Necrosis: Tissue Death and Morphological Changes

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What is the primary cause of coagulative necrosis?

Bacterial infections

Sudden cessation of blood flow (correct)

Fungal infections

Chemical agents

What is the term for the condensation and shrinkage of the nucleus in necrotic cells?

Pyknosis (correct)

Karyolysis

Karyorrhexis

Eosinophilia

Which type of necrosis combines features of both coagulative and liquefactive necrosis?

Liquefaction necrosis

Coagulative necrosis

Caseous necrosis (correct)

Fat necrosis

What is the result of the action of powerful hydrolytic enzymes in liquefaction necrosis?

Degradation of tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the fragmentation of the nucleus in necrotic cells?

Karyorrhexis Signup and view all the answers

Which organs are commonly affected by coagulative necrosis?

Heart, kidney, and spleen Signup and view all the answers

Which type of necrosis is characterized by the deposition of fibrin-like material?

Fibrinoid necrosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between dry and wet gangrene?

Amount of blood supply Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of apoptosis in physiologic processes?

Cell death Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of apoptosis in morphology?

Chromatin condensation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a physiologic process involving apoptosis?

Tumor cell growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between gangrene and necrosis?

Gangrene is a type of necrosis Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary cause of coagulative necrosis?

What is the term for the condensation and shrinkage of the nucleus in necrotic cells?

Which type of necrosis combines features of both coagulative and liquefactive necrosis?

What is the result of the action of powerful hydrolytic enzymes in liquefaction necrosis?

What is the term for the fragmentation of the nucleus in necrotic cells?

Which organs are commonly affected by coagulative necrosis?

Which type of necrosis is characterized by the deposition of fibrin-like material?

What is the main difference between dry and wet gangrene?

What is the role of apoptosis in physiologic processes?

What is the characteristic feature of apoptosis in morphology?

Which of the following is NOT a physiologic process involving apoptosis?

What is the difference between gangrene and necrosis?

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