General Principles, Nervous System and Genetic Disorders Flashcards
5 Cardinal Signs of Inflammation
- Rubor
- Dolor/pain
- Calor/heat
- Tumor/swelling
- Functio laesa
Margination
Way WBC’s move to periphery of BV by chemotaxis
Chemotaxis
Inflammatory compounds attract WBC
Pavementation
WBC’s sticking to endothelium
Emigration/Diapedesis/Transmigration
Passage of WBC through blood vessels facilitated by chemotaxis
Phagocytosis
Process of ingestion of bacteria by macrophages which are from monocytes in blood
Vasodilation is mediated by what compounds ?
Histamine (degranulation of basophils)
Bradykinin/kallikrein (nociception)
Serotonin (from platelets)
Prostaglandins (further inflammation)
Differences between: Abscess Ulcer Fistula Sinus Scar Keloid
Abscess - pus filled cavity
Ulcer - loss of surface epithelium
Fistula - abnormal communication btw two epithelial surfaces
Sinus - blind-ending track connected to one epithelial surface
Scar - tissue healing with fibrous tissue
Keloid - overgrowth of fibrous scar tissue
Epithelioid cells
Activated macrophages in granulomatous conditions (TB, chronic inflammation)
Langhans cells
Giant cells in granulomatous disease formed by fusion of epithelioid cells
Metaplasia
Reversible change one cell type replaced by another
Dysplasia:
Disorderly but non-neoplastic growth (mild and reversible with removal of stimulus or severe could be precancerous)
Anaplasia
Disorganized, uncontrolled growth with lack of differentiation
Neoplasia
Describe new growth of cells and synonymous w/tumor
Red infarction
Hemorrhagic, organs w/dual blood supply (brain, liver, lung, gut)
White infarction
Organs w/end arteries (heart, kidney)
Agenesis
Complete absence of organ at birth
Aplasia
Due to failure of organ or tissue to develop normally
Hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of an organ or tissue resulting in decrease in the number of cells
Increase in number of cells in an organ
Hyperplasia
Increase in the size of cell organ not related to the number of cells
Hypertrophy
tresi
Congenital absence or closure of normal body opening
Decrease in size of organ/tissue
Atrophy
Necrosis, cause, organ Coagulative Liquefactive Caseous Enzymatic Fat
Coagulative, infarction in heart, protein denaturation
Liquefactive, infarctions in brain, abscess
Caseous, TB, lung
Enzymatic, acute pancreatitis
Fat, liver damage, fatty tissue
Zenkers vs Wallerian degeneration
Z: waxy hyaline seen in skeletal muscle damage
W: dying back anterogrde of nerve axons after injury to nerves
Cell injured! Nuclear changes! What are they?
Pyknosis
Karyorrhexis
karyolysis
Pyknosis: irreversible nuclear chromatin condensation/clumping [ph change]
Karyorrhexis: irreversible chromatin fragmentation [Ca2+ influx]
karyolysis: enzymatic breakdown of DNA after cell death; complete disappearance of stainable nuclear material
X-linked tyrosine kinase defect (blocks B cell maturation in boys)
Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia
DiGeorge yndrome:
thymic/parathyroid aplasia due to failure of 3/4th pharyngeal arch development –> deficient T cells
Often X-linked with defective B and T cell activation
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)
X-linked defect w/progressive depletion of B/T cells
Wiskott-Aldrich
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Autosomal recessive defect in phagocytosis
Down’s syndome
Trisomy 21, mental retardation,mongoloid facies, transverse palmar crease, increase risk of acute leukemia
XXY
Klinefelter’s syndrome
Tall, thin, sterile males, small testes, gynecomastia, low IQ
XO
Turner’s syndrome
Missing X in short females, web neck, widely spaced nipples, underdeveloped breasts
Genetic defect in fibrillin-1
Marfan’s (tall, thin, arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, mitral valve prolapse/regurgitation, aortic incompetence or aneuyrsm)
Hypermobile joints leading to severe joint degeneration from excessive elastic tissue
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome