Class 8 - Cell Regulation

Question 1

Epidermis

Answer 1

outer layer of the skin

Question 2

Cyanosis

Answer 2

blueish colour of skin

Question 3

Dysplasia

Answer 3

abnormal differentiating of dividing cells; maladaptive process

Question 4

Cell-cycle specific

Answer 4

cytotoxic agents act on cells in a SPECIFIC phase of the cell cycle

Question 5

dermis

Answer 5

layer of the skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissue

Question 6

jaundice

Answer 6

yellowing of the skin

Question 7

anaplasia

Answer 7

cell differentiation into a more immature form; maladaptive process

Question 8

neutropenia

Answer 8

reduced number of neutrophils; increases the incidence and severity of infections

Question 9

subcutaneous layer

Answer 9

layer of fat in the skin

Question 10

hypothermia

Answer 10

cold

Question 11

hyperthermia

Answer 11

warm

Question 12

ischemia

Answer 12

loss of oxygen

Question 13

nadir

Answer 13

lowest neutrophil count; 10-14 days

Question 14

basal cell layer

Answer 14

layer of cells in the epidermis, containing basal cells

Question 15

neoplastic growth

Answer 15

growth of cancer cells

Question 16

thrombocytopenia

Answer 16

reduced number of platelets; increased risk for serious bleeding

Question 17

melanocyte

Answer 17

skin cell that produces melanin

Question 18

diaphoresis

Answer 18

sweating to an unusual degree

Question 19

benign

Answer 19

tumours that are non cancerous

Question 20

anemia

Answer 20

reduced number of red blood cells

Question 21

eccrine glands

Answer 21

sweat glands fo the body

Question 22

turgor

Answer 22

skins elasticity and mobility

Question 23

apoptosis

Answer 23

programmed cell death

Question 24

coagulative

Answer 24

caused by ischemia, free radical, still looks like a cell for awhile

Question 25

alopecia

Answer 25

hair loss resulting from injury to hair follices

Question 26

apocrine glands

Answer 26

gland found in the skin, breast, eyelid, and ear

Question 27

skin mobility

Answer 27

assessed by turgor

Question 28

stomatisis

Answer 28

inflammation of the oral mucosa

Question 29

edema

Answer 29

swelling

Question 30

dehydration

Answer 30

use/lose more fluid than you take in

Question 31

liquefactive

Answer 31

caused by the body releasing enzymes to kill bacteria causing damage to nearby cells

Question 32

primary lesions

Answer 32

lesion happens to unaltered skin

Question 33

brawny edema

Answer 33

swelling that can’t be indented

Question 34

atrophy

Answer 34

decrease in cell size

Question 35

caseous

Answer 35

distinct form of coagulative necrosis where tissue is no longer recognizable

Question 36

secondary lesions

Answer 36

changes to the lesion over time

Question 37

pruritis

Answer 37

itchiness

Question 38

hypertrophy

Answer 38

increase in cell size

Question 39

gangrene

Answer 39

build up of decomposing dead tissue

Question 40

xerosis

Answer 40

hyperplasia

Question 41

mitosis

Answer 41

dividing of cells

Question 42

cell-cycle non-specific

Answer 42

cytotoxic agents that act on the cell cycle in no specific part

Question 43

pallor

Answer 43

paleness

Question 44

metaplasia

Answer 44

transformation of cells

Question 45

growth faction

Answer 45

ratio of proliferating cells to G0 cells

Question 46

erythema

Answer 46

redness

Question 47

hyperplasia

Answer 47

multiplication of cells

Question 48

anasarca

Answer 48

bilateral/generalized edema