Week 1 Death & Disease Vocabulary

Choose the best word for the image.

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• definition

• collocation

.... relating to the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system

• pathological

• neurological

• psychological

• genetic

Choose the opposite meaning of cease.

• persist

• conclude

• discontinue

• terminate

In your own words, explain what vegetative state is.

A coma is a state of unconsciousness where a person is unresponsive and cannot be woken.

• True

• False

• Not sure

Persistent vegetative state or PVS is a state in which some neurological activity remains but not enough for consciousness.

This is the same as coma.

• True

• False

• Not sure

Answer explanation

PVC differs from a coma which is is a sliding scale of consciousness and is defined as the inability to consistently follow a single step command.

Apoptosis is triggered in living cells by your body and is our body’s way of recycling damaged cells.

(triggered here means...)

• upset

• cause to happen

• prevent from happening

• avoid

You can get to the train station by taking bus 27. On the other hand, it's a nice day and you could get there in 10 minutes by walking 5-6 blocks straight ahead.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Necrosis on the other hand is not planned and

is also referred to as premature cell death.

(Premature here means...)

• overdue

• fully developed

• untimely

• terminal

What is any condition that interferes with the normal or proper functioning of the body or mind?

• disease

• antibiotics

• immunity