General and Systemic Pathology Flashcards
What are the possible outcomes for a cell that undergoes stress and injurious stimuli
- It can adapt to the stress
- it can become injured
- it can reverse the injury and return to normal
- if the injury is irreversible then the cell will die
What determines if cell injury is reversible or not
how severe and lasting the injury is
What are the two types of cell death
necrosis
apoptosis
What are the reversible changes of a cell ,which things cause ADAPTATION
- atrophy
- hypertrophy
- hyperplasia
- metaplasia
What is atrophy
shrinkage in the size of the cell by loss of cell substance
What can cause atrophy of a cell
- disuse
- inadequate nutrients
- lack of endocrine supply
- poor blood supply
- denervation
- aging
What is involution
a reduced number of cells
what causes involution
- disuse
- inadequate nutrients
- lack of endocrine supply
- poor blood supply
- denervation
- aging
(same things as atrophy)
What happens when you have had atrophy or involution and then the harmful stimulus ends
cellular regrowth back to stable tissue
what is hypertrophy
increased cell size, and thus increased size of the organ
what is hyperplasia
increased number of cells, and thus increased size of the organ
hypertrophy and hyperplasia are caused by the same stimuli, what is that stimuli
- increased work demand
- metabolic demand
- excess endocrine stimulus
- persisting injury
What happens with a cell that has had hypertrophy and hyperplasia after the simulus ends
a reduction in number of cells, or the size of the cells
What is metaplasia
replacement of one cell type by another cell type (usually a less differentiated cell
what is dysplasia
more severe version of metaplasia