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Cellular Adaptation 1.Atrophy: decrease in cell size


2.Hypertrophy: increase in cell size


3.Hyperplasia: increase in cell number


4. Metaplasia: reversible replacement of one mature
cell type by another less mature cell type


5.Dysplasia (atypical hyperplasia): deranged cellular
growth (size, shape, and organization)


Metaplasia Reversible replacement of one cell by another cell
type


Bronchial metaplasia: (in smokers)
- normal columnar ciliated epithelial cells, are
replaced by stratified squamous epithelial cells (no
mucus secretion, no cilia)
- Can be reversed
- Can be transformed into cancer


Barrett esophagus:
- normal squamous epithelial lining of the
esophagus, is replaced by columnar epithelium
(goblet cells of the intestines)
- occurs as an adaptation to the chronic irritation of
GERD
- predisposes to esophageal adenocarcinoma

,Non-dividing cells, such as myocardial A.True
fibers, are capable of hypertrophy,
but not hyperplasia


A.True
B.False


Dysplasia is a common type of normal B.False
cellular adaptation


A.True
B.False


Hypertrophy and hyperplasia rarely B.False
occur together.


A.True
B.False


A man with a history of smoking has a A.True
bronchial biopsy showing that the
normal columnar ciliated epithelial
cells have been replaced by stratified
squamous epithelial cells. The man is
correctly told that this process could
be reversed if he quits smoking


A.True
B.False


Dysplastic changes may be reversible, A.True
but more commonly become
malignant.


A.True
B.False

,Which type of cell adaptation occurs B.Metaplasia
when normal columnar ciliated
epithelial cells of the bronchial lining
have been replaced by stratified
squamous epithelial cells?


A.Hyperplasia
B.Metaplasia
C.Dysplasia
D.Anaplasia


The mammary glands enlarge during B.hormonal hyperplasia
pregnancy primarily as a
consequence of:


A.compensatory hyperplasia
B.hormonal hyperplasia
C.hormonal anaplasia
D.hormonal dysplasia


When the heart's workload increases, B.They increase in size
what changes occur to the myocardial
cells?


A.They divide
B.They increase in size
C.They increase in number
D.They undergo metaplasia


After ovulation, the uterine A.hyperplasia.
endometrial cells divide under the
influence of estrogen; this is an
example of hormonal:


A.hyperplasia.
B.dysplasia.
C.Hypertrophy
D.Anaplasia

, The abnormal proliferation of cells in D.pathologic hyperplasia
response to excessive hormonal
stimulation is called:


A.dysplasia.
B.pathologic dysplasia
C.Hyperplasia
D.pathologic hyperplasia


Removal of part of the liver leads to C.compensatory hyperplasia
______________ of the remaining liver cells


A.dysplasia
B.metaplasia
C.compensatory hyperplasia
D.compensatory dysplasia

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