Cellular Adaptations
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Which type of adaptation involves an increase in the size of cells without the formation of new cells?

  • Hyperplasia
  • Physiologic hypertrophy
  • Hypertrophy (correct)
  • Physiologic hyperplasia
  • What type of hypertrophy occurs in skeletal muscle cells of weight lifters?

  • Physiologic hypertrophy (correct)
  • Physiologic hyperplasia
  • Pathologic hypertrophy
  • Hyperplasia
  • Which type of hyperplasia occurs when residual tissue grows after removal or loss of part of an organ?

  • Pathologic hyperplasia
  • Compensatory hyperplasia (correct)
  • Physiologic hyperplasia
  • Hormonal hyperplasia
  • What causes pathologic hyperplasia?

    <p>Excessive hormonal or growth factor stimulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is characterized by the shrinkage in the size of the cell by the loss of cell substance?

    <p>Atrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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