Cell injury — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: What musculoskeletal disorder is characterized by metaplasia of skeletal muscle fibroblasts to bone? _____

Answer: Myositis ossificans

Flashcard 192: Which error in morphogenesis is characterized by absent organ due to absent primordial tissue?_____

Answer: Agenesis

Flashcard 193: Which cellular change is characterized by disordered, non-neoplastic cellular growth? _____

Answer: Dysplasia

Flashcard 194: Mitochondrial _____ signifies irreversible cellular injury

Answer: vacuolization

Flashcard 195: Is damage in the zone of stasis / edema reversible (and if yes, does it need treatment)?_____

Answer: Yes, with treatment

Flashcard 196: Chromatolysis is characterized by displacement of the _____ to the periphery

Answer: nucleus

Flashcard 197: Which type of necrosis is associated with tuberculosis and fungal infections? _____

Answer: Caseous necrosis

Extra: Caseous necrosis is a hallmark of granulomatous inflammation (e.g., TB, Histoplasma). It is described as a combination of coagulative and liquefactive necrosis. Contrast this with **liquefactive necrosis**, which is seen in pyogenic abscesses (e.g., *Nocardia*, *S. aureus*), brain infarcts, and acute pancreatitis.

Flashcard 198: Which type of necrosis is characterized by preserved cell shape and organ structure? _____

Answer: Coagulative necrosis

Flashcard 199: Which type of necrosis resembles mummified tissue?_____

Answer: Gangrenous (dry)

Flashcard 200: Gangrenous necrosis is a form of _____ necrosis

Answer: coagulative