front 1 When signs and symptoms of a disease appear suddenly, persist for a short time, then disappear, the disease is said to be | back 1 acute. |
front 2 Where would you find most pathogenic fungi? | back 2 On or near the skin or mucous membranes |
front 3 Which of these is not a sign of a disease of condition? | back 3 Having an upset stomach |
front 4 Of the following, which best describes the process of hyperplasia? | back 4 Production of too many cells |
front 5 Inflammatory exudates can best be described as | back 5 water leaking out of the vessel, tissue swelling. |
front 6 A vector of the disease is | back 6 an organism that spreads disease to other organisms. |
front 7 This type of benign tumor forms from glandular epithelium. | back 7 Adenoma |
front 8 Conditions caused by psychological factors are sometimes called | back 8 psychogenic |
front 9 What is the oldest and most widely used method of noninvasive imaging of the internal body structures? | back 9 Radiography |
front 10 Which of these is not a symptom of a disease or condition? | back 10 Having a very slow blood clotting time |
front 11 Prions can best be described as | back 11 pathogenic protein molecules that convert normal protein to abnormal proteins. |
front 12 Which of the following is NOT a disease mechanism? | back 12 Genetic mechanism |
front 13 Malignant tumors that arise from epithelial tissues generally are called | back 13 carcinomas. |
front 14 Which of the following describes a malignant neoplasm? | back 14 Not encapsulated and migrates via the lymphatic or blood vessels |
front 15 Which of the following is NOT a means to classify bacteria? | back 15 Life span |
front 16 An attenuated pathogen that is given to a person to stimulate immunity is called a(n) | back 16 vaccine. |
front 17 The movement of white blood cells in response to chemical attractants is called | back 17 chemotaxis. |
front 18 Microscopic organisms that include bacteria, fungi, and protozoa are called | back 18 microbes. |
front 19 The most significant strategy for combating disease is | back 19 therapy, prevention |
front 20 The actual pattern of a disease’s development is called its | back 20 pathogenesis. |