Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Correct Answer rare; many
individuals are carriers; example: cystic fibrosis: gene forms
sodium channels with defective transport
benign tumor Correct Answer grow slowly, well defined
capsule, non invasive, well differentiated, low miotic index,
does not metastasize; -OMA
Ca2+ ATPase Correct Answer Maintains a low cystosolic
Ca2+ concentration
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Correct Answer A colorless, odorless
gas that occurs as a by-product of fuel combustion that may
result in death in poorly ventilated areas. Directly reduces
oxygen carrying capacity of the blood
Carcinogensis Correct Answer process of transforming normal
cells into malignant cells (cancer cells)
carcinoma in situ Correct Answer Preinvasive epithelial
malignant tumors of glandular or epithelial origin that have not
broken through the basement membrane or invaded the
surrounding stroma
Cellular Death Correct Answer Necrosis- inflammatory change
Aptosis- cell death
Cellular swelling (oncosis) Correct Answer most common
degenrative change; shift of ECF fluid into cells
Chachexia Correct Answer severe wasting of tissues due to
long-standing chronic diseases and malignancies
Chemical injury Correct Answer direct toxicity to the cell
- lead ethanol carbon monoxide mercury
Chemical synapse Correct Answer have a gap between the
presynaptic membrane and the postsynaptic cell membrane
called the synaptic cleft
chromosome instability Correct Answer Accelerate the loss of
tumor suppressor genes and the over expression of oncogenes
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