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Cellular Adaptation Flashcards

1
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5 types of adaptation

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hypertrophy
atrophy
hyperplasia
metaplasia
dysplasia

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2
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increase/decrease cell size

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hypertrophy/atrophy

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3
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change from once cell type to another

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metaplasia

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4
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increase cell count

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hyperplasia

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5
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abnormalities of cell development

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dysplasia

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occurs in cells incapable of dividing; pathologic or physiologic

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hypertrophy

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7
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types of hypertrophy

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true, false, compensatory

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8
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stimulated by hormone

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true hypertrophy

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9
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excessive accumulation of metabolites

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false hypertrophy

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10
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occur in paired organs

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compensatory

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11
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adaptive response of cells that are capable of replication

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hyperplasia

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12
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hyperplasia can occur together with hypertrophy

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13
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types of physiologic hyperplasia

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hormonal and compensatory

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14
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endometrial hyperplasia

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pathologic

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15
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due to decreased protein synthesis and increased protein degradation

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atrophy

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16
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examples of pathologic atrophy

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[VAS]
vascular atrophy
atrophy of disuse
starvation

17
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loss of endocrine hormone stimulation

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atrophy

18
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hydronephrosis

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pressure atrophy

19
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explain hydronephrosis

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blockage of ureter -> pressure in renal pelvis -> decrease in blood flow -> atrophy

20
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to withstand adverse environment

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metaplasia

21
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types of metaplasia

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epithelial
connective

22
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smoking

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metaplasia

23
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barret’s esophagus

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metaplasia

24
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pregnancy and puberty

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hyperplasia

25
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cell maturation and differentiation are delayed

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dysplasia

26
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dysplasia is an indication of

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neoplastic process

27
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earliest identification of cancer

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dysplasia

28
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cells are unequal

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anisocytosis

29
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abnormally shaped

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poikilocytosis

30
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darkly pigmented; increased RNA

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hyperchromatism

31
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unusual number of dividing cells

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presence of mitotic figures

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