cellular response to injury

Question 1

What is hyperplasia

Answer 1

enlargement of organ or tissue caused by cell proliferation

Question 2

What is hypertrophy

Answer 2

Increase in size of cells, tissue or organs

Question 3

What is metaplasia

Answer 3

conversion of a mature differentiated cell into another form of mature cell

Question 4

What is dysplasia

Answer 4

development of abnormal types of cells within tissue

Question 5

Following a cell injury what are the 4 types of adaptation

Answer 5

hypertrophy
hyperplasia
metaplasia
dysplasia

Question 6

Following a cell injury what are the 2 types of cell death

Answer 6

apoptosis

necrosis

Question 7

What is necrosis

Answer 7

death of body tissue

not enough blood flow in tissue

Question 7

What is necrosis

Answer 7

death of body tissue

not enough blood flow in tissue

Question 8

What is apoptosis

Answer 8

regulated and programmed cell death

cell shrinks and pulls away

Question 9

Necrosis vs Apoptosis

5 differences

Answer 9

Necrosis - Apoptosis
Pathological - Physiological/pathological
Groups of cells - Individual cells
Cell swelling - Cell shrinkage
Non-energy dependent - Energy dependent
Inflammation - No inflammation