Cell Adaptations

Question 1

What is the decreased size and/or number of cells after it reached it normal size?

Answer 1

Atrophy

Question 2

What is tissues or organs that are smaller than normal because they never developed completely?

Answer 2

Hypoplasia

Question 3

What are these the mechanisms for:
Apoptosis and autophagy

Answer 3

Atrophy

Question 4

What is an increase in size and number of a tissue or organ due to increase in cell size?

Answer 4

Hypertrophy

Question 5

What is an increase in size or number of organelles?

Answer 5

Hypertrophy

Question 6

What cells are postmitotic and incapable of replication- 2 types of hypertrophy organs?

Answer 6

Heart and skeletal muscle

Question 7

What is caused by an increase of workload

Answer 7

Hypertrophy

Question 8

Pulmonic stenosis —> pressure overload = RV __________

Answer 8

Hypertrophy

Question 9

What is the increased number of cells?

Answer 9

Hyperplasia

Question 10

If the stimulus is removed, hyperplasia _______

Answer 10

Subsides

Question 11

What does iron deficiency lead to?

Answer 11

Thyroid hyperplasia / goiter

Question 12

What is the change of the cell type of the same germ line?

Answer 12

Metaplasia

Question 13

What type of plasia can be a protection mechanism in response to chronic injury but can be pre neoplastic?

Answer 13

Metaplasia

Question 14

What type of people is squamous Metaplasia of trachea and bronchi found?

Answer 14

Smokers

Question 15

What type of Metaplasia is vitamin A deficiency?

Answer 15

Squamous Metaplasia