General and Systemic Pathology Flashcards

1
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What are the possible outcomes for a cell that undergoes stress and injurious stimuli

A
  1. It can adapt to the stress
  2. it can become injured
  3. it can reverse the injury and return to normal
  4. if the injury is irreversible then the cell will die
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2
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What determines if cell injury is reversible or not

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how severe and lasting the injury is

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3
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What are the two types of cell death

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necrosis

apoptosis

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4
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What are the reversible changes of a cell ,which things cause ADAPTATION

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  1. atrophy
  2. hypertrophy
  3. hyperplasia
  4. metaplasia
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5
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What is atrophy

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shrinkage in the size of the cell by loss of cell substance

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6
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What can cause atrophy of a cell

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  1. disuse
  2. inadequate nutrients
  3. lack of endocrine supply
  4. poor blood supply
  5. denervation
  6. aging
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7
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What is involution

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a reduced number of cells

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what causes involution

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  1. disuse
  2. inadequate nutrients
  3. lack of endocrine supply
  4. poor blood supply
  5. denervation
  6. aging
    (same things as atrophy)
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9
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What happens when you have had atrophy or involution and then the harmful stimulus ends

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cellular regrowth back to stable tissue

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10
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what is hypertrophy

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increased cell size, and thus increased size of the organ

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what is hyperplasia

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increased number of cells, and thus increased size of the organ

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12
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hypertrophy and hyperplasia are caused by the same stimuli, what is that stimuli

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  1. increased work demand
  2. metabolic demand
  3. excess endocrine stimulus
  4. persisting injury
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What happens with a cell that has had hypertrophy and hyperplasia after the simulus ends

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a reduction in number of cells, or the size of the cells

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What is metaplasia

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replacement of one cell type by another cell type (usually a less differentiated cell

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15
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what is dysplasia

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more severe version of metaplasia

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16
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what causes metaplasia

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persisting injury

17
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What can happen to function of the cell in metaplasia

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you can have loss of normal cell functions

18
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What causes dysplasia

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persistent SEVERE injury or irritation

19
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How do you recognize dysplasia when compaired to metaplasia

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dysplasia will have many more cells, more replacement of cells

20
Q

What determines how much fat your body stores? how many adipocytes you have, or the size of your adipocytes

A

the size of your adipocytes

21
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What determines your bodies ability to store fat

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  1. gestatinal birth weight
  2. maternal insulin
  3. in utero toxin exposure
22
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Normally adipocytes undergo hypertrophy, can they also under hyperplasia

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yes when adults have hit 170% of their body weight

23
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What are the 10 causes of cellular INJURY

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  1. oxygen deprivation
  2. chemical agents
  3. infectious agents
  4. immunologic reactions
  5. genetic factors
  6. nutritional imbalances
  7. physical agents
  8. radiation
  9. calcium
  10. aging
24
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What is the most common cause of cellular injury

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oxygen deprivation

25
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what is ischemia

A

the lack of oxygen in a cell or tissue due to lack of blood flow to it

26
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What is hypoxia

A

low oxygen to the cell

27
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what is anoxia

A

no oxygen to the cell

28
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What causes ischemia

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hypoxia and anoxia

29
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how does oxygen depletion or ischemia lead to cellular damage

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  1. low O2 leads to low ATP
  2. low ATP leads to sodium-potassium pump, and calcium pump failing
  3. the imbalance of ions (Na. K. and Ca) cause water to enter the cell, and the cell to swell
  4. if this isn’t fixed then the cell will lyse
30
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What is reperfusion injury

A

injury that occurs with rapid restoration of blood to ischemic tissues.

31
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how does rapid restoration of blood to ischemic tissues lead to a reperfusion injury

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the mitochondria has adapted to not having Oxygen, so when Oxygen is reintroduced the mitochondria Reactive Oxygen species are created by the unused electrons in the ETS

32
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What can these Reactive oxygen Species do in the body

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  1. lipid peroxidation
  2. alterations of proteins
  3. alteration of DNA
33
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What is the product when unused electrons from the ETS react with O2 in reperfusion injuries

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O2 and the electrons make H2O2.

34
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What can then happen with the H2O2 that is caused by the joining of Electrons and O2

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  1. it can be neutralized by catalase
  2. it can be neutralized by glutathione
  3. if not neutralized it becomes OH radical (harmful Reactive Oxygen Species)
35
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What happens to the mitochondria in hypopoxia

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the mitochondria will swell