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18 Cards in this Set
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Sickle Cell Anemia |
Results from inheriting two abnormal copies of the hemoglobin gene, resulting in red blood cells having oval shape. Results in blockage of blood flow and reduction of oxygen to tissues. |
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Atherosclerosis |
Disease in which cholesterol and triglycerides build up in arteries, leading to formation of plaques. Can lead to hard attack or stroke. |
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Cirrhosis of liver |
Formation of nodules of regenerating liver cells. Liver tissue is replaced with connective tissue, a process known as fibrosis. |
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Osteogenic Sarcoma of Bone |
Presence of cancer cells near growth plate of bone. Commonly found in children and young adults |
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Tattoo |
Deposition of pigment in the layer of skin called dermis. |
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Neurilemmoma |
Homogenous tumor, consisting of primarily schwann cells. |
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Anthracosis of Lung |
Accumulation of coal dust in lungs. |
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
Muscle wasting disease that affects males. |
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Compound Microscope |
Contains two lenses and focuses on light that passes through object. Image is reverse in both the left-right and up-down orientations. |
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Dissecting Microscope |
Light reflects off the object. Image has the same orientation. |
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Aorta Cell |
Oval shaped blood vessels are visible |
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Blood Cell |
No nuclei present |
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Bone Cell |
Look like an x-ray of teeth. Have many layers with large ovals and are tightly packed towards the top, and become dispersed going down. Porous, spread out nuclei |
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Liver Cell |
Tightly packed and clustered nuclei present |
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Lung Cell |
Characterized by tightly packed lung vessels that look like nuclei. |
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Neuron |
Nuclei are easily distinguishable black dots that will have very long branches and extensions |
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Skeletal Muscle Cell |
Long, Straight and striated. They are multi-nucleated. |
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Skin Cell |
Clearly defined layers |
