Chapter 6: MT Diseases Lecture

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?

• Bruise
• Blood Clot
• Diabetes
• Influenza

Multiple Choice

_______ can give you athlete's foot.

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Viruses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following skills will you develop by the end of this lesson on the human body in health and diseases?

• Identifying and defining common prefixes, suffixes, and root words related to diseases

• Learning about the history of medicine

• Analyzing medical terms to determine their meanings

• Applying terminology knowledge through a review game

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand the terminology related to diseases and conditions when studying the human body?

Open Ended

How do medical terms help health professionals describe diseases and disorders accurately?

Multiple Choice

Select all categories that describe diseases resulting from the body's own immune system attacking its tissues.

• Immune disorders

• Degenerative diseases

• Metabolic disorders

• Hormonal disorders

Multiple Choice

Diseases can be named after locations, people, or symptoms. Match the following diseases to their naming origin: Lyme disease, Cooley anemia, Hantavirus fever.

• Location, Person, Location

• Person, Location, Symptom

• Location, Person, Location

• Location, Person, Location

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an infectious disease?

• Lyme disease

• Diabetes mellitus

• Crohn disease

• Depression

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way that infecting organisms can enter the body?

• Damaged skin

• The respiratory tract

• The nervous system

• Digestive system

Open Ended

Explain how microorganisms can spread from an infected person to others, and describe the role of toxins in causing disease.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are common shapes of bacteria?

• Round (cocci)

• Rod-shaped (bacilli)

• Spiral-shaped (spirochetes)

• Square-shaped

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate in medical terminology?

• Infection

• Inflammation

• Swelling

• Pain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT considered a mechanical defense in the innate immune system?

• Intact skin

• Mucous membranes

• Body secretions like stomach acid

• Antibody production

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of malignant neoplasms?

• Carcinoma

• Adenocarcinoma

• Melanoma

• Benign neoplasm

Open Ended

Give an example of a medical term that uses -pathy and explain what it means.

Open Ended

What does the suffix -itis mean?