Pathology Flashcards

1
Q

NECROSIS
Where do the following types of necrosis occur in the body?

Liquifactive
Fat
Gangrenous
Caesiating
Coagulative

A

Liquifactive - brain
Fat - pancreas
Gangrenous - limb and GI
Caesiating - TB
Coagulative - kidney, heart, adrenals, hypoxic

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2
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What type of epithelium lines the following structures:

Uterus
Fallopian tubes
Ovaries
Endocervix
Vagina
Ureter
Bladder

A

Uterus and Fallopian tubes and endocervix - columnar
Ovaries - cuboidal
Vagina - squamous
Ureter - transitional
Bladder - transitional

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3
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What is hypertrophy, hyperplasia, dysplasia, metaplasia

A

Hypertrophy - increase in cell size

Hyperplasia - increase in cell number

Dysplasia - change from healthy cell to bad cell

Metaplasia - change from one cell type to the next. REVERSIBLE

Atrophy - decrease in cell size

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4
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What are the 4 features of dysplasia

A

Abnormal cell size - anisocytosis

Abnormal cell shape - piokilocytosis

Pigmentation - hyperchromatism

Evidence of division - miotic figures

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