Quiz Questions Exam 1 Flashcards
A cell that has undergone physiologic stress may adapt via which 2 mechanisms?
1) metaplasia
2) hypertrophy
Which is the term indicating an increase in the number of cells has resulted from the proliferation of differentiated cells?
hyperplasia
What is the term indicating a reversible change has occurred from one adult cell type by another adult cell type?
Metaplasia
Decreased cellular protein synthesis combined with increased protein degradation is the hallmark feature of which one of the following?
atrophy
which morphological category of necrosis requires histological examination to determine (1)?
fat necrosis
The presence of lipid vacuoles within the cytoplasm of a cell (fatty changes) are most likely to occur following which type of injury (1)?
crush injury
hypoxia
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which one of the following describes destructive fragmentation of the nucleus within a dying cell?
karyorrhexis
mitochondria are resistant to the deleterious effects of hypoxia: t/f?
False
Apoptosis may be stimulated by both irradiation and accumulation of improperly folded proteins: t/f?
true
phospholipases are enzymes within a cells that are most likely to be activated via which one?
influx of calcium
cellular response to an injurious stimuli depends on which 3 of the following?
1) Duration of injury
2) type of injury
3) severity of injury
reactive oxygen species are produced in all cells during their normal cellular metabolism, T/F?
true
The restoration of blood flow to an area of ischemia commonly causes damage to which 2 types of tissues?
1) cerebral neurons
2) myocardium of the heart
Caspase-8 are most likely to cleave and activate pro-aptoptotic molecules in which pathway?
the death receptor pathway
damage caused by free radicals is determined by their _______ and efficieicy of removal
rate of production
name 2 reactive oxygen species
1) superoxide
2) hydrogen peroxide
ischemia destroys tissues faster and more severely than does hypoxia T/F?
true
breakdown of the endometrium during the menstrual cycle is an example of physiologic apoptosis T/F?
true
calorie restriction inhibits the effects of aging t/f?
true
which of the following is a short repeated sequence of DNA at the ends of chromosomes that protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighboring chromosomes?
telomere
deposition of calcium into an injured tissue is called
dystrophic calcification
disorders causing destruction of bone (osteolysis) will cause _____
metastatic calcification
which morphological pattern of inflammation is associated with acne vulagris
purulent
which morphological pattern of inflammation is demonstrated by histological examination
inflammazome
the resolution stage of an inflammatory reaction involves enzymatic degradation of the various chemical mediators of the reaction: true/false?
true
increased vascular permeability results in exudate of protein-rich extravascular fluid: true/false?
true
focal collections of pus are called
abscesses
the most common exogenous pigment is _____
silica
the kinin system leads to the formation of _____, which increases vascular permeability
bradykinin
activation of _____ induces the activation the coagulation cascade and the complement system
hageman factor (factor XXLVII)