Advanced Patho Midterm Review
Questions And Answers 2022
Plasma cells (differentiated B lymphocytes) were found to contain increased
amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum. What is the explanation for this finding? -
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Advanced Patho Midterm Review
Questions And Answers 2022
Plasma cells (differentiated B lymphocytes) were found to contain increased
amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum. What is the explanation for this finding? -
Answer- hypertrophy
At autopsy, a small heart in a 90-year old woman was found full of lipofuscin. What is
a reasonable explanation for this finding? - Answer- aging
The left ventricle of the heart was 2.5 cm thick (normal = 1.5 cm). What is the name
for
this morphological adaptation to chronic stress? - Answer- hypertrophy
Large amounts of brown pigment were noted in a liver biopsy specimen obtained
from a
man who had hemolytic anemia. What is the name for this brown pigment? -
Answer- hemosiderin
What is the name for this intracellular storage disorder? - Answer- Hemosiderosis
A 60-year-old man died due to myocardial infarction. At autopsy, the heart tissue
histologically demonstrated loss of nuclei, loss of cell outlines, deeply eosinophilic
staining of the cytoplasm, and loss of cross striation of cardiac myocytes. This heart
shows signs of: - Answer- Coagulative necrosis
A chronic smoker presented to the hospital with relentless coughing and a bronchial
biopsy was performed. The biopsy contained fragments of mature squamous
epithelium
with no evidence of nuclear atypia. This pathologic change is called: - AnswerMetaplasia
Actinic keratosis is a pre-neoplastic condition marked by variation in size and shape
of
epithelial cells, irregular nuclei, and disorderly maturation. This condition is an
example
of an adaptation to persistent stress termed: - Answer- Dysplasia
At the autopsy of an 80-year-old man, the brain was found to have thinned gyri and
widened sulci. What is the name for this adaptation to chronic persistent injury? -
Answer- Atrophy
Renal cell carcinoma may secrete erythropoietin which results in erythrocytosis. The
bone marrow of such patients contains an increased number of red blood cell
precursors.
This condition is called erythroid: - Answer- Hyperplasia.....
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