A. I Flashcards

1
Q

Changes naturally occurring in the human body after death

A

Pallor mortis (15-20 min post death paleness)
Livor mortis (Settling of blood in the lower body)
Algor mortis (Temp. decreases)
Rigor mortis
Autolysis (Digestive enzymes)
Decomposition (Bacterias)
Saponification

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2
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Pre-mortem thrombi signs

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Dry, granular
Adherent to vessel wall
Line of Zahn

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3
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Post-mortem thrombi signs

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Gelatinous, soft
Weakly attach to vessel wall
Yellow surface covering red content

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4
Q

Where can we find Line of Zahn

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Pre-mortem thrombi sign

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5
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Possible causes of necrosis

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Microbes
Toxins
Nutritional
Oxygen deficiency

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6
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Possible changes in the nucleus due to necrosis (3)

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Pyknosis
Karyorrhexis
Karyolysis

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7
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Pyknosis

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Nuclear condensation

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8
Q

Karyorrhexis

A

Fregmantation

רקסי הכלב הוא קורע לגזרים

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9
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Karyolysis

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Dissolution

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10
Q

Morphology changes due to necrosis (4)

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Nuclear appearance
Cell swelling
Eosinophilic color
Calcification

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11
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Why do we see Eosinophilic color in case of necrosis?

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Acidic metabolic products increase

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12
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Why do we see Calcification in case of necrosis?

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Increased Calcium intracellularly

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13
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What is the result of reperfusion injury?

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Production of O2 derived free radicals which damage the tissue

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14
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O2 derived free radicals (3)

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Superoxide
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydroxyl radicals

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15
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Coagulative necrosis=

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Necrotic tissue that remains firm

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16
Q

Coagulative necrosis is a characteristic of _____ infarction

A

Ischemic

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17
Q

Where can we find Coagulative necrosis?

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Everywhere except the brain

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18
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Colliquative necrosis (Liquefactive)=

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Necrotic tissue that becomes liquefied

19
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Colliquative necrosis occurrs due to

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Enzymatic lysis of cells and proteins

20
Q

Colliquative necrosis examples and how they get liquefied

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Brain (Microglial cells proteolytic enzymes)
Abcsess (Neut. proteolytic enzymes)
Pancreas (Pancreas proteolytic enzymes)

21
Q

Hemorrhagic infarction is a type of ______ necrosis

A

Coagulative

22
Q

Hemorrhagic infarction happens bcs.

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Organ has 2 blood supply

23
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Where does Hemorrhagic infarction happens

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Lung
Intestine
Liver

24
Q

Fat necrosis=

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Necrotic adipose tissue with white appearance due to calcium deposition
Action of Lipase on fat tissue

25
Q

Where can we find Fat necrosis

A

Pancreas

Trauma to fat (Breast)

26
Q

What is saponification

A

Calcium deposites in dead tissue

27
Q

Caseous necrosis=

A

Soft necrotic tissue

Cottage like appearance

28
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Caseous necrosis is a combination of

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Coagulative necrosis

Liquefactive necrosis

29
Q

Caseous necrosis characterized what state?

A

Granulomatous inflammation

30
Q

Fibrinoid necrosis happens where

A

Blood vessels wall

31
Q

Why does Fibrinoid necrosis happen?

A

Leaking of proteins into vessel wall

32
Q

In what cases can we see Fibrinoid necrosis?

A

Malignant HTN

Vasculitis

33
Q

What is MI

A

Necrosis of cardiac myocytes

34
Q

Apoptosis=

A

ATP dependant programmed cell death

35
Q

Apoptosis examples

A

Endometrial shedding

Removal of cells in the embryo

36
Q

Apoptosis morphology (5)

A
Cell shrink
Eosinophilic cytoplasm
Nucleus cindensed
Nucleus fragments
Apoptotic bodies
37
Q

Does apoptosis followed up by inflammation?

A

No

38
Q

Apoptosis is mediated by

A

Caspase

39
Q

Caspase activates (2) and their job

A

Proteases- Cytoplasm breaking

Endonuclease- DNA breaking

40
Q

Caspases are activated by what pathways (3)

A

Intrinsic mitochondrial
Extrinsic receptor-ligand
Cytotoxic CD8+ T cell mediated

41
Q

Extrinsic receptor-ligand=

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FAS ligand binds FAS-R

Tumor necrosis factor binds TNF-R

42
Q

FAS ligand binds FAS-R example

A

Negative selection in the thymus

43
Q

How does Cytotoxic CD8+ T cell kill cells?

A

Perforins

Granzymes

44
Q

Intrinsic mitochondrial pathway

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Cellular injury -> Inactivation of Bc/2 -> Cytochrome C leaks from mito. ->Caspase activation