Path 1 & 2 FINAL

The study of the development of a disease is termed

The frequency and distribution of a disease is

The expected outcome of a disease is

A disease concurrent with another disease

An decrease in the size of a cell is

A reversible change of one adult cell type for another is

An increase in the number of cells is

Which of the following is considered the first irreversible step towards cancer

Any disease producing mircoorganism

When an injury cannot be repaired by regeneration

Edema is an imbalance between

A blood clot in a damaged vessel

The growth of new vessels

A substance produced by plasma cells of the immune system to fight infectious agents

The first line of defense against a wide range of threatening factors

A gene that acts to convert normal cells to cancer cells is called a(n)

What is NOT a characteristic of malignant melanoma

Any substance introduced into the body that triggers an immune response is termed

A disease that develops as a result of the breakdown of self tolerance is termed

A secondary tumor develops at a site distant and separate from the original tumor

In which type of immunity do T cells kill infectious agents directly

Which depends on their host for replication

The time between organism transmission to the development of symptoms in the host is termed

Which of the following infectious agents multiply by binary fission

The ability of the infectious agent to establish itself in a host and cause disease is termed

Drugs that enhance a specific cell function are called

Drugs that interfere with cell function

Drugs that makes cell function work better

When food derived energy chronically exceeds energy expenditure

Common bacterial infection of the epidermis

A contagious disease caused by mites

Which is the most important carcinogenic agent in most cutaneous cancer

A rapidly spreading acute inflammation of subcutaneous tissue

A disease caused by the variola virus

A slow, chronic inflammatory degeneration of articular cartilage

Low back pain triggered by an aneurysm

The pathology where the bones of the body have a reduction in bone mass while keeping the normal ratio of mineral to matrix

An exaggerated lumbar curve is termed

An acquired autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal fatigability of skeletal muscle

A type of osteoarthritis that affects the patellar cartilage in young people

A pathology of bone formation characterized by a thickening and disorganization of bone architecture

A lateral curve of the vertebral column is termed

A fracture that is the result of a disease process that weakens the bone

A defective closure of the neural tube is called

Two hallmark characteristics of increased intracranial pressure

A motor disorder acquired in utero, during the birth process, or soon after birth

A disorder characterized by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain

An accumulation of excess CSF in the ventricular system of the brain

A traumatic brain injury with a disruption of the bridging veins between the cortex and the dural venous sinuses, most likely when cerebral atrophy is present

A loss of sensory and motor function in the lower extremities

An interruption in the delivery of oxygen to the brain

The most common demyelinating disease of the CNS

Arising outside the brain substance and attaching to the dura, it is a benign, encapsulated neoplasm

With an unknown etiology it is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, most often occurring after age 50 with increased incidence as age increases

A transient loss of cerebral function that immediately follows a head injury

A headache that is sometimes preceded by sensory hallucinations

A disturbance of motor function with rigidity, gait disturbances, and a slowing of voluntary movements

Which disease is marked by exopthalmus, the protusion of the eyeballs

Increased secretion of thyroid hormones in adults

Excess secretion of adrenocortical hormones

Decreased secretion of thyroid hormone in children

The form of diabetes that results from the autoimmune destruction of the beta cells within the Islets of Langerhans

A condition of the blood characterized by an abnormally low number of white blood cells

A bleeding disorder

A disorder characterized by intermittent chest pain

An abnormally dilated and torturous vein produced by increased intraluminal pressure

A disease of blood vessels characterized by the narrowing and weakening of arteries

A disease that reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

A disease of the blood marked by a proliferation of nonfunctional white blood cells

A disease resulting from the hearts inability to eject an adequate amount of blood

Hypertension is most often the result of an imbalance between

Paroxysma pallor or cyanosis of the hands and feet

A collapsed lung or bronchial tube

A chronic productive cough with no discernible cause for >3 months for 2 consecutive years

Presence of air in the pleural cavity

A respiratory disease that occurs most often as a complication of another illness

An infection of the larynx

Episodic reversible bronchospasm accompanied by bronchial inflammation

Enlargement of air spaces distal to terminal bronchioles with destruction of lung parenchyma

The absence peristalsis with in the esophagus

Progressive fibrosis that ultimately destroys the liver

Regurgitation of gastric contents

Telescoping of the bowel into itself

An acquired herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through the muscular layer of the gut

The absence of a lumen in a section of the gut tube

A segment of the bowel that twists on its mesentery

An incomplete stricture that narrows but does not occlude the lumen

Loops of small bowel passing through unintended openings

Most common cause of pyelonephritis and urinary tract infections

A common cervical lesion caused by the human papilloma virus