test 6 Flashcards

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any condition that interferes with the normal functioning of the body

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Disease

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2
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any organism that causes disease

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Pathogen

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3
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any pathogen that is also a microbe

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germ

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4
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disease caused by
malfunctions of the immune system

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Immunological diseases

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5
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most common immunological diseases

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allergies

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6
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disease that is present at birth

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Congenital disease

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7
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disease resulting from errors in genes

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Genetic disease

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8
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condition that results from the runaway growth of the body’s own cells

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Cancer

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9
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tumor that doesn’t spread through body

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Benign tumor

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10
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tumor that spreads through body

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Malignant tumor

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a substance that is thought to be capable of causing cancer

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Carcinogen

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12
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disease that can spread

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communicable

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13
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one celled prokaryotes

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bacteria

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14
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small DNA circles that bacteria can use to exchange info

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plasmids

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15
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three basic shapes of bacterial cells

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cocci
bacilli
spirilla

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16
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method that bacteria uses to reproduce

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binary fission

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17
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formulated germ concept of diseases

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Pasteur

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18
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formulated guidelines for determining if a particular bacterium is the cause of a specific disease

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Koch

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19
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a molecule of genetic material enclosed in a geometric protein structure

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virus

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20
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what type of disease does fungus cause?

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mycotic

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21
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animal capable of carrying disease

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vector

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22
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a person who spreads a disease without showing any symptoms

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carrier

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a period of development before the pathogens produce signs or symptoms of disease

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Incubation period

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24
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an epidemic that affects a large portion of the earth

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Pandemic

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established the use of antiseptics
Lister
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chemical messenger, produced by white blood cells
histamine
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chemical messenger produced by virus-infected cells to limit the spread of the virus
interferon
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y-shaped protein molecules that fight disease
antibodies
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what tissue fluid becomes
lymph
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accumulations of lymph nodes in the throat that protect against pathogens entering through the throat
Tonsils and Adenoids
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body’s largest lymph organ
Spleen
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enzymes that kill bacteria by destroying their cell walls
Lysozymes
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what type of immunity is vaccination?
Active acquired immunity
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immunity that results from factors other than the presence of antibodies and memory cells
Innate immunity
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virus that causes aids
H.I.V
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organisms that are effective in stopping the growth of microorganism
antibiotics
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best way to fight diseases
prevent them
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the oldest record of man's past
Bible
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possess God's truth/God's chosen people
Hebrews
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Most famous early Hebrew naturalist
Solomon
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borrowed the wisdom of the ancients and built upon it
Greeks
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living things come from nonliving things
spontaneous generation
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advocated for spontaneous generation
Anaximander
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the teaching that all living things developed from a common ancestor
evolution
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created doctrine of ideas
Plato
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created doctrine of intellect
Aristotle
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took over a large portion of the earth
Romans
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absolute authority to anatomy
Galen
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preserved knowledge through middle ages
Nestorians
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father of anatomy
Vesalius
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the idea that the universe consists of nothing but matter and energy
Materialism
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wrote first book on microscope
Hooke
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first to dedicate life to microscope
Leeuwenhoek
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if something is alive it is made up of cells, cells only come from preexisting cells
cell theory
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a tentative explanation to a problem
hypothesis
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any factor observed or measured
dependent variable
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what gets changed
independent variable
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experiments in which all factors are identical except the one being tested
controlled experiment
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what actually happens
Scientific Law
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why something happens
Theory
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worked with meat and maggots
Redi
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worked with broth and bacteria
Pasteur
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the idea that science can find answers for all the problems in life
Scientism
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states that life only comes from other living things
The Law of Biogenesis
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!!ESSAY OPTION ONE!!
1. The suspected pathogen must be identified in each of the diseased animals. 2. The suspected pathogen must be grown in a pure culture. 3. Organisms from the culture should cause disease when injected into healthy animals. 4. The suspected pathogen must be identified in these diseased animals.
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!!ESSAY OPTION TWO!! ways to avoid illness
Frequent hand washing Temporarily avoiding unnecessary contact between contagious and healthy people Avoiding or disinfecting contaminated objects Avoiding or eliminating vectors Vaccination