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Patho Phys Mid Term

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Endocytosis   A process by which extracellular substances are trapped in a section of the membrane that folds inward and separates from the membrane to form an intracellular vesicle  
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Pinocytosis   A type of endocytosis sometimes referred to as “cell drinking” in which extracellular substances are incorporated into small intracellular vesicles for digestion  
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Phagocytosis   A type of endocytosis sometimes referred to as “cell eating” in which substances such as bacteria and cell particulate are incorporated into large vesicles or vacuoles and digested  
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Homozygous   An individual that has identical alleles for a specific gene  
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Heterozygous   An individual that has different alleles for a specific gene  
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Genotype   The genetic composition of an individual  
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Phenotype   The physical characteristics of an individual as determined by genotype and environmental influences  
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Anaplasia   Inability of tumor cells to differentiate and orient to one another and to blood vessels  
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Oncogene   A tumor-causing gene that increases the rate of cell proliferation if mutated  
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Tumor suppressor genes   A gene whose protein product terminates cell proliferation, thereby inhibiting tumor formation  
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Apoptosis   An active process in which cells self-destruct in normal and pathologic tissues  
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Mitosis   The process of nuclear division during which two identical nuclei are produced from one parent cell after chromosomal replication  
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Cytokinesis   The process by which the cytoplasm of a parent cell divides into two identical cells after mitosis  
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Chromosome   Genetic material in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell that contains the DNA of the organism  
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Ischemia   Insufficient blood flow to tissues that may result in hypoxia and subsequent cell injury or death  
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Anoxia   A lack of oxygen caused by vascular obstruction  
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Cachexia   Illness and malnutrition seen in individuals with cancer that results in wasting and eventual death  
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Neoplasm   An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cell divide more than they should or do not die when they should  
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Xenobiotics   chemicals that include toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic chemicals  
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Carcenogens   any substance that is directly involved in the promotion of cancer  
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Metaplasia   Is the reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another, sometimes less differentiated, cell type  
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Hyperplasia   Is an increase in the number of cells resulting from an increased rate of cellular division  
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Hypertrophy   Is the increase in the size of cells and consequently in the size of the affected organ  
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Atrophy   Is a decrease or shrinkage in cellular size  
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Consanguinity   Refers to the mating of two related individuals, and the offspring of such matings are said to be inbred  
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Mutagen   Increase the frequency of mutations  
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Mutation   Is any inherited alteration of genetic material  
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Meiosis   Is a process of reductional division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is halved  
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Metastasis   Is the spread of cancer cells from the site of the original tumor to distant tissues and organs throughout the body  
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Pleomorphic   In contrast to normal cells, which are uniform in size and shape, anaplastic cells are of variable size and shape, or pleomorphic  
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Expressivity   Is the extent of variation in phenotype associated with a particular genotype  
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Penetrance   of a trait is the percentage of individuals with a specific genotype who also exhibit the expected phenotype  
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Proband   Generally, the pedigree begins with one individual in the family, the proband, also termed the propositus (male) or proposita (female)  
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Osmosis   Is the movement of water “down” a concentration gradient that is, across a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration to one of lower concentration  
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Filtration   Is the movement of water and solutes through a membrane because of a greater pushing pressure on one side of the membrane than on the other side  
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Diffusion   Is the movement of a solute molecule from an area of greater solute concentration to an area of lesser solute concentration  
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Pathology   concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process  
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Pathogenesis   pathologic, physiologic, or biochemical mechanism resulting in the development of a disease or morbid process  
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Etiology   The science and study of the causes of disease and their mode of operation  
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Idiopathic   Denoting a disease of unknown cause  
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Iatrogenic   Denoting response to medical or surgical treatment, induced by the treatment itself  
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Nosocomial   Denoting a new disorder (not the patient's original condition) associated with being treated in a hospital, such as a hospital-acquired infection  
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Gametes   haploid cells that can undergo karyogamy  
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Somatic cells   any cells forming the body of an organism, as opposed to germline cells  
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Haploid   Denoting the number of chromosomes in sperm or ova, which is half the number in somatic (diploid) cells  
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Diploid   Denoting the state of a cell containing two haploid sets derived from the father and from the mother respectively  
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Homologous   denoting chromosomes or chromosome parts identical with respect to their construction and genetic content  
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Autosomes   Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome  
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Karyotypes   The chromosome characteristics of an individual cell or of a cell line.  
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Contusion   Any mechanical injury (usually caused by a blow) resulting in hemorrhage beneath unbroken skin - See Also bruise  
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Abrasion   scraping away of a portion of the surface  
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Hematoma   localized mass of extravasated blood that is relatively or completely confined within an organ or tissue, a space, or a potential space  
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Laceration   A torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound  
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Melanin   Any of the dark brown to black polymers that normally occur in the skin, hair, pigmented coat of the retina, and inconstantly in the medulla and zona reticularis of the adrenal gland  
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Necrosis   Pathologic death of one or more cells, or of a portion of tissue or organ, resulting from irreversible damage  
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Differentiation   cellular differentiation is the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type  
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Homeostasis   The state of equilibrium (balance between opposing pressures) in the body with respect to various functions and to the chemical compositions of the fluids and tissues  
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Glycolysis   The energy-yielding conversion of d-glucose to lactic acid (instead of pyruvate oxidation products) in various tissues, notably muscle, when sufficient oxygen is not available  
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Electrolytes   a normal substance in your body that conducts electricity  
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Cations   positively charged dissolved particle which will normally try to combine or attach to an anion  
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Anions   negatively charged ion  
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Euploid   An entire set of chromosomes is represented in integer increments (haploid, one set  
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polyploidy   (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes  
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Aneuploid   Aneuploidy is defined as an abnormal number of chromosomes  
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Locus   The position that a gene occupies on a chromosome  
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Allele   one of a series of two or more different genes that may occupy the same locus on a specific chromosome  
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Polymorphism   Occurrence in more than one form  
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Carrier   A person or animal that harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source of infection  
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Sarcopenia   degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength associated with aging  
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Algor Mortis   The cooling of the body immediately after death to room temperature and temporary stiffening of the muscles  
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Livor mortis   settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin  
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Edema   An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells or intercellular tissues  
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Acidosis   pathologic state characterized by an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the arterial blood above the normal level, 40 nmol/L, or pH 7  
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Alkalosis   state characterized by a decrease in the hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood below normal level, 40 nmol/L, or pH 7  
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Cellular Functions   Movement, Conductivity, Metabolic absorption, Secretion, Excretion, Respiration, Reproduction, Communication  
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Hormonal   hormone chemicals released by one set of cells travel through bloodstream to produce response from another set of cells  
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Paracrine   secreting cell targets only nearby cells  
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Autocrine   secreting cell targets itself (or same type of cell as itself)  
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Neural Tissue   Part of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves), Specialized to react to stimuli, Composed of neurons which receive and transmit electrical impulses  
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Epithelial tissue   tightly packed cells, lining body surfaces, Simple (1 cell thick) vs. stratified (2 or more cells thick), Squamous (thin,flat) vs cuboidal (square, cubic)  
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Connective tissue   supports and binds other tissues, Fibers, Loose and dense connective tissue, Elastic and reticular (collagen) connective, Cartilage, bone, and adipose (stores fat)  
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Muscle tissue   Smooth, Voluntary and involuntary contractions for movement of substances through hollow, structures (ex. Blood vessels),Striated (skeletal)  
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Cardiac   Involuntary pumping of heart  
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