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intro + cell injury Flashcards

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1
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what is the main cause of death in developed country?

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cancer and cardiovascular disease

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what is the main cause of death in underdeveloped countries?

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infectious disease

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what is 1 DALY?

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1 disability-adjusted life year = loss of one year of full health

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which killers have increased since 1990?

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high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, ambient pollution

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which killers have decreased since 1990?

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child starvation, house-air pollution

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is genetic or environment more important for determining disease?

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environment (lifestyle)

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7
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what is the difference between symptoms and signs

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symptoms = phenomenon you experience
signs = visible manifestation; observable phenomenon

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what is a sequel?

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occurs with time; direct outcome of something (ex skin lesion sequel is a scar)

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how are biopsy tissues fixed?

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with formaldehyde, embedded with paraffin, sliced and stained

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10
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what is the best way to get a biopsy? why?

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endoscopy in respiratory, gastrointestinal, reproductive system; does not require surgery

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what is histopathology?

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microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestation of disease

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what is cytology?

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looking at individual cells

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13
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what are characteristics of epithelial tissue?

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protective, secretory, involved in absorption, contractile, made of collagen, fibroblasts

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what are the 5 methods of adaptation to cellular stress?

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hypertrophy, hyperplasia, atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia

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what are the causes of atrophy?

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decrease workload, loss of innervation, inadequate blood supply, hormonal stimulation, nutrient supply

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what are the causes for hypertrophy?

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increased workload, hormonal treatment, pathological hypertrophy

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17
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what is enzyme induction

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variant of hypertrophy in smooth endoplasmic reticulum of hepatocytes (liver). increases levels of enzymes

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what is metaplasia? where does it often happen?

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substituting a cell type with another.
in the lungs (mucociliary transport system)

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what are dysplastic cells?

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non-normal cells of non identical size and shape

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what is anaplasia?

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progression of dysplasia due to genetic mutations leading to camcer

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21
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when does cell damage become irreversible?

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when the cell’s ultrastructure changes (although there is No distinct indicator of the boundary between reversible and lethal injury)

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22
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what are the 4 target areas of cell injury?

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mitochondria
plasma membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus

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23
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what are the main cellular consequences of cellular damage

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increased free calcium inside the cell, disruption of lysosomes, release of reactive oxygen species, interruption of protein synthesis, cytoskeleton damage

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what is the consequence of mitochondrial damage

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decreased ATP production through decreased ion pump function at the plasma membrane and decreased oxidative phosphorylation.

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25
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what organ is the most vulnerable?

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brain

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26
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what is ischemia

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inadequate blood supply resulting in inadequate oxygen and nutrients supply

27
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what cell types are the most vulnerable to ischemia?

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neurons

28
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5 causes of ischemia?

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thrombus, embolus, pressure, plaque, spasm

29
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what causes impaired erythrocytes?

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anemia or CO poisoning

30
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what is anemia

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lack of red blood cells

31
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5 causes of physical injury

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mechanical, thermal, altered pressure, radiation, electrical injury

32
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what is the most common cause of death by injury around the globe?

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road traffic deaths

33
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what are the 3 types of microorganisms causing infectious diseases

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viruses, bacteria, parasites

34
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how do bacterial toxins disrupt cell function?

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damage to plasma membrane, cytoskeleton, mitochondria;
disruption in protein synthesis, cell cycle, signal transduction, cell-cell adhesion, vesicular trafficking, exocytosis

35
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what activates cell mediated death?

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infection of cell by a virus. prevents virus replication

36
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what is albinism

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genetic abnormality that affects melanin synthesis

37
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what does NA+/K+ pump does?

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pump 3 NA+ out the cell
pump 2 K+ into the cell

38
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how does the cell respond to hypoxic injury?

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acidification due to glycolysis (break down glycogen, produce lactic acid, decrease cell pH)

39
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what are the steps of hypoxic injury?

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  1. mitochondria swells -> ER dilates -> ribosomes detach (impaired protein synthesis) -> decreased oxidative phosphorylation
40
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what causes increased calcium entry during hypoxic injury?

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plasma membrane breaks: Calcium enters cytosol from mitochondria and outside of cell

41
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what does increased calcium do?

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increases lipid degradation and cytoskeletal damage?

42
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definition of a free radical?

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molecule with an unpaired electron in its outer orbital.
highly unstable; initiates rapid damage

43
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what are free radicals in the body called? give examples

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reactive oxygen species ROS;
superoxide, hydroxyl radical, peroxide

44
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what immune cells are specialized to form free radicals?

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neutrophils and macrophages form ROS in lysosomal bags to kill bacteria.

45
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through what processes do free radical injury damage plasma and organelles membrane?

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lipid peroxidation, protein modifications, DNA damage

46
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what organelle produces free radicals?

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mitochondria. also removes them

47
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what 2 enzymes can deactivate free radicals?

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superoxide dismutase and catalases

48
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what is coagulation vs liquefactive necrosis? what is in between both?

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coagulation = tissue hardens and dead cell retains its outline
liquafactive = tissue turns liquid by enzyme action
combination = caseous necrosis

49
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what does caseous necrosis indicate?

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tuberculosis

50
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what is gangrene?

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ischemic necrosis followed by bacterial infection

51
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what leads to apoptosis (programmed cell death)?

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imbalance between pro and anti-apoptotic proteins

52
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4 phenomenon involving apoptosis

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healthy = embryogenesis and cell turnover
bad = viral infections, neurodegenerative disease

53
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what molecules activates caspases and triggers apoptosis?

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cytochrome C

54
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explain the intrinsic pathway for apoptosis initiation

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mitochondria sense loss of GF/survival signals, increase of pro-apoptotic proteins, DNA damage, misfolded proteins, and initiates apoptosis; involves cytochrome C!!!

55
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explain the extrinsic pathway for apoptosis initiation

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FasL bind Fas or type 1 TNF receptor -> activation of death receptors -> activation of caspases

56
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what are Fas ligand and TNFR! receptors linked to?

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death domains on intracellular side

57
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what can block apoptosis?

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NF-kB

58
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what molecule causes the breakdown of the cytoskeleton and fragmentation of the nucleus

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caspases (involved in apoptosis)

59
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in what types of disease is apoptosis absent?

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cancer or autoimmune disease

60
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what causes necrosis vs apoptosis?

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necrosis is caused by hypoxia/ischemia and ROS;
apoptosis is triggered by radiation, mutations, cell stress

61
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different types of intracellular accumulations

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abnormal metabolism,
defect in protein folding and transport,
lack of an enzyme,
ingestion of indigestible materials,

62
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name an example of abnormal metabolism

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alcohol liver disease: accumulation of fat in the liver cells

63
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name examples of indigestible materials

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silica, coal, tattoos, lipofuscin, melanin, calcium

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