Midterm SCI 225 Questions And Answers 2025/2026
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-Relatively stable internal conditions under
fluctuating environmental conditions. In homeostasis, the body's organ systems
normally maintain temperature, pH, blood composition, and fluid levels within a
precise range and cor- rect any fluc
disease - CORRECT ANSWER-a deviation from normal structure or function in the
body that interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions. For example,
the amount of glucose in the blood is tightly regulated to ensure that organs
receive an adequate supply of energy.
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER-Study of disease, epecially the structural and
functional changes assoicated with causes, mechaisms, signs, and symtpoms,
treatments and prevention.
Health - CORRECT ANSWER-is the condition in which the human body per- forms
its vital functions normally. In health the body's various organ systems function
optimally and a person can participate fully in his or her life.
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER-a disease predicted course and outcome. The
prognosis may state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent
loss of function, or give probability of survival.
,Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-the process of identifying a disease or disorder.
Several types of information are used for diagnosis, including signs and
symptoms, which can be quite specific and therefore helpful for diagnosing
certain diseases.
Acute Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-has a sudden onset and short duration.
Influenza, measles, and the common cold are examples of acute infections.
Terminal - CORRECT ANSWER-Disease that will end in death.
Chronic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-has a slower, less severe onset and a long
dura- tion of months or years. Examples of chronic diseases include heart disease,
cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER-Signs and symptoms may grow more severe.
Relapse - CORRECT ANSWER-The return of a disease weeks or months after its
apparent cure.
Complication - CORRECT ANSWER-interfers with recovery from the original
disease.
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER-aftermath of a particular disease. Example sequel of
polio is paralysis.
, Remission - CORRECT ANSWER-signs and symptoms subside or disappear
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-Number of deaths that occur among people with a
certain disease
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-is the number of cases of a disease in a population
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER-is a percentage of a population that is affteced
with a particular disease at a given time
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-The number or rate of new cases of a particular
condition during a specific time.
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER-a diseas that is not known is said to be.
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER-Cause of a disease leads to the anatommical
and physiological changes in the body that ulimately result in disease
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER-important aspect of any disease
Palliative - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide comfort and relieve pain.
Phagocyte - CORRECT ANSWER-ingest and engulf foreign antigens and the
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-Relatively stable internal conditions under
fluctuating environmental conditions. In homeostasis, the body's organ systems
normally maintain temperature, pH, blood composition, and fluid levels within a
precise range and cor- rect any fluc
disease - CORRECT ANSWER-a deviation from normal structure or function in the
body that interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions. For example,
the amount of glucose in the blood is tightly regulated to ensure that organs
receive an adequate supply of energy.
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER-Study of disease, epecially the structural and
functional changes assoicated with causes, mechaisms, signs, and symtpoms,
treatments and prevention.
Health - CORRECT ANSWER-is the condition in which the human body per- forms
its vital functions normally. In health the body's various organ systems function
optimally and a person can participate fully in his or her life.
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER-a disease predicted course and outcome. The
prognosis may state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent
loss of function, or give probability of survival.
,Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-the process of identifying a disease or disorder.
Several types of information are used for diagnosis, including signs and
symptoms, which can be quite specific and therefore helpful for diagnosing
certain diseases.
Acute Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-has a sudden onset and short duration.
Influenza, measles, and the common cold are examples of acute infections.
Terminal - CORRECT ANSWER-Disease that will end in death.
Chronic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-has a slower, less severe onset and a long
dura- tion of months or years. Examples of chronic diseases include heart disease,
cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER-Signs and symptoms may grow more severe.
Relapse - CORRECT ANSWER-The return of a disease weeks or months after its
apparent cure.
Complication - CORRECT ANSWER-interfers with recovery from the original
disease.
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER-aftermath of a particular disease. Example sequel of
polio is paralysis.
, Remission - CORRECT ANSWER-signs and symptoms subside or disappear
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-Number of deaths that occur among people with a
certain disease
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-is the number of cases of a disease in a population
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER-is a percentage of a population that is affteced
with a particular disease at a given time
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-The number or rate of new cases of a particular
condition during a specific time.
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER-a diseas that is not known is said to be.
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER-Cause of a disease leads to the anatommical
and physiological changes in the body that ulimately result in disease
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER-important aspect of any disease
Palliative - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide comfort and relieve pain.
Phagocyte - CORRECT ANSWER-ingest and engulf foreign antigens and the
