Pathophysiology HOSA Test Exam Questions And Well Elaborated Solutions

Pathophysiology HOSA Test Exam Questions And Well Elaborated Solutions Hypertrophy - ANSWER -increased size of cell or organ unrelated to tumor Atrophy - ANSWER -wasting of tissues, organ or the entire body Dysplasia - ANSWER -tissue with cells of varying size and shape Hyperplasia - ANSWER -increase number of cells Metaplasia - ANSWER -one mature cell replaced by different mature cell Lesion - ANSWER -circumscribed (definite area) pathologic change in the tissues Ischemia - ANSWER -local anemia due to mechanical obstruction of vessel Infarction - ANSWER -area of necrosis (dead tissue) resulting from local arrest or sudden insufficiency of arterial or venous blood. Inflammation - ANSWER -fundamental pathologic process consisting of a dynamic complex of cytologic and histologic reactions that occur in tissues and blood vessels Metastatic - ANSWER -shifting of disease from one part of the body to another Benign - ANSWER -refers to mild character of an illness or non malignant character of neoplasm Malignant - ANSWER -resistant to treatment, occurring in severe form and frequently fatal Systemic - ANSWER -relates to entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts/ wide spread symptoms and destruction Etiology - ANSWER -cause of disease and all factors associated with causes that lead to the development of disease Infectious disease - ANSWER -bacterial or viral agent "passed" from person-toperson Heredity - ANSWER -transmitted from parent to offspring Mutation - ANSWER -change in genes (DNA) Developmental - ANSWER -mistake made as body develops Environmental - ANSWER -exposure to substance in environment Malnutrition - ANSWER -lack of proper dietary nutrients Stress - ANSWER -body's reactions to stimuli that disturb homeostasis Idiopathic - ANSWER -unknown cause Agenesis - ANSWER -failure of a part to form properly Congenital - ANSWER -exists at birth Degenerative - ANSWER -retrogressive pathological change in cells or tissues - deterioration in function Iatrogenic - ANSWER -results from treatment of disease Neoplastic - ANSWER -new growth of tissue through cellular proliferation Trauma - ANSWER -injury caused by rough contact with a physical object