TERM 1
homeostasis/metabolism
DEFINITION 1
state of being untilizeing physiological processes that
monitor and maintan a stable internal enviroment and
equilibrium chemicaloperations going on within our bodies
TERM 2
positive feedback/negative feedback
loop
DEFINITION 2
pf- "viscious cycle" during positive fee dback, physiologicial
processes send body chemistry or oth er attributes further and
further away from equilibrium (set po int) the trend will continue
until something breaks the cyclenfl- physiological procss that
works against the trend. Most often b rings a variable back to set
point. For example as blood pressures rises heart rate may
decrease to rbeing blood pressure bac k to "normal".
TERM 3
signs/symptoms
DEFINITION 3
signs- definitive objectived measureable indicators of
illnesssymptoms- any change in the body or its funciton as
subjectively perceieved by the patient
TERM 4
prognosis/exacerbation
DEFINITION 4
predicted outcome of outcome of a diseasesigns and
symptoms acutley flare up of disease
TERM 5
remission/relapse
DEFINITION 5
remission signs and symptoms of a chronic disease may
dissapear at times this is remissionrelapse- recurrences of
disease
