Flashcards in Pathology sample questions Deck (3)
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1
Q
The cellular necrosis pattern in which basophilia of the chromatin fade is known as ____.
a. karyorrhexis
b. pyknosis
c. karyolysis
d. autolysis
A
c. karyolysis
pyknosis- nuclear shrinking and increased basophilia
karyorrhexis- fragmentation of pyknotic nucleus
autolysis- destruction by own enzymes
2
Q
Which of these is the most likely contributing factor to hemodynamic pulmonary edema?
a. mitral stenosis
b. hyperproteinemia
c. toxemia
d. damaged vascular endothelium
A
d. damaged vascular endothelium
3
Q
The perikaryon of a neuron whose axon has been severed undergoes ______.
a. fatty degeneration
b. central chromatolysis
c. liquefactive necrosis
d. reactive proliferation
A
b. central chromatolysis