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Pathology Flashcards

1
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Coagulation type of degeneration?

A

infarction

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Liquefaction type of degeneration?

A

CNS

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3
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Caseous type of degeneration?

A

tuberculosis

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4
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Enzymatic type of degeneration?

A

pancreas

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5
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Fatty type of degeneration?

A

Liver

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6
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Zenker’s type of degeneration?

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hyaline

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7
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Wallerian type of degeneration?

A

peripheral nerves

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8
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Cloudy swelling type of degeneration?

A

albuminous

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9
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Agenesis

A

absence of an organ, usually a paired organ

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Hypoplasia

A

organ is smaller than normal and defective

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11
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Aplasia

A

small remnants of the organ present

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12
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Atrophy

A

decrease in size (disuse)

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13
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Hypertrophy

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increase in size

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14
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hyperplasia

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increase in the number of cells

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15
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metaplasia

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changes from one cell type to another

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16
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dysplasia

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changes in size, shape or function of the cell

17
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anaplasia

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complete disorganization of a cell (cancer)

18
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Carcinoma

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cancer of epithelial tissue that usually spreads by way of the lymphatic system

19
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Sarcoma

A

Cancer of connective tissues that spreads by way of the blood

20
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bacteremia

A

bacteria in the blood

21
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septicemia

A

pathogens or toxins in the blood

22
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anoxia

A

absence of oxygen

23
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hypoxia

A

deficiency of oxygen

24
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thrombus

A

platelet deposition

25
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clot

A

fibrinogen to fibrin via thromboplastin

26
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embolus

A

foreign body in the blood that travels

27
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diapedesis

A

neutrophils and monocytes that travel through the walls of blood vessels

28
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chemotaxis

A

movement of WBC’s in response to a concentration gradient of a variety of tissue damage products

29
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phagocytosis

A

accomplished by neutrophils and macrophages

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