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1
Q

Coagulative necroses are seen in ______.

A

heart myocytes

2
Q

Liquefactive necroses are seen in ______.

A

brain and spleen

3
Q

______ does not protect against reactive oxygen species, but glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase do.

A

Xanthine peroxidase

4
Q

Does platelet activating factor have systemic effects?

A

No

5
Q

Factor XII manifests with pain because ________.

A

it activates kallikrein which in turn converts kinin to bradykinin

6
Q

Factor XII activates _____.

A

C5

7
Q

What does granulation tissue do?

A

It lays down the framework on which new epithelium can be laid, but it does not re-epithelialize.

8
Q

I-CAM helps ________.

A

leukocytes migrate into tissues

9
Q

Selectins help ______, while integrins help ______.

A

in rolling; in adhesion

10
Q

Fibroblast proliferation, macrophages, and neo-vascularization would be seen in ______.

A

granulation tissue

11
Q

What makes D-dimer levels increase?

A

Breakdown of fibrin in clotting

12
Q

Red infarctions typically affect ________.

A

loose tissues (like the lungs or testis), tissues with multiple blood supplies, and tissues with obstructed venous outflow

13
Q

Snail, twist, and Zeb 1/2 are ______.

A

transcriptional repressors of E-cadherin

14
Q

Anti-topoisomerase agents work by ______.

A

DNA double stranded breaks

15
Q

Prostate cancer usually occurs in the _____.

A

periphery of the prostate

16
Q

The type of lung cancer that is least associated with smoking is _____.

A

bronchioalveolar carcinoma

17
Q

Cytotoxic agents can ________.

A

target a specific enzyme, but targeted agents hit specific enzymes that are faulty in cancer cells only

18
Q

A cancer that has invaded regional lymph nodes but not metastasized is _____.

A

stage III

19
Q

Tumors in the ascending colon typically _____.

A

protrude into the lumen

20
Q

List the causes of cancer death from most to least frequent.

A

Infection, organ failure, thromboembolism, hemorrhage, emaciation

21
Q

Aspiring overdoses involve ______.

A

rashes, hepatomegaly, and somnolence

22
Q

What adhesion molecule normally expressed on T lymphocytes is co-opted by tumor cells?

A

CD44

23
Q

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons metabolize to ______.

A

epoxides

24
Q

_______ is a definitive pathologic sign of alcoholic hepatitis.

A

Alcoholic hyaline

25
Q

Cortisol is ____ acting.

A

short

26
Q

Amoeboid movement occurs _________.

A

quickly via collagen fibers

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