18 Questions
What is the characteristic appearance of caseous necrosis of the lung?
White or cheese-like
What type of necrosis is associated with immune reactions within blood vessels?
Fibrinoid necrosis
Which type of necrosis is characterized by focal areas of fat destruction?
Fat necrosis
What is the term for the programmed cell death that occurs in certain circumstances?
Apoptosis
What is the result of excess apoptosis in AIDS patients?
Wasting disease
What is the opposite of apoptosis in terms of disease pathology?
Cancer
What is the term for the degradation and recycling of cellular contents for energy during stress?
Autophagy
Which type of necrosis is characterized by the presence of a cheesy like material?
Caseous necrosis
What is the term for the breakdown of plasma membrane and organellar membranes, resulting in leakage and enzymatic digestion of cellular contents?
Necrosis
What type of necrosis is characterized by the digestion of fat cells?
Fat necrosis
What is the term for the process of programmed cell death?
Apoptosis
What is the term for the type of necrosis that occurs due to ischemia?
Coagulative necrosis
What type of necrosis is characterized by the preservation of tissue architecture?
Coagulative necrosis
What type of necrosis is often observed in tuberculous infections?
Caseous necrosis
What type of necrosis is associated with insufficient blood supply?
Gangrenous necrosis
What type of necrosis is characterized by the formation of a liquid, viscous mass?
Liquefactive necrosis
What type of necrosis is often seen in immune reactions within blood vessels?
Fibrinoid necrosis
What type of necrosis is not a true pattern of necrosis, but rather a focal area of fat destruction?
Fat necrosis
Learn about the cellular stages of necrosis, including cellular swelling, cytoplasmic changes, and nuclear alterations such as pyknosis, karyorrhexis, and karyolysis.
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