Tissue Changes and Aging Flashcards

1
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Why do tissues change?

A

use, disuse, and aging

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2
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hypertrophy

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increase in tissue size due to increase in size of cells

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3
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hyperplasia

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increase ini size of a tissue via increase in number of cells (undergoing mitosis)

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4
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neoplasia

A

increase in size of tissue, out of control growth, rapid, tumor

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5
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atrophy

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decrease in size of a tissue due to age, either by number of cell size

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