2 - Neoplasia Flashcards
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Tumor
Swollen state, a swelling
Hat subsides if the initial stimulus is removed W
Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia is stimulated by
Inflammation, trauma, hormones, or increased functional demand
Compensatory hyperplasia
Wound healing
Nodular forms of hyperplasia
Compensatory or idiopathic
Diffuse forms of hyperplasia
Hormone driven
Neoplasia
New growth
In neoplasia, DNA mutations allow for
Uncontrolled cell proliferation - tumor
Neoplasia becomes unresponsive to
Ordinary controls on cell growth
Oncology
Study of tumors
Oncogenes is
The process of tumor developments whether benign or malignant
Carcinogens is
Process involved in the development of cancer or teh malignant transformation of cells
names of specific neoplasma end in
Oma
Benign epithelial cell
Adenoma
Epithelial tissues line
Skin, intestines, or lungs
Mesenchymal tissues
Supportive tissues, connective tissues, muscle , bone
Benign Mesynchal cells
Fibroma
Malignant epithelial cells
Carcinoma
Malignant mesenchymal cells
Sarcoma
Anaplasia
Loss of cellular differentiation indicative of neoplasia
Anisocytosis
Variation in cell size within a population of cells
Anisokaryosis
Variation in nuclear size
Carcinoma in situ
Preinvasive epithelial neoplasma that has no yet penetrated the epithelial basement membrane
Hamartoma
Mature by disorganized tissue found in its normal location