I - Cell Injury, Cell Death and Adaptations Flashcards
Increase in SIZE of cells resulting in increased size of organ.
Hypertrophy(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed. p. 34
Increase in NUMBER of cells
Hyperplasia(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed. p.35
Hypertrophy of hyperplasia?Uterus during pregnancy
Both. Estrogen stimulates SM hyperthrophy and hyperplasia (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed. p.34
Hypertrophy or hyperplasia?Wound healing
Hyperplasia(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.4
Hypertrophy or hyperplasia? Female breast at puberty
Both. (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology 9th ed., p 36
Cellular adaptation of non-dividing cells (i.e., myocardial fibers)
Hypertrophy (TOPNOTCH)
50 y/o male with untreated hypertension for several years. What cellular adaptation will be most likely seen in the myocardium?
Hypertrophy (TOPNOTCH)
40 y/o male underwent partial hepatectomy. What cellular adaptation will the liver most likely undergo?
Hyperplasia(TOPNOTCH)
The most common stimulus for hypertrophy of muscle
Increased workload (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p.34
Hypertrophy or hyperplasia? Benign prostate enlargement that can cause lower urinary tract symptoms (weak stream, straining, hesitancy) *SEE SLIDE 1.1

Hyperplasia(Case of BPH) (TOPNOTCH)
Stimulus for hyperplasia in BPH
Hormonal stimulation by androgens. (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 36
Cellular adaptation in papilloma virus infection
Hyperplasia (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 36
Reduction in the size of an organ or tissue due to decrease in cell size and number
Atrophy(TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 35
60 y/o female has been experiencing hot flushes and irritability. Her uterine epithelium will most likely reveal what type of cellular adaptation?
Atrophy(in menopause)(TOPNOTCH)
Chronic production of this cytokine is thought to be responsible for appetite suppression and lipid depletion, culminating in muscle atrophy and marked muscle wasting (cachexia)
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)(TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 35
A reversible change in which one differentiated cell type is replaced by another cell type.
Metaplasia (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 37
A 49 y/o female had a chronic history of heartburn. Biopsy done showed glandular changes in the distal epithelium of the esophagus. What cellular adaptation is present? *SEE SLIDE 1.2

Metaplasia. This is a case of Barret’s esophagus (squamous to glandular epithelium) (TOPNOTCH)
Most common epithelial metaplasia
Columnar to squamous(TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 37
Type of metaplasia in trachea and bronchi in habitual cigarette smoking
Columnar to squamous(TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p. 37
This is the first manifestation of almost all forms of injury to cells.
Cellular swelling(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.8 *SEE SLIDE 1.3

Type of cell death characterized by nuclear dissolution, WITHOUT complete loss of membrane integrity.
Apoptosis(TOPNOTCHRobbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.7
Type of cell death which is energy-dependent, tightly regulated, and associated with normal cellular functions. Often physiologic. Undergoes shrinkage and fragmentation.
Apoptosis(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.7
Type of cell death which results from a pathologic cell injury. Undergoes cellular swelling and eventual pyknosis, karyorrhexis, and karyolysis.
Necrosis(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.9
Type of cell death associated with inflammation.
Necrosis(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th ed. p.10

















