Chapter 2

Question 1

Four aspects of disease process

Answer 1

• Etiology
• Pathogenesis
• Morphologic Changes
• Clinical Manifestations

Question 2

Etiology

Answer 2

At the basic level, genetic vs. acquired. But most diseases are multifactorial

Question 3

Pathogenesis

Answer 3

The sequence of cellular, biochemical, and molecular events that follow the exposure of cells/tissues to an injurious agent

Question 4

Morphologic changes

Answer 4

Structural alterations in cells/tissues that are either characteristic of disease or diagnostic of an etiologic process

Question 5

Clinical Manifestations

Answer 5

Cell injury - tissue and organ injury - morphologic changes - signs and symptoms