Exam 6: Mechanisms of Disease

Which of these is not a diagnostic imaging method used to detect cancer?

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Actual pattern of a disease's development

One sign of the flu is that the patient feels tired the entire time he or she has it.

A symptom is an objective abnormality that can be seen or measured by someone else.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Objective abnormalities caused by a disease that can be seen or measured by someone other than the patient

List and explain the risk factors of disease discussed in this chapter. Which risk factors are capable of being avoided?

The movement of white blood cells in response to a chemical attractant released during the inflammatory response is called

An infectious disease that affects a large number of people worldwide is described as

Another term for the word neoplasm is

Spores allow some viruses to survive adverse environmental conditions.

Fever is detrimental to the body's immune system and should be treated aggressively to return the body to a more normal temperature.

Both autoimmune disorders and degenerative disorders are considered inflammatory disorders.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Refers to the spreading process of a tumor

Which type of pathogen can be classified based on its reaction to Gram stain?

HIV cannot be spread by

Which type of pathogen can be classified by whether it has RNA or DNA as its nucleic acid?

In infectious diseases, the latent stage is also called the incubation period.

Pathophysiology is the organized study of the physiological process associated with disease.

Which of these factors is a mechanism of disease?

The spread of Lyme disease by a tick is an example of a disease spread by an arthropod vector.