The study of how normal physiologic processes are affected by disease.
2. genetic disease
Due to abnormalities in genetic makeup
3. Developmental Disease
Diseases occurring during embryonic of fetal develop- ment
4. Inflammatory Disease
Trigger the inflamm
5. Degenerative Disease
Causes part of the body to degenerate EX
Arthritis
6. Metabolic Disease
affects the metabolism EX
Diabetes Mellitus
7. Neoplastic Disease
,Due to uncontrollable cellular growth; leads to benign and malignant TUMOR growth
8. Etiology
cause of disease
9. idiopathic
unknown cause
10. iatrogenic
produced by treatment ; Unintended
11. Differentiation
process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
12. Nucleus
Control center of the cell
13. selectively permeable
some substances can pass across them and others cannot
14. Homeostasis
Call maintains state of internal balance
15. , , and have free passage in and out of the cell
Enzymes, Glucose, and electrolytes
, 16. Enzymes
Proteins that enable chemical reactions
17. Glucose
Sugar molecule that provides energy
18. Electrolytes
charged conductors when dissolved in water
19. Diffusion
Movement of solutes dissolved in a solvent from an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration.
20. facilitated diffusion
Substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration with the
assistance of a carrier molecule. DOES NOT REQUIRE ENERGY
21. Osmosis
passive movement of water/solvent across the cellular membrane from an area of low solute
concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
22. proliferation
Regulated process by which cells divide and reproduce.
23. Mitosis
The division of 1 cell results in 2 genetically identical and equal daugh- ter cells EX
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