ENHANCEMENT CLASS: GENERAL PATHOLOGY Flashcards
FATHER OF PATHOLOGY
Rudolph Virchow
forms the exoskeleton (external layer)
Ectoderm
Parts of Ectoderm
- Skin cells of epidermis
- Neuron on brain
- Pigment cells
develops into organs (middle layer)
Mesoderm
Parts of Mesoderm
- Cardiac muscle cells
- Skeletal muscle cells
- Tubule cells of the kidney
- Red blood cells
- Smooth muscle cells (in gut)
forms the inner lining of organs (internal layer)
Endoderm
Parts of Endoderm
- Lung cells (alveolar cell)
- Thyroid cells
- Digestive cells (pancreatic cell)
FOUR TYPES OF TISSUES:
Epithelial
Connective
Muscular
Nervous
- Lining of GI tract organs and other hollow organs
- Skin surface (epidermis)
Epithelial Tissue
- Fat and other soft padding tissue
- Bone
- Tendon
Connective Tissue
- Cardiac muscle
- Smooth muscle
- Skeletal muscle
Muscular Tissue
- Brain
- Spinal cord
- Nerves
Nervous Tissue
line the outer surfaces of organs and blood vessels throughout the body, as well as the inner surfaces of cavities in many internal organs. Also, a protective layer
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
The major component in all EPITHELIAL TISSUE:
EPITHELIAL CELL
Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
The major component in all CONNECTIVE TISSUE:
COLLAGEN
A specialized tissue, which applies forces to different parts of the body by contraction.
MUSCULAR TISSUE
The major component in all MUSCULAR TISSUE:
ACTIN & MYOSIN
MAJOR MUSCULAR TISSUE
- Skeletal muscle
- Visceral muscle
- Cardiac muscle
MINOR MUSCULAR TISSUE
- Myoepitheliocyte
- Myofibroblasts
Found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It is responsible for coordinating and controlling many body activities.
NERVOUS TISSUE
The major component in all NERVOUS TISSUE:
NERVE CELLS & GLIAL CELLS
Branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of boy tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
PATHOLOGY
is the study of healthy tissue
HISTOLOGY
____includes the study of unhealthy tissue
PATHOLOGY
GREEK WORD OF PATHOLOGY
“pathos” and “logos” – study of suffering (or disease)
GREEK WORD OF HISTOLOGY
“histos” and “pathos” – tissues and disease
Allows for the visualization of tissue structure and characteristics
changes the tissue may have undergone.
HISTOPATHOLOGY
Understanding the changes that are characteristics of a disease requires a detailed knowledge of the norm
HISTOPATHOLOGY
Knowing the type of tissue and their composition is important in the selection of the appropriate histopathologic technique and
stain to be used.
HISTOPATHOLOGY
Technique used to visualize changes within cells and
tissues
HISTOPATHOLOGIC TECHNIQUES
Technique by which fixed tissues are made suitable for embedding within a supportive medium such as paraffin, and consists of three sequential steps:
dehydration, clearing, and infiltration
a type of microtome that cuts thin sections by moving the sample up and down across a cutting knife.
Rotary Microtome
used to hold tissue specimens during processing, embedding and storage.
Tissue Cassette
baths that are designed to prevent wrinkling and distortion during preparation of paraffin-embedded tissue sections.
Floatation Device/Water Bath
Tissue Cassette size
3 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm
The most common procedure used in the study of tissues which can be
aided by a microscope
Tissue slices/preparation for histological sections
are thin, flat slices of fixed and stained tissues or organs mounted on glass slides.
Histologic sections
DIVISIONS OF PATHOLOGY
Gross Pathology
Microscopic Pathology
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
- Changes in the tissue that can be seen by the naked eye. (Macroscopic)
- Gross examination portion of surgical specimen processing or an autopsy.
Gross Pathology
- Changes in the tissue that can be seen through a microscope.
- Involves examining tissues and/or cells under a microscope or even checking the quality of the stain
Microscopic Pathology
Compositions of body fluids, tissues, secretion, exudates and transudates to detect abnormalities that might indicate disease.
Clinical Pathology
- Removal of an organ/tissue in the body for examination/diagnosis.
- Also, the combination of macroscopic and microscopic
examination.
Anatomical Pathology
FOUR ASPECTS OF A DISEASE PROCESS:
Etiology
Pathogenesis
Morphologic & Molecular Changes
Clinical Manifestations