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18 Cards in this Set
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Which changes would you observe in chromatolysis
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Cell swollen, Nissl bodies migrate to periphery, nucleus is eccentric, pale cytoplasm
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What happens to neurons in Cruetzfeld Jacob disease
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Shrivel and become hyperchromatic
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Which cells of the brain are permanent macrophages
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Microglia
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Cytomegalovirus induces inclusions with _
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Prominent round " halos"
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Rabies virus induces inclusions that are called _ and resemble _
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Negri bodies
RBC's |
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Parkinson disease inclusions are called_
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Lewy bodies
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Herpetic infections inclusions are called _
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Cowdry bodies
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Which tumors ending in "oma" are always malignant
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Lymphoma
Melanoma Glioma |
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Which stain is specific for astrocytes
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GFAP - glial fibrillary acidic protein
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What is a most important histopathologic indicator of CNS injury regardless of etiology
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Gliosis or Astrocytosis
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Gliosis results in _
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Glial scar
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Activated astrocyte is called _
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Gemistocyte
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Basophilic accumulation that represents degenerative changes in astrocytes and is result of normal aging is called _
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Corpora amylacea
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Which cells responsible for BBB
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Astrocytes
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Which cells are responsible for myelination
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Oligodendrocytes
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Which cells line ventricular system
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Ependymal cells
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Where do ependymomas usually appear
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Ventricles or spinal cord
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Pyknosis of nucleus indicates _ (degeneration and fragmentation of neuronal chromatin)
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Irreversible damage to neuron - NECROSIS
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