Ch 2: Cellular Pathology

Question 1

Inflammation

Answer 1

The body’s composite cellular reaction to an injury

Question 2

Repair

Answer 2

The process of healing the injury by regenerating new cells to replace dead ones or by filling the void w/ scar tissue

Question 3

Labile Tissue

Answer 3

Tissue is dividing rapidly and frequently

Question 4

Stable Tissue

Answer 4

Have a few cells in the cell cycle, dividing but not frequently

Question 5

Permanent Tissues

Answer 5

Cells that have very little or no dividing stem cells

Question 6

Anoxia

Answer 6

Total lack of Oxygen

Question 7

Hypoxia

Answer 7

Partial lack of oxygen

Question 8

Ischemia

Answer 8

Decreased blood flow

Question 9

Steatosis

Answer 9

Accumulation of fat in response to an acute mild injury

Question 10

Hyperplasia

Answer 10

Enlargement of a tissue or organ owing to an increase in the number of cells.

Question 11

Metaplasia

Answer 11

Reversible change of one cell type to another, caused by a chronic injury.

Question 12

Dysplasia

Answer 12

Disordered Growth

Question 13

Necrosis

Answer 13

Pathological death of cells

Question 14

Cytokines

Answer 14

Protein molecules secreted by cells that act to enhance immune reactions