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HLTH 314 Exam 2 with correct answersGenes - correct answer -Sequence of DNA that controls or partially controls physical characteristics
Epigenome - correct answer -a dynamic layer of information associated with DNA that differs between
individuals and can be altered through various experiences and environments
Epigenetics - correct answer -study of gene-environment interactions, such as how the same genotype
leads to different phenotypes
Range of Reaction - correct answer -our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our
environment interacts with the genes to determine where in that range we will fall
descriptive epidemiology - correct answer -who, what, when, where
analytical epidemiology - correct answer -how? why?
Experiences leave a _________ on genes that determines whether and how genes are expressed -
correct answer -Chemical signature
True or false: Genetic expression is dependent on environment. - correct answer -True
DNA methylation - correct answer -The addition of methyl groups to bases of DNA after DNA synthesis;
Methylation can change the activity of a DNA segment without changing the sequence.
epidemiologic triangle - correct answer -agent, host, environment..
Rothman's causal pies - correct answer -Component cause: each slice in a pie
Sufficient cause: one whole pie
A necessary cause: slice repeated in every pie.
HLTH 314 Exam 2
, acute inflammation - correct answer -begins immediately, Major cells: neutrophils (PMNs) or eosinophils
in allergies or parasitic infections
Others: mast cells, dendritic cells, histiocytes
Mononuclear cells (monocytes, macrophages) follow later to clean up tissue debris
chronic inflammation - correct answer --Initial condition unresolved → s/s inflammation persist
-Continuous, long-term → months to years
-Major cells: macrophages, lymphocytes
-Mononuclear cells (monocytes, macrophages) follow later to clean up tissue debris
-Autoimmune & "wear & tear" diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Chemotaxis - correct answer -Cell movement that occurs in response to chemical stimulus
Diapedesis - correct answer -the passage of blood cells through the intact walls of the capillaries,
typically accompanying inflammation.
Exudate - correct answer -fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
Transudate - correct answer -noninflammatory fluid that resembles serum but with slightly less protein
How to calculate BMI in adults - correct answer -mass in kg / height in m squared
How to calculate BMI in children - correct answer -
euglycemia - correct answer -normal level of sugar in the blood
hyperglycemia - correct answer -excess of sugar in the blood
HLTH 314 Exam 2
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