Cell injury — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: Which cellular adaptation is usually preceded by persistent metaplasia or pathologic hyperplasia? _____

Answer: Dysplasia

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Flashcard 62: Why do columnar cells undergo benign squamous metaplasia at the cervical squamocolumnar junction? _____

Answer: Acidic pH (3.8-4.5) in the vagina (due to lactobacilli there)

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Flashcard 63: _____ is a yellow-brown "wear and tear" pigment associated with normal aging

Answer: Lipofuscin

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Flashcard 64: Vitamin _____ deficiency can result in metaplasia

Answer: A

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Flashcard 65: Which cellular change is characterized by a decrease in tissue mass due to decrease in size or number of cells? _____

Answer: Atrophy

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Flashcard 66: Which feature of cell death is characterized by nuclear dissolution? _____

Answer: Karyolysis

Flashcard 67: Does angina cause myocyte necrosis? _____

Answer: No, damage is reversible

Flashcard 68: Reversible cellular injury is characterized ultrastructurally by _____ detachment and polysomal detachment, leading to decreased protein synthesis

Answer: ribosomal

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Flashcard 69: Which type of necrosis is characterized by fragmented cells/debris surrounded by lymphocytes and macrophages? _____

Answer: Caseous necrosis

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Flashcard 70: CMV can present with inclusion bodies said to look like _____

Answer: "owl's eyes"

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