Topic 4: Knowledge Check Answers
The accumulation of excess lipid within liver cells is termed:
Correct answer: A. Steatosis
Cellular degeneration secondary to a toxic insult is seen microscopically as:
Correct answer: A. Cellular swelling
Loss of organelle function, hydrolytic degradation of intracellular membranes and lysis of cells are characteristics of:
Correct answer: D. Necrosis
The orderly decommissioning of cellular organelles without loss of energy and protein synthesis leading to fragmentation into membrane-bound packets is characteristic of:
Correct answer: A. Apoptosis
Correct answer: A. Steatosis
Cellular degeneration secondary to a toxic insult is seen microscopically as:
Correct answer: A. Cellular swelling
Loss of organelle function, hydrolytic degradation of intracellular membranes and lysis of cells are characteristics of:
Correct answer: D. Necrosis
The orderly decommissioning of cellular organelles without loss of energy and protein synthesis leading to fragmentation into membrane-bound packets is characteristic of:
Correct answer: A. Apoptosis