Communication: Discussion Board: Quiz #1 Results
  1. Loss of chromatin related to the reflux of DNAase and RNAase into the nucleus.
    Karyolysis

  2. Programmed cell death that normally occurs in the developing fetal limbs. It accounts for the normal development of fingers and toes.
    Apoptosis

  3. Reversible cell swelling in renal tubules caused by hypoperfusion of the kidneys during a cardiac operation.
    Hydropic (vacuolar) change

  4. Saponification of the peripancreatic tissue following an attack of acute pancreatitis.
    Fat necrosis

  5. Softened localized area in the brain (encephalomalacia) caused by an occlusion of the medial cerebral artery.
    Liquifactive necrosis

  6. White soft area in a lymph node infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Caseous necrosis

  7. Transformation of glandular epithelium into squamous epithelium in chronic cervicitis.
    Metaplasia

  8. Preneoplastic changes seen in the bronchial mucosa of smokers.
    Dysplasia

  9. Small brown heart in a 90-year old man.
    Atrophy

  10. Estrogen-induced thickening of the uterine endometrium.
    Hyperplasia

  11. This cell type is a hallmark of acute inflammation.
    Polymorphonuclear leukocyte

  12. Specific effect of antigen on IgE-primed mast cells and basophils.
    Degranulation

  13. Inhibits the production of prostaglandins.
    Aspirin

  14. Site of endothelial cell contraction and gap formation between tight junctions during acute inflammation.
    Postcapillary venule

  15. Enhances phagocytosis and is mediatd by IgG and C3b.
    Opsonization

  16. Plasma protein cascade that produces vasoactive mediators of inflammation.
    Complement system

  17. Directed migration in response to an inflammatory stimulus.
    Chemotaxis

  18. Inducer of fever.
    Pyrogen

  19. Lipid-soluble pore forming derivative of the complement system of proteins.
    Membrane attack complex

  20. Chronic inflammatory cell type.
    Lymphocyte