Word Work

Question 1

myocyte

Answer 1

muscle cell

Question 2

osteocyte

Answer 2

bone cell

Question 3

leukocyte

Answer 3

white blood cell

Question 4

phagocyte

Answer 4

engulfs and destroys pathogens

Question 5

ischaemia

Answer 5

restriction of blood supply to tissues

Question 6

hypoxic

Answer 6

pertaining to low O2

Question 7

hypoxia

Answer 7

condition of low O2

Question 8

atrophy

Answer 8

dec. in size or number of cells –> dec. tissue mass

Question 9

hypertrophy

Answer 9

inc. in size of cells —> inc. in tissue mass

Question 10

hyperplasia

Answer 10

inc in the number of cells

Question 11

metaplasia

Answer 11

change in cell character

Question 12

dysplasia

Answer 12

abnormal growth

Question 13

neoplasia

Answer 13

new abnormal excessive cell growth

Question 14

apoptosis

Answer 14

the natural death of cells/ programmed cell death

Question 15

necrosis

Answer 15

a form of cell in jury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue often resulting in lack of blood flow

Question 16

hypotension

Answer 16

low blood pressure

Question 17

hypertension

Answer 17

high blood pressure

Question 18

myocaridum

Answer 18

heart muscle

Question 19

dyspnoea

Answer 19

difficulty in breathing

Question 20

nephrosis

Answer 20

abnormal condition of the kidney

Question 21

uliguria

Answer 21

condition of abnormal urinary