FDN2_WK3_CellAdaptationAndDeath Flashcards
What is hypertrophy?
Increase in cell size and metabolic activity
What is atropy?
Decrease in cell size, metabolic activity, and number
What is the term for “increase in cell size and metabolic activity”
Hypertrophy
What is the term for “decrease in cell size, metabolic activity, and number”
Atrophy
What is hyperplasia?
Increase in cell number
An orderly physiological response with a well-defined initiating factor and point of termination that leads to proliferation of normal cells
What is the term for “increase in normal cell number”
Hyperplasia
What is metaplasia?
The transformation of one differentiated cell type into another
What is the term for “transformation of one differentiated cell type into another”
Metaplasia
Which kinds of cells are most likely to undergy hypertophy instead of hyperplasia?
Cells that have a limited ability to divide
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle
In which cell types are we least likely to see the
hyperplasia-> dysplasia -> neoplasia progression?
Cells with a limited ability to divide
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, nerves
Give examples of physiologic causes of hypertrophy
Increased load in skeletal muscle cells -> larger cells
Uterus in pregnancy -> larger cells
Give an example of a pathologic cause of hypertrophy
Cardiac muscle due to hemodynamic overload -> Enlarged heart
Give an example of a physiologic cause of atrophy
Embryonic structures in development
Give some examples of pathologic causes of atrophy
Loss of innervation
Decreased blood supply
Inadequate nutrition
Decreased endocrine stimulation
Tissue compression
Lack of use (due to a fracture or break)
Give some examples of physiologic causes of hyperplasia
New cells from mature or stem cells
Callous on hands from weight lifting
Breast tissue in pregnancy
Liver regeneration
Give some examples of pathologic hyperplasia
There are none!
Hyperplasia refers to the normal proliferation of cells due to physiologic signals
What is the name for pre-malignant cell growth?
Dysplasia
What is dysplasia?
Disordered growth
What are some characteristics of dysplasia?
Pleomorphism (loss of uniformity)
Accumulation of mutations
Dysregulated proliferation
What might cause a dysplastic growth to become a malignant neoplasm?
Accumulation of more mutations
Give some examples of physiologic causes of dysplasia
There are none! Dysplasia is always pathologic
What is neoplasia?
Unchecked growth; the unregulated, clonal differentiation of abnormal cells
How do neoplasms develop?
Unchecked growth of abnormal cells leads to a mass (neoplasm)
Benign: forms from hyperplastic cells
Malignant: Often preceeded by dysplasia
Supposed there is a tissue experiencing metaplasia.
How would loss of regulation affect this tissue?
The tissue may become dysplastic
What characteristic would lead a dysplasia to be classified as “malignant”?
Invasion of the basement membrane
You look under the microscope at a sample of skeletal muscle and you see that the cells are large, with lots of cytoplasm and organelles.
What process is this tissue undergoing?
Hypertrophy
Give some examples of physiologic causes of metaplasia
Menarche
Glandular, columnar epithelium in the cervix transforms into squamous epithelium in the “transformation zone”
What are some pathologic causes of metaplasia?
Chronic stress/damage
Example: Barrett’s esophagus
Alcoholism or chronic acid reflux -> transformation of squamous epithelium to columnar epithelium in the esophagus
This is called “intestinal epithelialization of the esophagus” because the esophagus now looks like the intestine
In which tissues is metaplasia most common?
Epithelial
Under a microscope you see a high density of uniform cells with very little cytoplasm.
Should you be worried? Why or why not?
No worries! This sounds like hyperplasia
The cell uniformity indicates that the cells are clonal, and do not have new (and potentially dangerous) mutations
A sample of epithelial tissue under a microscope shows a high density of cells with large nuclei and very little cytoplasm. However, you’re having trouble telling what kind of epithelium it is becasue many of the cells are different shapes.
What do you think the attending physician should tell the patient?
This sounds like dysplasia!
The attending should tell the patient to keep an eye on the area and check back for regular follow-ups; there is a chance that the dysplasia could regress, but it could also develop new mutations and become malignant
In the name of a neoplasm, what does the prefix indicate?
The type of tissue that has the neoplasm
In the name of a neoplasm, what does the suffix indicate?
Whether the neoplasm is benign or malignant
The prefix ________ indicates a glandular neoplasm
Adeno
The prefix ________ indicates a smooth muscle neoplasm
Leiomyo
The prefix ________ indicates a skeletal muscle neoplasm
Rhabdo
The prefix ________ indicates a neoplasm in adipose tissue
Lipo
The prefix ________ indicates a neoplasm in the bone
Osteo
The prefix ________ indicates a cartilage neoplasm
Chondro
The prefix ________ indicates a squamous neoplasm
Squamous (yay!)
The prefix adeno indicates a neoplasm in ___________
Some type of gland
The prefix eiomyo indicates a neoplasm in ___________
Smooth muscle
The prefix rhabdo indicates a neoplasm in ___________
Skeletal muscle
The prefix lipo indicates a neoplasm in ___________
Adipose tissue
The prefix osteo indicates a neoplasm in ___________
Bone