Adaptation Flashcards

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This are reversible changes in the number, size, phenotype, metabolic activity or functions of cells

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Adaptations

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2
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A type of adaptation that usually represents responses of cells to normal stimulation hormones

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Physiologic adaptation

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3
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Type of adaptations that responses to stress that allow cell to modulate

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Pathologic

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4
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Increase in cell size, incapable of dividing

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Hypertrophy

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5
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Increase in cell number,capable of replication

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Hyperplasia

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6
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Types of hyperplasia that exemplified by the proliferation of the glandular epithelium

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Hormonal hyperplasia

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7
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Type of hyperplasia that occurs when a portion of the tissue is removed

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Compensatory

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8
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Absence of cell, shrinking of cell

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Atrophy

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9
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Results from decreased protein synthesis

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Atrophy

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10
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Self- eating

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Autophagy

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11
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A reversible change in which one adult cell type is replaced

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Metaplasia

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12
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Also known as atypical hyperplasia, abnormal growth and differentiation

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Dysplasia

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13
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Also known an undifferentiated, irreversible

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Anaplasia

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14
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Cells may accumulate abnormal amounts of substances

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Intracellular accumulation

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15
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Abnormal accumulation of triglycerides

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Steatosis (fatty change)

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16
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Accumulation of cholesterol with macrophage

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Xanthomas

17
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Cause by renal disease, plasma cell actively secreting

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Protein

18
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Readily available energy source stored in healthy cells

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Glycogen

19
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Usually refers to an alteration within cells, pink appearance in routine histologic sections

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Hyaline change

20
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Colored substances

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Pigments

21
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Most common exogenous pigment

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Carbon

22
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A type of endogenous pigment which is a where and tear pigment (brownish yellow)

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Lipofuscin

23
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An endogenous brown-black pigment produced in melanocytes

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Melanin

24
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A type of endogenous pigment that is a hemoglobin derived granular pigment (golden yellow)

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Hemosiderin

25
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Implies the abnormal deposition of calcium, salts together with smaller amounts of iron, magnesium, and other minerals

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Pathologic calcification

26
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Absence of calcium

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Dystrophic calcification

27
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Deposition of calcium salts in normal tissues

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Metastatic calcification