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1. A 68-year-old patient with long-standing hypertension

presents with echocardiogram findings showing thickened left

ventricular myocardium. This cellular adaptation is best

described as:

 A) Hyperplasia

 B) Metaplasia

 C) Hypertrophy

 D) Dysplasia



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,Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Hypertrophy is an increase in cell size leading to organ

enlargement. The heart responds to increased workload (pressure

overload from hypertension) by enlarging individual myocytes

(increased protein synthesis) without increasing cell number, as

cardiac myocytes have limited replicative capacity .

2. A female patient develops a goiter due to iodine deficiency.

The thyroid enlargement results from which cellular

adaptation?

 A) Atrophy

 B) Hypertrophy

 C) Hyperplasia

 D) Metaplasia

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Hyperplasia is an increase in cell number. Iodine


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,deficiency leads to decreased thyroid hormone production, causing

increased TSH secretion, which stimulates proliferation of thyroid

follicular cells, resulting in gland enlargement (goiter) .

3. A chronic smoker develops a persistent cough. Bronchial

biopsy reveals replacement of normal ciliated columnar

epithelium with stratified squamous epithelium. This change

is called:

 A) Dysplasia

 B) Anaplasia

 C) Hyperplasia

 D) Metaplasia

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Metaplasia is a reversible change in which one

differentiated cell type is replaced by another (usually less

specialized) cell type. In smokers, chronic irritation causes ciliated


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, columnar epithelium to convert to more protective stratified

squamous epithelium—but ciliary function is lost, leading to

impaired mucus clearance .

4. A patient with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease

(GERD) undergoes endoscopy. Biopsy of the distal esophagus

shows replacement of squamous epithelium with columnar

epithelium containing goblet cells. This condition is called:

 A) Barrett's esophagus

 B) Esophageal metaplasia

 C) Esophageal dysplasia

 D) Esophageal hyperplasia

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Barrett's esophagus is a specific type of metaplasia

where the normal stratified squamous epithelium of the distal

esophagus is replaced by specialized intestinal-type columnar


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