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WorksheetsHomeostasis and disease
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
dynamic balance
Equal
Complete
dynamic changes
What is homeostasis?
The maintenance of a constant internal environment
The maintenance of a constant external environment
The maintenance of an inconstant internal environment
Negative feedback
What are the 3 necessary components of a homeostatic feedback loop?
Receptor, regulator, thermostat
Receptor, control center, regulator
Stimulator, control center, receiver
Receptor, control center, effector
A sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the environmental is called the _________________________.
Control center
Receptor
Effector
Receiver
An example of a positive feedback loop is ____________.
Childbirth
Blood Pressure regulation
Thermoregulation
All of the above
What 2 systems are the major regulators of homeostasis?
nervous and circulatory
endocrine and lymphatic
nervous and endocrine
urinary and reproductive
Shivering is an attempt by the body to
lower body temperature
increase circulation
increase oxygen content
increase body temperature
Which of these would be a chronic condition?
sprained ankle
tendonitis
twisted knee
acute appendicitis
Which would be a symptom?
headache
cool clammy skin
high pulse rate
dilated pupils
The study of all the factors in causing a disease, like how you get a skin infection is
cardiology
pathology
endocrinology
etiology
The study of disease is
cardiology
pathology
endocrinology
entropy
A disease that we are not sure of its cause is termed
communicable
infectious
idiopathic
chronic
Stress is a risk factor for disease.
true
false
An endemic is a disease that covers a large geographical area like the whole united states.
true
false
The study of the occurrence, distribution and transmission of diseases in human populations (disease detectives) is
oncology
pathobiology
ornithology
epidemiology
Incubation is the period of time between being infected by a pathogen and the appearance of signs and symptoms.
true
false
Genetic mechanisms can be a mechanism of disease.
true
false
Pathogenic organisms are not a known mechanism of disease.
true
false
A patient must tell an examiner a symptom.
true
false
A patient must tell an examiner a sign.
true
false
Poor diet, too much sun exposure and unprotected sex are considered Lifestyle risk factors.
true
false
Which type of feedback is involved in blood clotting?
positive
negative
mutual
neutral
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
dynamic balance
Equal
Complete
dynamic changes
The study of all the factors in causing a disease, like how you get a skin infection is
cardiology
pathology
endocrinology
etiology
The study of disease is
cardiology
pathology
endocrinology
entropy
The study of the occurrence, distribution and transmission of diseases in human populations (disease detectives) is
oncology
pathobiology
ornithology
epidemiology
Incubation is the period of time between being infected by a pathogen and the appearance of signs and symptoms.
true
false
Genetic mechanisms can be a mechanism of disease.
true
false
What is the term used FOR A PARASITE ATTACHED to the body surface?
infection
infestation
trauma
genetic factor
Scurvy and Kwashiorkor are examples of diseases caused by nutritional factors.
true
false
The only type of diagnostic procedure (medical testing) occurs only on an individual usually in a hospital.
true
false
A pap smear is a medical test to detect
lung disease
heart problems
cervical cancer
allergic reactions
In the S.O.A.P. protocol The S would include a patient medical history.
true
false
which term is not associated with pain
general
slow
acute
visceral
all are associated with pain
A prognosis is the probable outcome of a disease and is in the A part of S.O.A.P.
true
false
In a paragraph or 2 explain what scientific bias is and how it can be avoided
