ACCUMULATIONS Flashcards
1
Q
accumulation of lipids can occur where?
A
liver, heart, muscle, kidney
2
Q
lipid accumulation forms what conditions?
A
steatosis
3
Q
what are the causes of lipid accumulation?
A
toxins
protein malnutrition
diabetes mellitus
4
Q
cholesterol accumulation forms what conditions?
A
antherosclerosis
xanthoma
inflammation and necrosis
cholesterolosis
5
Q
most common type of protein accumulation?
examples?
A
intracellular
resorption
excessive synthesis
defects in protein folding
6
Q
how do glycogen accumulations present?
conditions?
A
clear vacuoles within the cytoplasm
DM
glycogen storage diseases
7
Q
pigment accumulation can occur how in the body?
A
exogenous: carbon in lungs, tattooing
endogenous: lipofuscin (myocyte), hemosiderin (bone marrow, liver, spleen) , melanin (brown-black pigment)
