Degeneration

Question 1

What type of degeneration occurs during calcium infiltration into normal tissue?

Usually found in Hypervitaminosis D.

Answer 1

Metastatic Calcification

Question 2

What type of degeneration occurs during calcium infiltration into abnormal tissue?

This is found in Atherosclerosis or Atheroma or damage to the Tunica Media.

Answer 2

Dystrophic Calcification

Question 3

Tuberculosis will cause this cheese like degeneration.

Answer 3

Caseous

Question 4

Membrane injured with effects ionic transfer.

Albuminous (Albumin containing)

Answer 4

Cloudy Swelling

Question 5

Infarction (MI)

Answer 5

Coagulation

Question 6

Pancreatic Degradation

Answer 6

Enzymatic

Question 7

Type of degradation of the:

• Liver (Nutmeg Liver)
• Heart (Tabby Cat Heart)

Process of degradation

1. Fatty dot
2. Fatty streak
3. Atheroma (Fatty Plaque)
4. Fibroatheroma (Fibrous tissue, calcium)

Answer 7

Fatty

Question 8

CNS degradation or Skin (If from infection)

• Brain melts
• Tertiary syphilis
• Leprosy

Answer 8

Liquefaction

Question 9

Degenerates to the next Node of Ranvier of Peripheral nerves. This causes the “dying back phenomenon.”

Answer 9

Wallerian

Question 10

Muscle (Skeletal) is replaced with Hyaline Cartilage.

Answer 10

Zenker’s