transport
Movement of sodium against its gradient using ATP
what is active transport
Enlargement of the heart muscle due to chronic hypertension is an example of
what is hypertrophy?
A sore that does not heal
what is a sign of cancer?
A man with Marfan syndrome has a child with a healthy partner. What is the child’s chance of inheriting the condition?
what is 50%?
Movement of solutes toward lower concentration
what is osmosis?
Thickened endometrial lining due to hormonal stimulation is an example of
what is hyperplasia?
stage of carcinogenesis when the agent is first introduced to the cell
what is initiation?
Individual that would express an autosomal recessive disorder
what is aa?
this patient condition would most likely result in cellular lysis due to osmosis
what is Hypotonic IV solution administration?
A patient’s arm appears smaller after being in a cast for 6 weeks
what is atrophy?
Progressive weight loss and muscle wasting due to cancer
what is cachexia?
organ systems most affected by cystic fibrosis
what is digestive and respiratory? autosomal recessive
A cell engulfing bacteria through phagocytosis is an example of
What is endocytosis/active transport?
programmed cell death that maintains tissue health
what is apoptosis?
these are rapid, invasive, and metastatic
what are malignant tumors?
patient that is most likely to manifest Fragile X syndrome
what is Male with a defective X chromosome?
have a higher osmolality (concentration of particles) than blood, causing water to move from the interstitial and intracellular spaces into the bloodstream to dilute the fluid
what is hypertonic IV solutions?
Pathological process caused by external agents like toxins, trauma.
what is necrosis?
In the TNM staging system, the “N” refers to
what is node?
A female newborn with short stature, webbed neck, and only one X chromosome is most likely diagnosed with
what is Turner’s syndrome (monosomy X)?
chromosomal