Cell Adaptation Flashcards
1
Q
Hypertrophy is…
A
Increase in size of cells
2
Q
Name an example of physiological hyperplasia
A
Breast development at puberty
3
Q
Uterine enlargement during pregnancy is a consequence of what processes?
A
Smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia
4
Q
What stimuli can cause atrophy?
A
Reduced use/blood supply/malnutrition/old age
5
Q
What is the reduction in the number of functional cells called?
A
Involution
6
Q
What is metaplasia and give an example?
A
Change in type of cell, squamous metaplasia in airways due to smoking or Barret’s oesophagus.
7
Q
Neoplasia is not an adaptive response, what is it associated with?
A
Mechanism behind cancers, uncontrolled new growth of cells
