Altered cellular and tissue biology

Question 1

List the adaptive changes in cells

Answer 1

Atrophy -decrease in size
Hypertrophy - increase in size
Hyperplasia - increase in number
Metaplasia - replacement
Dysplasia - deranged cell growth/ abnormal changes

Question 2

4 categories of asphyxiation

Answer 2

1. Suffocation - Lack of oxygen from the environment or blockage
2. Strangulation - compression of blood vessels
3. Chemical asphyxiants - prevent delivery
4. Drowning - inhalation of water

Question 3

Categories of cellular death

Answer 3

Necrosis - dissolution of cellular components
Apoptosis - distinct cell death
Autophagy -Self-destructive

Question 4

Mortality refers to?

Answer 4

death

Question 5

Morbidity refers to?

Answer 5

sickness/diseases

Question 6

what are the 7 stages of death?

Answer 6

1. Pallor mortis - Paleness in the skin after death
2. Algor mortis - Decrease in temperature
3. Rigor mortis - stiffing of the muscle
4. Livor mortis - blue-purple discoloration
5. Putrefaction
6. Decomposition
7. Skeletonization