Dani - ch 2 Flashcards
when the cell is exposed to excessive physiologic or pathologic stimuli, it may undergo: (2)
adaptation
cell injury
___ is the most common cause of cell injury
hypoxia
___ is due to decreased blood supply
ischemia
___: inadequate oxygenation of blood, or loss of oxygen carrying capacity of blood
hypoxia
physical agents that cause cellular injury: (4)
trauma
thermal injury
radiation
electric injury
chemical agents that cause cellular injury: 2
therapeutic agents
non-therapeutic agents
infectious agents that cause cellular injury: 4
viruses
bacteria
fungi
parasites
genetic defects can cause ___ ___
cellular injury
nutritional imbalances can cause cellular injury: 2
deficiency
excess
2 immunologic reactions that cause cellular injury
hypersensitivity
autoimmune disease
cell damage is reversible or irreversible, depends on:
- ___ of the agent and its severity
- ____ of insult
- ____ of cell
- ____ of tissue to regenerate
nature
duration
type
ability
___ cells cant survive without oxygen for more than a few minutes (3-5)
brain
myocardial fibers, hepatocytes, and renal epithelium cant survive without oxygen for more than __-__ hours
.5-2
skeletal muscles and skin cant live without oxygen for more than ___ hours
several
4 intracellular systems are more vulnerable to cell injury:
cell membranes
aerobic respiration and ATP generation
genetic apparatus
protein and enzyme synthesis
reversible changes:
- ___ interferes with aerobic respiration in mitochondria
- loss of ___-dependent Na+/K+ pump in plasma membrane
- intracellular accumulation of ____, diffusion of ___ and osmotic gain of ___
na+
K+
water
intracellular accumulation of Na+, diffusion of K+, and osmotic gain of water leads to:
- ___ cloudy appearance of swollen cells due to dispersion of cytoplasmic organelles
- cell membrane shows ___ of microvilli
cloudy
blunting
changes in cytoplasmic organelles:
- swelling in ___ ___, ___ and ___
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosomes
swelling of endoplasmic reticulum:
- ___ degeneration
- detaches ribosomes –> ___ protein synthesis
- appears ___, accumulation of these fragments is known as ___ ___
hydropic
decreased
fragmented
myelin figures
swelling of mitochondria
- further impairment of ___ synthesis
ATP
metabolic changes:
- ____ aerobic respiration
- __ rate of anaerobic glycolysis to maintain energy requirement of cell
decreased
increased
cellular swelling: ___ degree of intracellular edema and ___ manifestation of cell injury
minor
1st
cellular swelling to the naked eye:
- ___ size and weight of organ
- ___
increased
pallor
cellular swelling microscopically:
- cytoplasm is ___ and ___ with accumulation of small amounts of water
- further __ in fluid content –> swelling of cytoplasmic ____ –> ___ cytoplasmic vacuoles (hydropic degeneration)
pale; swollen
increase; organelles; clear
fatty change: accumulation of fat within ___ cells of liver (due to hypoxia, alcohol or diabetes)
parenchymal
fatty change:
- membrane-bound lysosomes coalesce together producing fatty ___
cysts
fatty change:
- appears as ___ due to accumulation of fatty droplets
vacuoles
irreversible damage of cell membranes:
- damage of cell membrane –> ____ of protein essential enzymes, co-enzymes, and RNA
loss
irreversible damage of cell membrane:
- ___ of mitochondria
vacuolization
irreversible damage of cell membrane:
- release of ___ enzymes –> ___ of cytoplasm
lysosomal
digestion
____: small dense nucleus
pyknosis
___: fragmentation of the nucleus
karyorrhexis
___: dissolution of nucleus by lysosomal enzymes
karylolysis
___: death of group of cells within a living body caused by injurious agent
necrosis
post necrotic changes to the nucleus (3)
pyknosis
karyorrhexis
karyolysis
post necrotic changes to the cytoplasm = ___
swollen
post necrotic changes to the architecture: depends on whether ___ of proteins or ___ digestion prevails
denaturation
enzymatic
___ of proteins: necrotic cells preserve the outline of original tissue
denaturation
___ digestion: cell lysis, necrotic tissue, appears without strucutre
enzymatic
____ necrosis: most common type
coagulative
cause of coagulative necrosis: ____
ischemia
mechanism of coagulative necrosis: cell injury –> intracellular ____ –> denaturation of ___ protein and ___ protein –> ___ cells retain their outline
acidosis
cytoplasmic
