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Pathology Ch 1, 3
Pathology Quiz 1
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01/12/2012

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What is etiology?
Definition
The CAUSE of disease, either intrinsic/genetic or acquired
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What is pathogenesis?
Definition
The mechanism of disease development
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What is morphology?
Definition
Structural alterations
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What is atrophy?
Definition
Decrease in size and function of a cell
Term
What causes atrophy?
Definition
Decreased workload or disuse
Ischemia (as in sickle cell)
Lack of hormonal/neuronal signalling
Malnutrition
Aging
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What are terminally differentiated cells?
Definition
Non-replicating- heart, brain
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What is hypertrophy?
Definition
Increase in size and function without increasing number of cells
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What causes hypertrophy?
Definition
Increased mechanical demand:
Can be physiologic- like weight lifting, or pathologic- like cardiac muscle in hypertension

Increased endocrine stimulation:
-breast size during lactation
-gravid uterus (estrogen)
-puberty (growth hormone)
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What is hyperplasia?
Definition
Increase in NUMBER of cells
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What types of cells do not undergo hyperplasia?
Definition
Nerve, heart, skeletal muscle
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What causes hyperplasia?
Definition
Endocrine or neuronal stimulation
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Karyolysis
Definition
faded basophilia (necrosis)
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Pyknosis
Definition
nuclear shrinkage (necrosis)
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Karyorrhexis
Definition
fragmentation (necrosis)
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Dystrophic calcification
Definition
Calcium salts as a result of necrosis
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Coagulative necrosis
Definition
Ischemia- GHOSTS- hypoxic cell death
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Fibrinoid necrosis
Definition
Blood vessels, kidney- from long standing hypertension- RED
Term
Chromatin condensation
Definition
Hallmark of apoptosis
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Caspase
Definition
Cysteine protease- apoptotic executioners that degrade DNA
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TNF Receptor Family
Definition
Death receptors (TNFR1)
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Fas(CD95)
Definition
Death receptor
Term
Bcl-2 and Bcl-X
Definition
Anti-apoptotic
Term
lipofuscin
Definition
Undigested intracellular lipid (peroxidation)
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Melanin
Definition
Tyrosine- action of enzyme tyrosinase in response to sun
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Metastatic calcification
Definition
Elevated serum calcium - from alkalosis
-kidney- renal failure
-lung- resp probs
Term
Cyclins
Definition
regulate cell cycle- bind to CDK (cyclin dependent kinases)- can be blocked by inhibitors
Term
EGF and TGF-a
Definition
bind to EGFR-
Term
VEGF
Definition
Induces BV formation
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PDGF
Definition
causes migration and prolif of fibroblasts, SMC, monocytes
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FGF
Definition
recruits fibroblasts
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TGF-b
Definition
fibrogenic- increases collagen production
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TNF and IL-6
Definition
G0 to G1 transition
Term
hydroxyproline
Definition
measure collagen production
Term
bFGF
Definition
basic Fibroblast Growth Factor- ANGIOGENSIS
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