Changes

==Degenerations and Infiltrations==

==Degenerations and Infiltrations==

The structural changes known as degenerations and infiltrations are best considered at a

* Degenerations and infiltrations are types of structural changes.

cellular level, and can be understood as deviations from the normal structure and function

** These are best considered at a cellular level.

of the cell i.e. outside the normal physiological range for that particular cell.

** These structural changes are deviations from the cell's normal structure and function.

*** Parameters are outside the normal physiological range for the cell.

 

In each of these conditions either the tissue cell shows some change in itself (degeneration)

In each of these conditions either the tissue cell shows some change in itself (degeneration)

or something accumulates in the cell or tissue (infiltration). A useful definition of

or something accumulates in the cell or tissue (infiltration). A useful definition of

===Cellular Swelling===

===Cellular Swelling===

===Hydropic Degeneration===

===Hydropic Degeneration===

===Cellular Faty Change===

===Cellular Fatty Change===

===Mucoid Degeneration===

===Mucoid Degeneration===

===Hyaline Degeneration===

===Hyaline Degeneration===