Cellular changes and adaptation 1
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Which of the following best describes hypoxia?

  • A condition caused by an inadequate blood supply to an organ
  • A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in the tissues
  • A condition caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
  • A condition caused by a reduced oxygen delivery to the tissues (correct)
  • What is the primary source of energy production in cells?

  • Fermentation
  • Oxidative phosphorylation (correct)
  • Krebs cycle
  • Glycolysis
  • Which of the following is a consequence of hypoxia?

  • Activation of the Ca2+ pump
  • Increased ATP production
  • Elevated intracellular pH
  • Cell swelling (correct)
  • What is the effect of reduced oxygen levels on oxidative phosphorylation?

    <p>Impaired ATP synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of metabolic acidosis in hypoxia?

    <p>Increased lactic acid production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a consequence of hypoxia?

    <p>Activation of protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of hypoxia on oxidative phosphorylation?

    <p>Decreased ATP production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of cellular swelling in hypoxia?

    <p>Influx of Na+</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of increased lactic acid in cells during anaerobic respiration?

    <p>Clumping of nuclear chromatin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of a free radical?

    <p>Oxygen molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to free radicals in normal conditions?

    <p>They are removed by specialized enzymatic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of glutathione in dealing with free radicals?

    <p>To remove free radicals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of excessive production or inadequate removal of free radicals in cells?

    <p>Decreased protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of cell injury resulting from excessive production or inadequate removal of free radicals?

    <p>Lipid peroxidation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes direct-acting toxins?

    <p>Toxins that act directly by combining with a critical molecular component</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of latent toxins?

    <p>CCl4 poisoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary mechanism of cell injury caused by latent toxins?

    <p>Conversion to reactive metabolites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a common result of radiation?

    <p>Damage to DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if the damage to DNA caused by radiation is too great to be repaired successfully?

    <p>p53 triggers apoptosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a mechanism by which cells become injured in autoimmunity and infection?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which inflammatory cells generate ROS?

    <p>Oxidative burst</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cellular components can be damaged by ROS, resulting in cell injury?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cell death is characterized by an inflammatory response?

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

    Which type of cell death is energy-dependent and does not elicit an inflammatory response?

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

    Which type of cell death is a normal physiological process as well as a response to injury?

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

    Which of the following is a characteristic feature of necrosis?

    <p>Pathologic role in cell development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nuclear change is characterized by the rupture of the pyknotic nuclear membrane and fragmentation of the nucleus?

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

    Which nuclear change is characterized by the fading of the nucleus and dissolution of chromatin due to the action of DNAases and RNAases?

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

    Which nuclear change is characterized by nuclear shrinkage and condensation of DNA into a shrunken basophilic mass?

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

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of apoptosis?

    <p>Pathologic role in cell development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cell death is characterized by adjacent inflammation?

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

    Which of the following is a characteristic feature of apoptosis?

    <p>Fragmentation into nucleosome-sized fragments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of apoptosis?

    <p>Physiologic means of eliminating unwanted cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic feature of necrosis?

    <p>Adjacent inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of excessive production or inadequate removal of free radicals in cells?

    <p>Cellular damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of infarction?

    <p>Insufficient blood supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of ischaemia?

    <p>Inadequate blood supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

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