tissueinjury

Question 1

what is coagulative necrosis

Answer 1

cell and tissue death due to loss of energy

-usually due to hypoxia

Question 2

what is the fundamental event that results in most cases of tissue injury?

Answer 2

cell injury

Question 3

what is liquefactive necrosis?

Answer 3

cell and tissue death associated with liquefaction in response to neutrophil enzymes

Question 4

what is caseous necrosis?

Answer 4

a type of coagulative necrosis where the necrotic tissue is surrounded by a chronic inflammatory response

Question 5

what is gangrenous necrosis?

Answer 5

areas of coagulative necrosis that are subsequently infected by bacteria and undergo putrefication
-ischemia (reduction in oxygen supply to the area) is the common underlying cause

Question 6

what is ischemia?

Answer 6

reduction in oxygen supply to the area

Question 7

what is fat necrosis?

Answer 7

a process that occurs in fat due to the destruction of adipocytes by lipases
-most often occurs with pancreatitis