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Intracellular accumulations include the following: 1.    Water (hydropic change) 2.    Fatty change: fats may accumulate in the liver as fatty …

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Cellular death due to aging is caused by accumulation of injurious events and genetically controlled developmental programme. Mechanism of Aging …

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Necrosis may be coagulative, liquifactive, caseous, fat necrosis, gummatous necrosis or fibrinoid necrosis. Coagulative Necrosis Coagulative necrosis is the commonest …

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Necrosis is the denaturation of proteins & enzymatic digestion. It is irreversible local cell death and cellular dissolution in living …

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Apoptosis is the programmed cell death or suicide in which the cell membrane remains intact. No inflammatory reaction takes place. …

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Cell death is the ultimate result of irreversible injury. It may be: a.    Physiological –e.g. during embryogenesis b.    Therapeutic –e.g. …

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Stress beyond the adaptive limit of the cell results in cell injury. Cell injury may be: a. Reversible injury: stimulus …

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Uterine cervix protrudes in upper vagina and contains endocervical canal, linking uterine cavity to vagina. Endocervical canal is lined by …

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Testes may undergo atrophy, i.e. shrinkage in size of cells by loss of cell substance. Causes: Progressive atherosclerotic narrowing of …

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It is the most common example. The proliferative activity of endometrium is controlled by increased estrogen, which is then stopped …

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