Patho-physio

a feedback system that shuts the system off once the set point has been reached

which type of fluid is considered homogenous?

what is the type of fluid that accounts for 20-25% of the total extracellular fluid volume?

what is the organization that includes a discrete structure made of more than one tissue type acting as a functional group

what is the term used to describe the fluid found inside the cell ?

what is the type of fluid that should not be considered as a homogenous fluid?

the rate of new cases arising in a population at risk during a specified time

a measure of existing disease in a population at a given point in time

the persons without the disease but who are at risk for developing it

describe the effects an illness has on a person's life and is concerned with the incidence, persistence, and long-term consequences of disease

pertains to the causes of death in a given population

what level of organization that includes cells and their functional organelles ?

what is defined as adding energy to maintain a constant condition?

what is defined as the known causative agent or factor for a disease?

what is the type of fluid that accounts for the highest percentage of total fluid volume?

what is the common term for both the fluid in the blood as well as the fluid surrounding the cells?

primary cause

caused by another condition

unknown cause

hidden cause

physician cause

what is defined as the physical examinations, laboratory tests, and imaging to determine the nature of a disease?

what is a feedback system that enhances or increases the production of a product or outcome in a system?

what is composed of a sheet of cells that functions as a protective covering at the interface of the body's external and internal enviornments?

what is defined as a state of reasonable stable balance of physiological varaibles?

what is defined as not having energy to maintain a constant condition

what is defined as the sequence of events occurring at the tissue and cellular level as a result of a disease?

what is defined as physiological variables that can change over 24 hours , but the system remains in overall balance

the disease is manifested by signs and symptoms

refers to an individual who harbors the organism but is not infected

the disease is not clinically evident but is destined to progress to clinical disease

the disease persists for years to life

the disease is not clinically apparent and is not destined to become clinically apparent

what is defined as the descriptors of the evolution of the disease

what is the level of organization that includes a group of cells working together to perform a common function

what is defined as any gain within the body must be offset by an equal loss

what is defined as the characteristic set of symptoms and signs observed and recorded as a result of a disease?

refers to the extent to which repeated observations give the same results

refers to the extent to which a measurement tool measures what it is intended to measure

refers to the proportion of people with a disease who test positive for that disease

refers to the proportion of people without a disease who are negative for that disease

refers to the proportion of true observations within a population

the four classes of macromolecules does not include

what level of organization includes small molecules, such as carbon dioxide, water, carbohydrates, and proteins

directed at keeping the disease from occurring by removing risk factors - that can occur in and outside the health care system

directed at detecting disease early, curable, or keeping from progressing - usually occurs within health care system

directed at clinical interventions to prevent further deterioration or reduce complications of disease - occurs within health care system

what is acellular in composition and functions to bind tissues and organs together

what is composed of specialized cells that conduct impulses from the CNS