Fundamentals of Path Flashcards
Decrease in size
Atrophy
Increase in size
Hypertrophy
Increase in cell number
Hyperplasia
Change from one cell type to another
Metaplasia
Change in size, shape, function of a cell
Dysplasia (e.g. sickle cell anemia)
Disorganization of a cell (i.e. Cancer)
Anaplasia
Defective development of a cell
Hypoplasia
Lack of development
Aplasia
Absence of growth
Agenesis
Type of degeneration of the brain?
Liquefaction
Caseous degeneration associated with?
Lungs (TB)
Single lesion in TB =
Ghon Complex
Type of degeneration in Tertiary Syphilis?
Gummatous
Type of degeneration on peripheral nerves?
Wallerian
Wallerian degeneration occurs ___ to ___ (Proximal/Distal)
Distal to Proximal
Name for the system that includes the lymph organs, lymph capillary network, and lymph nodes
Reticuloendothelial System
AKA for the Reticuloendothelial system
Mononuclear Phagocyte System (MPS)
Immunity cells of the liver?
Kupffer cells
Immunity cells of the brain?
Microglial cells
Immunity cells of the lungs?
Dust cells
Immunoglobulins in mother’s milk?
IgA
Smallest, most numerous immunoglobulins?
IgG
First response, largest immunoglobulins?
IgM
Humoral immunity is associated with ___ cells. Found in spleen, tonsils, lymph, GI, and bone marrow
Antibodies (B cells)
Sensitized lymphocyte T cells (found in the thymus) are associated with ____ immunity.
Cellular
This type of immunity protects the body from its own defense system, bacteria, viruses, and prions
Cellular
Pneumonic for hypersensitivity reactions?
I
AM
I
T
Type I hypersensitivity reaction
Immediate (e.g. anaphylaxis)
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
Antibody Mediated (e.g. Myasthenia Gravis)
Type III hypersensitivity reaction
Immune (e.g. SLE, RA)
Type IV hypersensitivity reaction
T-cell Mediated, aka Delayed (e.g. Dermatitis)
Type of WBC elevated in bacterial infection (these are phagocytic)
Neutrophils
Type of WBC elevated in viral infection or chronic disease
Lymphocytes
Type of WBC elevated in a chronic infection
Monocytes
Type of WBC elevated in allergic reaction or parasitic infection
Eosinophils
This type of WBC is similar to mast cells..it makes heparin and histamine. These are the “bad” guys
Basophils
Pneumonic for Ivory White Vertebra?
MPH
Ivory White Vertebra can be caused by? (MPH)
Mets (blastic)
Paget’s (blastic stage)
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Cell associated with Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Reed Sternberg cell