Pathology Ch 1

Define Etiology

Cause of a disease
Define Pathogenesis

Mechanism of development of disease
Define Morphologic Changes

Alterations in cell or tissue structures due to disease processes
What are the pathways of cell death?
- Necrosis
- Apoptosis
Hypertrophy

Increase in the size of cells
Hyperplasia

Increase in the number of cells
Causes of atrophy
- Decreased workload
- Loss of innervation
- Ischemia
- Inadequate nutrition
- Loss of endocrine stimulation
- Pressure
Metaplasia

Reversible change from one cell type to another

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Pathology Ch 1

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Pathology Ch 1

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2011-08-24T06:02:10Z

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