Irreversible cell injury (necrosis) — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which type of necrosis is characterized by a chalky-white appearance due to deposition of Ca2+? _____

Answer: Fat necrosis

Flashcard 2: Gangrenous necrosis is a form of _____ necrosis

Answer: coagulative

Flashcard 3: What type necrosis is seen with brain infarcts and abscess? _____

Answer: Liquefactive necrosis

Flashcard 4: Which cells release proteolytic enzymes in response to brain abscess, causing liquefactive necrosis?_____

Answer: Neutrophils

Flashcard 5: Which mechanism of cell death is never physiologic*? _____

Answer: Necrosis

Flashcard 6: Which type of necrosis is characterized by preserved cell shape and organ structure? _____

Answer: Coagulative necrosis

Flashcard 7: Which mechanism of cell death involves death of a large group of cells? _____

Answer: Necrosis

Flashcard 8: Niemann Pick disease may present with progressive _____

Answer: neurodegeneration

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Flashcard 9: Fat necrosis of breast tissue presents as a painless _____ on physical exam

Answer: mass

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Flashcard 10: Which layer of the cerebellum is most affected by global cerebral ischemia? _____

Answer: Purkinje layer

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