Cellular Reaction to Injury

attempt by cells to maintain a relatively stable environment

as cells encounter changes in their environments, they respond in a process called adaptation

the deterioration of tissues with corresponding functional impairment as a result of injury or disease

leads to alterations in cell’s abilities to replicate and repair, resulting in cellular degeneration leading to death of the cell

occurs when cells are unable to maintain the proper balance and concentration between ions and fluid levels

the pressure that develops when two solution s of different concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane varies with the concentration of the solution and with temperature increase

solutions exerting the same osmotic pressure as within the cell

solution with a stronger osmotic pressure than the cell a cell placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink

weaker pressure; less concentrated; swell cell