General Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 271: Accumulation of sulfatides in metachromatic leukodystrophy results in destruction and impaired production of the _____

Answer: myelin sheath

Flashcard 272: What type of scar is characterized by parallel collagen organization?_____

Answer: Hypertrophic scar

Flashcard 273: Ganglion cysts arise from _____ of dense connective tissue

Answer: mucoid degeneration

Extra: Ganglion cysts result from cystic or mucoid degeneration of connective tissue (joint capsule or tendon sheath). They lack a true synovial lining, which distinguishes them from synovial cysts (like Baker's cysts), which are herniations of the synovial membrane.

Flashcard 274: Do hypertrophic scars have a genetic predisposition? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 275: Which type of hemolysis involves RBC destruction by the reticuloendothelial system (RES)?

Answer: Extravascular hemolysis

Flashcard 276: What is the mode of inheritance of Propionic acidemia? _____

Answer: autosomal recessive

Flashcard 277: Chronic hemolysis can lead to iron deposition in the kidney (this process is known as _____)

Answer: hemosiderosis

Flashcard 278: Biopsy of breast tissue with fat necrosis shows necrotic fat with associated calcifications and _____ cells

Answer: giant

Flashcard 279: What is the cause of painful crisis in patients with sickle cell anemia? _____

Answer: Vaso-occlusion

Flashcard 280: _____ refers to a decreased number of circulating eosinophils

Answer: Eosinopenia