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What is metaplasia?
What is metaplasia?
- Reversible replacement of one mature cell type with another (correct)
- Uncontrolled growth of cells leading to tumors
- A process related to nutritional imbalances
- Permanent replacement of one cell type with another
Which of the following best describes dysplasia?
Which of the following best describes dysplasia?
- A process strictly involving genetic mutations
- An adaptive response to injury
- A reversible process that leads to normal cell growth
- Irregular growth of cells with varying size and shape (correct)
What causes free radical injury?
What causes free radical injury?
- Excessive nutrient intake
- Physical trauma to tissues
- Oxidative stress from uncharged atoms with unpaired electrons (correct)
- Malfunction of the immune system
Which of the following is a type of physical agent that can cause cellular injury?
Which of the following is a type of physical agent that can cause cellular injury?
How can radiation injury affect cells?
How can radiation injury affect cells?
What is a common outcome of persistent severe irritation of a tissue?
What is a common outcome of persistent severe irritation of a tissue?
Which of the following agents can cause chemical injury to cells?
Which of the following agents can cause chemical injury to cells?
What is most closely associated with impaired calcium homeostasis?
What is most closely associated with impaired calcium homeostasis?
What is the primary feature of atrophy in cellular change?
What is the primary feature of atrophy in cellular change?
Which condition is an example of physiologic hypertrophy?
Which condition is an example of physiologic hypertrophy?
Which of the following correctly describes hyperplasia?
Which of the following correctly describes hyperplasia?
What distinguishes pathologic adaptation from physiologic adaptation?
What distinguishes pathologic adaptation from physiologic adaptation?
What type of cellular adaptation involves an increase in the size of the organ?
What type of cellular adaptation involves an increase in the size of the organ?
Which of the following is a possible cause of atrophy?
Which of the following is a possible cause of atrophy?
Which of the following cellular adaptations is often reversible?
Which of the following cellular adaptations is often reversible?
Which mechanism is associated with compensatory hyperplasia?
Which mechanism is associated with compensatory hyperplasia?
What is the most common cause of cell injury?
What is the most common cause of cell injury?
Which of the following can lead to hypoxic cell injury?
Which of the following can lead to hypoxic cell injury?
Which cellular response is NOT associated with hypoxia?
Which cellular response is NOT associated with hypoxia?
What is ischemia-reperfusion injury primarily caused by?
What is ischemia-reperfusion injury primarily caused by?
Which of the following is a result of impaired calcium homeostasis?
Which of the following is a result of impaired calcium homeostasis?
Which condition can lead to asphyxial injuries?
Which condition can lead to asphyxial injuries?
What common injury can arise from oxidative stress?
What common injury can arise from oxidative stress?
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to oxidative stress?
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to oxidative stress?
What role does calcium play in cellular function?
What role does calcium play in cellular function?
Which condition is an example of abnormal endogenous products accumulation in cells?
Which condition is an example of abnormal endogenous products accumulation in cells?
What is dystrophic calcification commonly associated with?
What is dystrophic calcification commonly associated with?
What characterizes necrosis compared to apoptosis?
What characterizes necrosis compared to apoptosis?
Which lab value signifies possible cell injury by indicating an increase in white blood cells?
Which lab value signifies possible cell injury by indicating an increase in white blood cells?
What is the main difference between reversible cell injury and irreversible cell injury?
What is the main difference between reversible cell injury and irreversible cell injury?
What is a common cause of metastatic calcification?
What is a common cause of metastatic calcification?
Which of the following is true regarding pathological calcifications?
Which of the following is true regarding pathological calcifications?
What is the primary cause of dry gangrene?
What is the primary cause of dry gangrene?
What results from the invasion of neutrophils in wet gangrene?
What results from the invasion of neutrophils in wet gangrene?
What is the significance of telomeres in cellular aging?
What is the significance of telomeres in cellular aging?
Which factor is NOT directly linked to cellular aging?
Which factor is NOT directly linked to cellular aging?
In gas gangrene, what causes the bubbles of gas observed in the infected area?
In gas gangrene, what causes the bubbles of gas observed in the infected area?
