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Which type of adaptation involves an increase in the size of cells without the formation of new cells?
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?
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?
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?
What causes pathologic hyperplasia?
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What is characterized by the shrinkage in the size of the cell by the loss of cell substance?
What is characterized by the shrinkage in the size of the cell by the loss of cell substance?
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