🧬 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY BASICS
This field studies disease processes and how they affect body function.
What is pathophysiology?
An increase in the number of cells in response to a stimulus.
What is hyperplasia?
This stage of stress activates the fight-or-flight response.
What is the alarm stage?
This chromosomal abnormality causes Down syndrome.
What is trisomy 21?
A key characteristic of malignant tumors.
What is invasion and metastasis?
The study of the causes of disease is called this.
What is etiology?
Replacement of one mature cell type with another mature cell type.
What is metaplasia?
This stress hormone is responsible for fight or flight.
What is epinephrine?
The inheritance pattern of Huntington’s disease.
What is autosomal dominant?
A tumor that is encapsulated and does not invade surrounding tissue.
What is a benign tumor?
A subjective problem reported by the patient is called this.
What is a symptom?
A decrease in cell size due to reduced demand or injury.
What is atrophy?
The stage where the body attempts to return to homeostasis.
What is the resistance stage?
The probability that two heterozygous parents will have an affected child in autosomal recessive inheritance.
What is 25%?
Uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells describes this cancer.
What is leukemia?
The process of identifying a disease based on clinical manifestations.
What is diagnosis?
Cellular changes that may indicate cancer.
What is dysplasia?
The stage where body resources are depleted
What is the exhaustion stage?
This genetic disorder is caused by a CFTR gene mutation.
What is cystic fibrosis?
A common environmental hazard that increases cancer risk.
What is sun exposure?
The primary purpose of cellular adaptation is to do this.
What is maintain homeostasis?
The primary cause of cellular injury in ischemia.
What is lack of oxygen?
This hormone increases blood glucose and suppresses immunity during stress.
What is cortisol?
This term refers to an individual’s genetic makeup.
What is genotype?
The primary role of the immune system related to cancer.
What is eliminating cancer cells?