L36- Necrosis/Apoptosis

Question 1

What is coagulative necrosis?

Answer 1

When the architecture of the dead tissue is preserved for some days

Question 2

What is Liquefactive necrosis?

Answer 2

Release of hydrologic enzymes to digest dead cells

Question 3

What is Gangrenous necrosis?

Answer 3

Necrosis with superadded putrefaction infection, usually at the end of a limb.

Question 4

What is caseous necrosis?

Answer 4

Combines both coagulative and liquefactive necrosis.

Question 5

Fat necrosis

Answer 5

Occurs at fat rich locations.

Question 6

Fibrinoid necrosis

Answer 6

Occurs when antigen-antibody complexes are deposited in the walls of blood vessels.

Question 7

What is apoptosis?

Answer 7

Cell suicide

Question 8

Indications of fat necrosis

Answer 8

Visible chalky-white areas (fat saponification)

Question 9

When does traumatic fat necrosis occur?

Answer 9

After a severe injury to tissue with high fat content

Question 10

What is enzymatic mesentric fat necrosis?

Answer 10

A complication of severe inflammation of the pancreas.