What are Patterns of Tissue Necrosis?
Caseous necrosis. Coagulative necrosis. Fat necrosis. Gangrenous necrosis. Liquefactive necrosis.
How do Cells Respond to Stress?
Cellular responses to stress include: Hypertrophy: Increase in size. Hyperplasia: Increase in number. Physiologic Hyperplasia Pathologic Hyperplasia Atrophy: Degeneration due to lack of use. Metaplasia: The development of a specific type of cell as a replacement for another…
What is Hypertrophy?
Increase in size.
What is Hyperplasia?
Increase in number.
What is Atrophy?
Atrophy is degeneration due to lack of use.
What is Metaplasia?
Metaplasia is the development of a specific type of cell as a replacement for another type of cell that would normally be present.
What is Pathology?
Pathology is the study of disease.
How are Cell Populations Maintained?
Cell populations are maintained through stem cells and cellular proliferation.
What is the Extracellular Matrix?
The extracellular matrix are the components outside of the cell. Cells interact with the extracellular matrix.
What are Cellular Receptors?
Cellular receptors are receptors that detect molecules, and signal cellular communication.