Cells aging, growth, and death Flashcards
1
Q
Metaplasia
A
a change in tissue structure over time
2
Q
Hyperplasia
A
cell proliferation by mitosis
(often during development)
3
Q
hypertrophy
A
cell growth in the absence of cell division (increase in cell size)
4
Q
Neoplasia
A
Uncontrolled/unchecked cell growth (cancer)
5
Q
hypoplasia
A
lack of development by cell division (reduced mitosis)
6
Q
apoptosis
A
programmed cell death/ “cell suicide”
7
Q
necrosis
A
unorganized cell death/ “cell murder”
(stress-induced swelling/lysis)
8
Q
stem cells
A
retain multipotency
