Pathology of Development, Genetics and Ageing Flashcards
1
Q
What is a congenital defect?
A
Defect present at birth
2
Q
What is an inherited defect?
A
An inherited genetic abnormality
3
Q
What is an acquired defect?
A
Non genetic defect determined by the environment
4
Q
What is polygenic inheritance?
A
Lots of genes acting as a group spread all over the body
5
Q
What is hypertrophy?
A
Increase in the size of tissue from increase in size of constituent cells
6
Q
What is atrophy?
A
Decrease in tissue size from loss of size/number of constituent cells
7
Q
What is metaplasia?
A
Change in differentiation from 1 cell –> another cell type
8
Q
What is hyperplasia?
A
Increase in size of tissue from increase of number of constituent cells
9
Q
What is dysplasia?
A
Morphological change in cells
10
Q
What happens when a telomere gets too short to a cell
A
Stops dividing
