multicellular organism such as roundworms, mites & lice | Pathogenic Animals |
Pathogenic Organism, Large one-celled organism having organized nuclei such as amebs. | Protozoa |
Pathogenic Organism, microscopic intracellular parasites that invade a host cell and take over the cell function to provide more of itself. | Virus |
Abnormal tissue growth resulting from uncontrolled cell division and results in a neoplasm (tumor) | Hyperplasia |
Another name for a tumor | Neoplasm |
A contained, encapsulated tumor that is relatively harmless. | Benign Tumor |
Abnormal or undifferentiated cells that fail to mature into specialized cell types. Characteristic of malignant cells. | Anaplasia |
A protective response of the tissues to irritation or injury that may be chronic or acute. | Inflammation |
A type of tissue repair where new cells are similar to those that they replace. | Regeneration |
A type of tissue repair where new cells are formed by connective tissue. | Scar |
a tract leading from a cavity to the surface. | Sinus |
A tract that is open at both ends, through which abnormal connections occur between two surfaces. | Fistual |
A private complex abstract experience that is difficult to explain or describe. | Pain |
A type of pain that exists when the skin is cut or jabbed with a sharp object. This is short lived and easily localized (superficial somatic paint) | Pricking-Bright Pain |
Type of pain that is slower to develop, lasts longer, localized less accurately. | Burning Pain |
Type of pain that occurs when the visceral organs are stimulated. Constant pain, not well localized, and commonly referred to areas of the body distant from where the damage may be occurring. | Aching Pain |
Pain that is poorly localized, nauseating, and is commonly associated with sweating and changes in blood pressure. Initiates the reflex contraction of nearby skeletal muscles. | Deep pain |
Pain in a muscle that occurs when blood supply is closed off. | Muscle pain |
Pain that arises from the stimulation of receptors in the skin or from stimulation of receptors in skeletal muscles, joints, tendons, and fasciae. | Somatic Pain |
Pain that results from the stimulation of receptors in the viscera. | Visceral Pain |
Pain that may be felt in a surface area far from the stimulated organ | Referred Pain |
Pain commonly experienced by a person that has undergone amputation | Phantom pain |
an external or internal stimulus that requires change or response so as to prevent an imbalance in the internal environment of the body, mind or emotions. | Stress |
The latent stage of disease | Incubation |
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