Patho Test 2-lungs

Question 1

Hypoplasia

Answer 1

organ smaller than normal; never grew or shrank; less cells that make up that tissue, just smaller than normal;

Question 2

Hyperplasia

Answer 2

: a lot of cells that make up tissue; organ is bigger than normal; not always abnormal (pregnant, uterus is hyperplasia)

Question 3

Atrophy

Answer 3

organ grew but shrank

Question 4

Metaplasia

Answer 4

o Developing away from typical normal developmental pattern; shift because of some kind of insult to cervical cells; this line of cells is more resistant to insult (chronic yeast infection – clear up and shift back over)

Question 5

Dysplasia

Answer 5

represents abnormality in differentiation and proliferation; not only shifting to different type of cell but abnormally shifting and proliferating cells

Question 6

Neoplasm-Benign

Answer 6

group of abnormally proliferating cells but very cohesive in that surrounding this abnormal group is a perfectly normal group of proliferating cells; encapsulating / enclosed by normal tissue; nudge out of the way or stop; not invade; uterine fibroid – enclosed by completely normal tissue

Question 7

Neoplasm-Malignant

Answer 7

wicked”; having an evil influence; doesn’t nudge other cells out of the way, it invades other cells; cells have ability to break away and float out into other cells then we have a real problem

Question 8

Adenoma

Answer 8

a benign tumor (-oma) of glandular origin. Adenomas can grow from many organs including the colon, adrenal glands, pituitary gland, thyroid, prostate, etc. Although these growths are benign, over time they may progress to become malignant

Question 9

AdenoCarcinoma

Answer 9

a cancer of an epithelium that originates in glandular tissue. Epithelial tissue includes, but is not limited to, the surface layer of skin, glands and a variety of other tissue that lines the cavities and organs of the body. ie. squamos cell carcinoma

Question 10

Carcinoma

Answer 10

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.

Question 11

Fibroma

Answer 11

benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue

Question 12

Sarcoma

Answer 12

Malignant

Question 13

Fibrosarcoma

Answer 13

Malignant fibrous tumor

Question 14

Osteosarcoma

Answer 14

Malignancy in the bone

Question 15

Lymphoma

Answer 15

benign growth in lymph nodes (It doesn’t exist) They are always malignant