Class 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Tissues comprise individual cells “endowed with ____ and ______
A
autonomy and versatility
2
Q
how are tissues diverse in design and function
A
- Every cell carries the complete genome
- Every cell therefore retains the ability to proliferate
- Important for maintaining adult tissues/organs (e.g. wound repair)
3
Q
Maintenance of requires cells to be highly organized and tightly regulated
A
normal tissue homeostasis
4
Q
what happens if normal tissue homeostasis goes wrong?
A
- Cells access inappropriate information from genomes
- damage to genome (mutation)
- novel/abnormal phenotype and loss of control
5
Q
what do cancer cells do?
A
- alter cell growth program
- do not obey rules governing normal tissue
- make copies of themselves
6
Q
True or false
Tumors are cells that have lost the ability to assemble and create tissues of normal form / function
A
True
Evidenced by histology
7
Q
microscopic appearance of cells
A
variably shaped nuclei,
irreg shaped diving cells
loss of nomal specialized features
8
Q
the site where cancer began
A
primary tumor
9
Q
new settlements/colonies of tumor
A
Metastases
10
Q
Adeno-
A
gland
11
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
12
Q
erythro
A
red blood cells
13
Q
hemangio
A
blood vessels
14
Q
hepato
A
liver
15
Q
lipo
A
fat
