What is Pathology Flashcards by Connie Gray | Brainscape

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What is histopathology?

A

Cervical smears + Post mortem

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What is chemical pathology?

A

Biochemical substance

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What is microbiology?

A

Culture of bacteria

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What is haematology?

A

Blood - diagnose leukaemia

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What is immunology?

A

Antibodies - allergic disease

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What is hyperplasia?

A

Increase in cell number

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What is hypertrophy?

A

Increase in cell size

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What is metaplasia?

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One cell is replaced my another

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What is atrophy?

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Shrinkage in cell size

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What is hypoxia?

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Low oxygen supply

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What is ischemia?

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Loss of blood - loss of oxygen and nutrients

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What is chemical exposure?

A

Smoking, alcohol, paracetamol

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Any others reasons for cell death?

A

Infection, radiation, immune, age

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What is necrosis?

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Damage to membrane allows enzymes to digest cell

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What is apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death

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