Histoplasma capsulatum – a dimorphic fungus (Click on the image to view an enlarged version) Fungi which exist in 2 separate morphological forms depending of environmental temperature Yeast
Inner layer of the periosteum of a bone composed of flattened osteoprogenitor cells Have the capacity to differentiate into osteoblasts Important in fracture healing Intracapsular area of neck
Ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes (Click on image for an enlarged view – Image by Nephron) Type of hepatocyte death Form of apoptosis Seen in hepatocytes infected with certain
Diabetes mellitus – several papillae affected, all of same stage, rarely calcify Analgesic nephropathy – almost all papillae affected, different stage of necrosis,calcification frequent Sickle cell disease –
Skin test to detect sarcoidosis Intracutaneous injection of spleen extract of patient with sarcoidosis (Kveim antigen) Positive result – granulomas found 4-6 weeks later False negative – corticosteroid
The bundles of trabeculae in proximal femur are: Primary compressive Primary tensile Secondary compressive Secondary tensile Ward’s traingle is an area of the femoral neck formed by the
Area of the femoral neck formed by the intersection of 3 bundles of trabeculae primary compressive trabeculae medially primary tensile and secondary compressive trabeculae laterally It is an
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