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Class 8 - Cell Regulation Flashcards

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Epidermis

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outer layer of the skin

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Cyanosis

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blueish colour of skin

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Dysplasia

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abnormal differentiating of dividing cells; maladaptive process

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Cell-cycle specific

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

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dermis

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layer of the skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissue

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jaundice

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yellowing of the skin

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anaplasia

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cell differentiation into a more immature form; maladaptive process

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neutropenia

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

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subcutaneous layer

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layer of fat in the skin

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hypothermia

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cold

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hyperthermia

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warm

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ischemia

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loss of oxygen

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nadir

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lowest neutrophil count; 10-14 days

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basal cell layer

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layer of cells in the epidermis, containing basal cells

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15
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neoplastic growth

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growth of cancer cells

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16
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thrombocytopenia

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reduced number of platelets; increased risk for serious bleeding

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melanocyte

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skin cell that produces melanin

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diaphoresis

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sweating to an unusual degree

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benign

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tumours that are non cancerous

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anemia

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reduced number of red blood cells

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eccrine glands

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sweat glands fo the body

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turgor

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skins elasticity and mobility

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death

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coagulative

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

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alopecia

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hair loss resulting from injury to hair follices

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apocrine glands

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

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skin mobility

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assessed by turgor

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stomatisis

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inflammation of the oral mucosa

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edema

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dehydration

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use/lose more fluid than you take in

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liquefactive

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

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primary lesions

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lesion happens to unaltered skin

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brawny edema

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swelling that can’t be indented

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atrophy

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decrease in cell size

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caseous

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distinct form of coagulative necrosis where tissue is no longer recognizable

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secondary lesions

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changes to the lesion over time

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pruritis

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hypertrophy

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increase in cell size

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gangrene

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build up of decomposing dead tissue

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xerosis

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hyperplasia

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mitosis

A

dividing of cells

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cell-cycle non-specific

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

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pallor

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metaplasia

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transformation of cells

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growth faction

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ratio of proliferating cells to G0 cells

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erythema

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hyperplasia

A

multiplication of cells

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anasarca

A

bilateral/generalized edema

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