Chediak-Higashi syndrome is characterized by _____ circulating neutrophils
#2
Infarction and/or neoplasm of the blood-brain-barrier destroys endothelial cell tight junctions, causing _____
#3
_____ is defined as separation of epidermal cells (e.g. Pemphigus vulgaris)
#4
Proliferation of the T cell compartment of lymph nodes causes _____ hyperplasia (e.g. viral infections)
#5
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is characterized by faulty collagen synthesis causing _____ skin
#6
fat necrosis (breast)
#7
The subtypes of fibrocystic disease of the breast are _____, _____, _____, and _____.
#8
aplasia (organogenesis)
#9
death
#10
How do Duchenne's and Becker's muscular dystrophies differ genetically?
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Edema mechanisms Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Chediak-Higashi syndrome is characterized by _____ circulating neutrophils
Answer: decreased
Flashcard 2: Infarction and/or neoplasm of the blood-brain-barrier destroys endothelial cell tight junctions, causing _____
Answer: vasogenic edema
Flashcard 3: _____ is defined as separation of epidermal cells (e.g. Pemphigus vulgaris)
Answer: Acantholysis
Flashcard 4: Proliferation of the T cell compartment of lymph nodes causes _____ hyperplasia (e.g. viral infections)
Answer: paracortex
Flashcard 5: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is characterized by faulty collagen synthesis causing _____ skin
Answer: hyperextensible
Flashcard 6: fat necrosis (breast)
Answer: fat necrosis and saponification following trauma (often mild or unremarkable trauma)
Extra: painless breast lump
Flashcard 7: The subtypes of fibrocystic disease of the breast are _____, _____, _____, and _____.
Answer: fibrosis
Flashcard 8: aplasia (organogenesis)
Answer: absent organ despite present primordial tissue
Flashcard 9: death
Answer: prolonged nutrient depletion and waste build-up leads to death
Extra: D
Flashcard 10: How do Duchenne's and Becker's muscular dystrophies differ genetically?
Answer: DMD is a frameshift mutation effectively deleting the gene. BMD is a partial loss of function mutation.
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