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a&p midterm | BIOL - Anatomy & Physiology, Quizzes of Physiology

Class: BIOL - Anatomy & Physiology; Subject: Biology / Biological Sciences; University: Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2011/2012

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TERM 1
homeostasis/metabolism
DEFINITION 1
state of being untilizeing physiological processes that
monitor and maintan a stable internal enviroment and
equilibrium chemicaloperations going on within our bodies
TERM 2
positive feedback/negative feedback
loop
DEFINITION 2
pf- "viscious cycle" during positive fee dback, physiologicial
processes send body chemistry or oth er attributes further and
further away from equilibrium (set po int) the trend will continue
until something breaks the cyclenfl- physiological procss that
works against the trend. Most often b rings a variable back to set
point. For example as blood pressures rises heart rate may
decrease to rbeing blood pressure bac k to "normal".
TERM 3
signs/symptoms
DEFINITION 3
signs- definitive objectived measureable indicators of
illnesssymptoms- any change in the body or its funciton as
subjectively perceieved by the patient
TERM 4
prognosis/exacerbation
DEFINITION 4
predicted outcome of outcome of a diseasesigns and
symptoms acutley flare up of disease
TERM 5
remission/relapse
DEFINITION 5
remission signs and symptoms of a chronic disease may
dissapear at times this is remissionrelapse- recurrences of
disease
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TERM 1

homeostasis/metabolism

DEFINITION 1

state of being untilizeing physiological processes that

monitor and maintan a stable internal enviroment and

equilibrium chemicaloperations going on within our bodies

TERM 2

positive feedback/negative feedback

loop

DEFINITION 2

pf- "viscious cycle" during positive feedback, physiologicial

processes send body chemistry or other attributes further and

further away from equilibrium (set point) the trend will continue

until something breaks the cyclenfl- physiological procss that

works against the trend. Most often brings a variable back to set

point. For example as blood pressures rises heart rate may

decrease to rbeing blood pressure back to "normal".

TERM 3

signs/symptoms

DEFINITION 3

signs- definitive objectived measureable indicators of

illnesssymptoms- any change in the body or its funciton as

subjectively perceieved by the patient

TERM 4

prognosis/exacerbation

DEFINITION 4

predicted outcome of outcome of a diseasesigns and

symptoms acutley flare up of disease

TERM 5

remission/relapse

DEFINITION 5

remission signs and symptoms of a chronic disease may

dissapear at times this is remissionrelapse- recurrences of

disease

TERM 6

mortality/morbidity

DEFINITION 6

mortality-conditon of being dead or the number of deaths in

a given population morbidity- measure of disabilities and

extent of illness caused by a specific disease

TERM 7

immune response/inflammatory response

DEFINITION 7

immune- triggered in the form of microscopic cells that iether

attack and eat those harmful invaders or release pwoerful

chemcals that disintegrate parts of invading germinflammatory-

occurs whenever the tissues in your body are injured the response

occurs as a result of physical injury intense heat irritation from

certian types of chemicals or bee sting may occur as a reaction to

tinvasion of germs as in infection

TERM 8

allergic/hypersensitivity reaction

DEFINITION 8

allergic- relating to any body response stimulated by

allergen