Fatty Change
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Which organ can be affected by fatty change or steatosis?

  • Lungs
  • Pancreas
  • Stomach
  • Liver (correct)
  • What is the main cause of fatty change in the liver?

  • Diabetes
  • Hypoxia
  • High cholesterol levels
  • Starvation (correct)
  • What happens to the hepatocytes in the late stages of fatty change?

  • They increase in size (correct)
  • They lose their nucleus
  • They develop microvesicles
  • They become smaller in size
  • Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of fatty change?

    <p>Increased export of triglycerides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fatty change is characterized by small fat vacuoles near the endoplasmic reticulum in hepatocytes?

    <p>Microvesicular fatty change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cells are responsible for phagocytizing excess cholesterol in the bile?

    <p>Macrophages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe the polypoid appearance of the mucosal surface in cholesterolosis?

    <p>Strawberry gallbladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the size range of the yellow micropolyps seen in cholesterolosis?

    <p>1 - 2 mm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is sometimes associated with cholesterolosis?

    <p>Cholecystitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic cytoplasmic appearance of macrophages in cholesterolosis?

    <p>Foamy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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