enzyme
naked eye of coagulative necrosis: area appears ___, ___ and ___
pale
firm
swollen
microscopic image of coagulative necrosis:
- cells ___ of nuclei appear as a mass of __ homogenous cytoplasm
- keep ___ for several days till removed by phagocytosis
devoid
outline
colliquative (liquefactive) necrosis mechanism:
- cell ___ prevails over protein denaturation
lysis
colliquative (liquefactive) necrosis mechanism:
- necrotic tissue looks ___, ___ - like
soft, liquid
colliquative (liquefactive) necrosis mechanism:
- causes of necrotic tissue in the brain: more abundant ___ enzymes and lack of good ___ support
lysosomal
structural
colliquative (liquefactive) necrosis mechanism:
- ____ inflammation: potent proteolytic enzymes of neutrophils
suppurative
in caseous necrosis, necrotic tissue appears ___ and ___
white
cheesy
cause of caseous necrosis
TB
mechanism of caseous necrosis
- ___ necrosis with partial ____
coagulative
liquefaction
mechanism of caseous necrosis
- necrotic tissue neither __ their outline nor __ by lysis
retain
disappear
mechanism of caseous necrosis
- appear as amorphous debris of ____ coagulated cells
fragmented
in caseous necrosis
- debris appears ____ ___ in color and is ___ and ____ in texture
grayish white
soft
friable
in caseous necrosis
- it resembles ___ ___
clumpy cheese
caseous necrosis in TB lymph node
- typical amorphous, eosinophilic, necrotic center is surrounded by ____ inflammation
granular
cause of enzymatic fat necrosis
- release of ___ enzymes to surrounding tissue
pancreatic
mechanism of enzymatic fat necrosis
- ___ and ___ attack plasm membrane of fat cells and ___ split TGs into fatty acids and glycerol
phospholipases
proteases
lipases
mechanism of enzymatic fat necrosis
- fatty acids combine with ___ –> calcium soaps: hard ___ ___ patches. formed of necrotic ___cells, ___ and ___
calcium chalky white fat calcification fibrosis
traumatic fat necrosis:
- ___ to fatty tissue
trauma
traumatic fat necrosis:
- release of ___ fat –> ___ inflammation and fibrosis –> ___ mass mistaken for breast cancer
intracellular
acute
firm
fibrinoid necrosis:
- ___ of normal structure, its replacement by ___ material that resembles fibrin
eosinophilic
2 causes of fibrinoid necrosis
malignant hypertension
autoimmune diseases
malignant hypertension in fibrinoid necrosis:
- necrosis of ___ ___ of arterioles, leakage of plasma membrane and deposition of __
tunica media
fibrin
autoimmune diseases in fibrinoid necrosis:
- ___ ___ in RA
- breakdown products of ___ and ___
synovial membranes
collagen
fibrin
___: mass necrosis of tissue due to vascular occlusion followed by putrefaction
gangrene
___ gangrene: occurs in toes and feet due to gradual occlusion of arteries –> coagulative necrosis
dry
in dry gangrene:
- necrotic tissue is ___, ___, ____ and ___
dry
shrunken
mummified
black
dy gangrene:
- ___ ___ ____ between gangrenous area and adjacent living tissue
line of demarcation
frostbite is ____ gangrene
dry
wet gangrene occurs in ___ and ___ ____
limbs and internal organs
wet gangrene: necrotic tissue is ___, ___ and ___
swollen
moist
black
wet gangrene = ____ necrosis
liquefactive
gas gangrene
- both necrosis and putrefaction are caused by ____
bacteria
gas gangrene
- due to contamination of ___ ___ involving muscles with ___ ___
deep wounds
clostridium perfringens
gas gangrene will have a ___ sensation on palpation
crackling
___: death of single cells within clusters of other cells
apoptosis
2 features of apoptosis
cell shrinkage
nucleus changes
in apoptosis:
- chromatin aggregates into ___ masses on nuclear membrane
irregular
nucleus breaks into ___ or more fragments in apoptosis
2
formation of apoptotic bodies:
- extensive sufaces ___ that separate into numerous ___ bodies
bled
apoptotic
formation of apoptotic bodies:
- ____ of apoptotic bodies by adjacent cells –> degraded by ___ enzymes
phagocytosis
lysosomal
physiological causes of apoptosis:
- development of ____ in hollow organs during embryogenesis
lumina
physiological causes of apoptosis:
- involution of ____ in adults
thymus
physiological causes of apoptosis:
- ___ of self reactive lymphocytes in thymus
deletion
pathological causes of apoptosis:
- cell injury in ___ ____ –> apoptotic bodies are taken by ___ cells
viral hepatitis
liver
apoptotic bodies are also known as ___ bodies
councilman