Reversible cell injury: Degeneration

Question 1

def of fatty change or steatosis

Answer 1

a reversible cell damage characterized by accumulation of fat in non-fatty tissues.

Question 2

why does this accumulation of fat is take place??

Answer 2

due to the inability of the non- fatty tissues to metabolize the amount of
fat presented to them.

Question 3

what r the causes of fatty change??

Answer 3

l. Causes of cloudy swelling.

2. Bacterial toxins in chronic infections as tuberculosis.
3. Fatty liver:
   *fatty change of liver occurs in other conditions:
   A. Excess intake of fats + carbs

B. Starvation w/ fat mobilization from fat stores.

C. Specific liver diseases as viral hepatitis where diseased liver cells can not metabolize normal amount
of fat brought to it.

D. Diabetes mellitus with excess mobilization of fat to the liver from fat stores.

E. Deficiency of lipotropic factor containing phospholipids in the liver so that can be utilized by most of
the body cells.

Question 4

Deficiency of lipotropic factors occurs in:

Answer 4

• Malnutrition
  *Thyrotoxicosis.
• Malabsorption.
• Chronic alcoholism.