L1 Questions

Question 1

What are the two main types of cell death?

Answer 1

necrosis and apoptosis

Question 2

“__________-c” is a pro-apoptotic factor. It is part of the electron transport chain and is released into the cytosol when mitochondria are damaged.

Answer 2

cytochrome-c

Question 3

What is pyknosis?
A. Nuclear condensation
B. Nuclear fragmentation
C. Nuclear breakdown
D. Nuclear swelling

Answer 3

A. nuclear condensation

Question 4

Which are patterns of reversible cell injury visible on unstained cells under a light microscope?
A. Membrane blebbing, swelling and disruption of lysosomes
B. Cellular swelling and fatty change
C. Swelling and disruption of lysosomes and fatty change
D. Pyknosis and membrane blebbing

Answer 4

B. Cellular swelling and fatty change

Question 5

In which morphologic pattern of necrosis are cells completely digested and transformed into a liquid viscous mass? Necrosis in the CNS is almost always of this type.
A. Coagulative necrosis
B. Liquefactive necrosis
C. Gangrenous necrosis
D. Caseous necrosis
E. Fat necrosis

Answer 5

B. Liquefactive necrosis

Question 6

The earliest manifestation of most types of cellular injury is __________ __________ (2 words)

Answer 6

cellular swelling (double check tho)

Question 7

ATP depletion and decreased ATP synthesis are frequently associated with ___________ injury

Answer 7

ischaemic

Question 8

If a cell begins breaking down its own components, what type of death mechanism is likely being triggered?

Answer 8

autophagy