Pathophysiology Lecture Notes
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What is the study of the functions of the human body or living organs?

  • Pathophysiology
  • Physiology (correct)
  • Cellular injury
  • Physiological Atrophy
  • Which term can be defined as the physiology of altered health?

  • Homeostasis
  • Hypertrophy
  • Dysplasia
  • Pathophysiology (correct)
  • What refers to a decrease in cell size?

  • Dysplasia
  • Calcification
  • Atrophy (correct)
  • Hyperplasia
  • What is defined as an increase of tissue mass due to an increase in the number of cells?

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

    What is an example of Pathologic Hyperplasia?

    <p>Enlargement of thyroid gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is described as an increase in the size of individual cells?

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

    What is metaplasia?

    <p>A reversible change in which one type of adult cell is replaced by another type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of inflammation?

    <p>To eliminate the initial cause of cell injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the cardinal signs of inflammation?

    <p>Pain, heat, redness, swelling, loss of function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in chronic inflammation?

    <p>Infiltration by mononuclear cells and lymphocytes instead of neutrophils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the systemic manifestations of inflammation?

    <p>Fever, lethargy, increased ESR, CRP, leukocytosis or leukopenia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a bacterial infection typically induce in the blood?

    <p>Selective increase in neutrophils (Neutrophilia)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first level of control provided by the cell membrane's lipid bilayer structure?

    <p>Tightly packed phospholipids with a hydrophobic interior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in acute inflammation?

    <p>Immediate response to injury. nonspecific. self-limited and short duration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in viral infections?

    <p>Decrease in neutrophils (neutropenia) and an increase in lymphocytes (lymphocytosis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is physiology?

    <p>The study of the functions of the human body or living organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does atrophy refer to?

    <p>A decrease in cell size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hyperplasia?

    <p>An increase in tissue mass due to an increase in the number of cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is dysplasia?

    <p>Complete loss of normal cellular architecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does calcification refer to?

    <p>The precipitation of calcium in dead or chronic inflammation area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is homeostasis?

    <p>A normal or adaptive steady state in the face of injurious stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is metaplasia?

    <p>The replacement of one type of adult cell with another type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in acute inflammation?

    <p>Short duration and nonspecific response to injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the cardinal signs of inflammation?

    <p>Pain or discomfort, heat, and redness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to a decrease in cell size?

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

    What happens in viral infections?

    <p>Increase in lymphocytes (lymphocytosis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first level of control provided by the cell membrane's lipid bilayer structure?

    <p>Selective permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the systemic manifestations of inflammation?

    <p>Fever and lethargy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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