Cellular Adaptation Flashcards
Changes made by a cell in response to stress or stimuli
Cellular Adaptation
the adaptive response of our body
Physiologic
brought about or caused by a certain disease
Pathologic
5 types of adaptations
Hypertrophy
Hyperplasia
Atrophy
Metaplasia
Dysplasia
Increase in cell size
Hypertrophy
Increase in cell number
Hyperplasia
Decrease in cell size and number
Atrophy
Change in one cell type to another
Metaplasia
Abnormality of cell development
Dysplasia
Occurs in cells that are not capable of dividing
Hypertrophy
3 types of hypertrophy
True
False
Compensatory
True hypertrophy is stimulated by
hormone
False hypertrophy is due to
excessive accumulation of metabolites
hypertrophy that occurs in paired organs
compensatory
Adaptive response of the cells capable of replication
Hyperplasia