CHAPTER 2 ASSIGNMENT
Answer the following questions in 1-2 paragraphs each (unless otherwise stated). Answers should be written in your own words and consist of well-developed paragraphs. Be sure to cite any references that you use. Utilize your textbook as well as reliable Internet resources.
1. Read and answer the “Stop and Consider” question on page 15 of your textbook. What would happen if cells did not have the ability to adapt to stressors? What are the implications in health and disease?
2. Review slide 15 of the Power Point Lecture for Chapter 2. Note the “Causes of Injury” information presented on the slide. Make a list of several types of injury that would fall into each of the four causes.
3. Prepare a Power Point presentation on the following clinical models (clinical models start on page 20 of your textbook): 1) Cerebral Atrophy, 2) Cardiac Hypertrophy, 3) Acromegaly, and 4) Cervical Metaplasia and Dysplasia. Each slide should contain the name of the clinical model and two to three bullet points on the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment for each.
4. Read and answer the “Stop and Consider” question on page 31 of your textbook. Who is most at risk for illness related to secondhand smoke? What increases vulnerability to disease?
