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Alterations Of Cell Function Flashcards

1
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Atrophy

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A decrease in cellular size

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Causes and examples of atrophy

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Disuse
Decreased hormonal or nervous stimulation
Ischemia leading to cell hypoxia

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Hypertrophy

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Increased workload

Bigger cells not more

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Example of hypertrophy

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Heart failure caused by hypertrophy

Too big to contract

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5
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Hypertrophy causes Increased hormonal stimulation in….

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Pregnancy causes hypertrophy in uterus and in the mammoth glands

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Hypertrophy Patho

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Increased mitochondria, actin, myosin
No increase in H2O
More ATP

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in cell number

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Compensatory hyperplasia

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Allows organ regeneration
Tissue replacement
An example is the replacement of cells in liver (70%)

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Hormonal replacement

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Estrogen-dependent organs

Ex) uterus

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Pathological hyperplasia

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Proliferation of normal cells due to excessive hormone stimulation
Ex) BPH (enlarged prostate) with more testosterone and obstructs urethra

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Metaplasia

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Prolonged insult (smoking)
Ciliated epithelium--> bronchial metaplasia
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Dysplasia

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Changes in size, shape, and organization
Can be cancerous
DNA mutations
Ex) Cervical dysplasia (HPV)

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13
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Hypoxic injury

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Lack of O2 in tissues

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Hypoxemia

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Decrease in O2 content in blood

Ex) asthma, or a high altitude

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Anemia

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Low hemoglobin count

Ex)RBC lysis

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Ischemia

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Low blood flow to tissue

Ex) blood clot

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Decreased O2-->
Anaerobic metabolism-->
Decreased ATP-->
Na/k pump failure-->
Increase of Na in--> 
Cell swelling
A

Na plus inside cell

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18
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Decrease in O2–> anaerobic metabolism–> decrease in ATP production–> Ca pump failure–> accumulation of Ca–>crystals in mitochondria and damage to plasma membrane

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Crystals and damage to plasma membrane

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Decrease in O2–> anaerobic–> lactic acid–> decrease in PH in cytoplasm–> lysosomal breakdown–> release of hydrologic enzymes–> autodigestion of cell

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Autodigestion of cell

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20
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Ryperfusion injury

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Introduction of O2 to hypoxic tissue releasing free radicals

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Free radicals

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Hypoxic cells release xanthine that reacts with O2 to produce free radicals
Has an unpaired e-

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Causes of free radicals

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Radiation
ATP production (excess exercise)
Inflammation (WBC death)
Chemicals/drugs

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23
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DNA damage due to free radicals

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Can bind DNA and cause mutations that can be cancerous

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Necrosis

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Loss of plasma membrane, swelling of organelles, mitodysfunction (auto digestion)

25
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Coagulative necrosis

A

Protein denaturation

Caused by Hypoxic injury

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Liquefactive necrosis

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Tissue becomes soft and liquified

Causes: hypoxic injury to brain tissue and infections

27
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Caseous necrosis

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Coagulative/liquefactive

Causes: TB

28
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Fat necrosis

A

Release of lipase

Ex) breasts, liver, pancreas

29
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Gangrenous necrosis

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Death of tissue due to hypoxic injury

30
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Gas gangrene

A

Anaerobic bacterial infections

31
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Apoptosis

A

Programmed cell death
Nucleus condenses/ shrinks
DNA breakdown
No inflammatory response

32
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Hyperplasia

A

Increase in cell number

33
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Compensatory hyperplasia

A

Allows organ regeneration
Tissue replacement
An example is the replacement of cells in liver (70%)

34
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Hormonal replacement

A

Estrogen-dependent organs

Ex) uterus

35
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Pathological hyperplasia

A

Proliferation of normal cells due to excessive hormone stimulation
Ex) BPH (enlarged prostate) with more testosterone and obstructs urethra

36
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Metaplasia

A 
Prolonged insult (smoking)
Ciliated epithelium--> bronchial metaplasia
37
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Dysplasia

A

Changes in size, shape, and organization
Can be cancerous
DNA mutations
Ex) Cervical dysplasia (HPV)

38
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Hypoxic injury

A

Lack of O2 in tissues

39
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Hypoxemia

A

Decrease in O2 content in blood

Ex) asthma, or a high altitude

40
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Anemia

A

Low hemoglobin count

Ex)RBC lysis

41
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Ischemia

A

Low blood flow to tissue

Ex) blood clot

42
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Decreased O2-->
Anaerobic metabolism-->
Decreased ATP-->
Na/k pump failure-->
Increase of Na in--> 
Cell swelling
A

Na plus inside cell

43
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Decrease in O2–> anaerobic metabolism–> decrease in ATP production–> Ca pump failure–> accumulation of Ca–>crystals in mitochondria and damage to plasma membrane

A

Crystals and damage to plasma membrane

44
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Decrease in O2–> anaerobic–> lactic acid–> decrease in PH in cytoplasm–> lysosomal breakdown–> release of hydrologic enzymes–> autodigestion of cell

A

Autodigestion of cell

45
Q

Ryperfusion injury

A

Introduction of O2 to hypoxic tissue releasing free radicals

46
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Free radicals

A

Hypoxic cells release xanthine that reacts with O2 to produce free radicals
Has an unpaired e-

47
Q

Causes of free radicals

A

Radiation
ATP production (excess exercise)
Inflammation (WBC death)
Chemicals/drugs

48
Q

DNA damage due to free radicals

A

Can bind DNA and cause mutations that can be cancerous

49
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Necrosis

A

Loss of plasma membrane, swelling of organelles, mitodysfunction (auto digestion)

50
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Coagulative necrosis

A

Protein denaturation

Caused by Hypoxic injury

51
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Liquefactive necrosis

A

Tissue becomes soft and liquified

Causes: hypoxic injury to brain tissue and infections

52
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Caseous necrosis

A

Coagulative/liquefactive

Causes: TB

53
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Fat necrosis

A

Release of lipase

Ex) breasts, liver, pancreas

54
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Gangrenous necrosis

A

Death of tissue due to hypoxic injury

55
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Gas gangrene

A

Anaerobic bacterial infections

56
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Apoptosis

A

Programmed cell death
Nucleus condenses/ shrinks
DNA breakdown
No inflammatory response

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