Cell injury — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: _____-vascular hemolysis involves destruction of RBCs within vessels

Answer: Intra

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 32: In coagulative necrosis, injury denatures _____

Answer: proteolytic enzymes

Flashcard 33: Which feature of cell death is characterized by nuclear condensation? _____

Answer: Pyknosis

Flashcard 34: What type of infarct occurs with venous occlusion, tissues with multiple blood supplies (e.g. liver, lungs, intestine, testes), or reperfusion? _____

Answer: Red (hemorrhagic) infarct

Flashcard 35: Which mechanism of cell death involves death of single cells or small groups of cells? _____

Answer: Apoptosis

Flashcard 36: What inclusion body may be seen inside the RBCs of patients with G6PD deficiency? _____

Answer: Heinz bodies

Extra: visible on peripheral smear after using a crystal violet dye Atlas:

Flashcard 37: Metaplasia occurs via reprogramming of _____ cells, which then produce the new cell type

Answer: stem

Flashcard 38: _____ is a cause of O2 deprivation due to a loss of blood flow (e.g. impeded arterial flow, decreased venous drainage)

Answer: Ischemia

Flashcard 39: _____ involves gene activation, protein synthesis, and production of organelles

Answer: Hypertrophy

Flashcard 40: Sudden onset hydronephrosis may cause renal papillary _____

Answer: necrosis