quiz 4

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

wasting; decrease in size of an organ or tissue; a shrinkage in the size of a cell by the loss of cell substance; cells not dead

Question 2

autolysis

Answer 2

Self digestion of the cell. The lysosomes within the cell begin to break down the cell internal structures

Question 2

caseous

Answer 2

form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese like appearance

Question 3

crepitation

Answer 3

crackling sound when it is touched due to presence of gas in tissue

Question 4

dry gangrene

Answer 4

also known as ischemic gangrene = when tissue becomes dehydrated if the blood supply is reduced. Tissue becomes black, dry, wrinkled, and greasy to the touch.

Question 5

dysplasia

Answer 5

abnormal development of tissue

Question 6

gangrene

Answer 6

refers to the death of body tissue due to either lack of blood flow ro a serious bacterial infection

Question 7

gas gangrene

Answer 7

bacterial infection that produces gas in tissues in gangrene. deadly form of gangrene usually is caused by clostridium perfringens. It is a medical emergency. It causes fermentation of carbohydrates in the tissues, releasing carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas

Question 8

hyperplasia

Answer 8

increase in the size of a tissue or organ; increase in the number of cells present

Question 9

hypertrophy

Answer 9

the enlargement of an organ or structure due to the increase in size of cells composing it; adaptive

Question 10

metaplasia

Answer 10

form of cellular adaptation in which cells regenerate after injury; one cell type is replaced by another cell type that is more capable of withstanding a change of environment

Question 11

necrosis

Answer 11

pathological death of cells, tissues, and organs while still a part of a living organism

Question 12

regeneration

Answer 12

the replacement of damaged cells with identical cells