Module 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What is “true” growth
A
an increase in structural tissues- excludes fat as storage tissue
2
Q
What is the difference between physiological growth and chronological age
A
Chronological age refers to the animals age in terms of units of time and physiological age refers to stages of development as the animal grows from conception to maturity
3
Q
What is hyperplasia
A
increase in the number of cells
4
Q
what is hypertrophy
A
increase in cell size
5
Q
What is the order of development for tissue
A
Nervous, skeletal, muscle, fat
6
Q
what is the order of development for body area
A
head, neck and shoulder, hind limb, rib and loin
7
Q
what is the order of development for fat deposit
A
perinephric, intermuscular, subcutaneous, intramuscular,
