PHIL 2015 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.5: Haemophilia, Metaplasia, Geriatrics
23 May 2020
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Don"t miss the tutorials as they will give example questions for the exams and etc. Mechanisms of cell death objectives general causes of disease, types of cell injury, mechanisms of cell injury/death, causes/types of cell death, contrast apoptosis & necrosis. Jan. 11th: loss of ease, body"s reaction to injury may lead to disease, body"s defense but with consequences. Etiology = causes & origins of a disease. Metaplasia = reversible change in which one differentiated cell type is replaced by another. Causes of disease: constitutional factors, hereditary, genetic abnormalities ex. Cell: structural, functional, biological unit of all organisms, autonomous self-replicating unit, semi-permeable membrane bound structure contiaing biomolecules. Causes of cell injury: oxygen deprivation, hypoxia = deficiency of oxygen, ischemia = loss of blood supply (arterial flow or reduced venous drainage, physical agents, mechanical trauma. # of autoimmune kidney disorders: genetic alterations, congenital malformations (ex.
