1. Homeostasis:
Answer process to maintain a relatively stable internal environment
2. Acute disease:
Answer rapid onset, usually lasts less than 6 months
3. Chronic disease:
Answer slowly developing, lasting more than 6 months
4. Insidious onset:
Answer develops slowly, no obvious symptoms at first
5. Signs:
Answer
objective changes that another person can observe and measuresymptoms:
subjective findings described by the patient
6. Atrophy:
Answer decrease in the size of cellsEx: effect of wearing a cast
7. Hypertrophy:
Answer increase in the size of cellsEx: bodybuilders
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