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What is the definition of atrophy?
What is the definition of atrophy?
- Formation of new, abnormal tissue growth
- Decrease in the size of a tissue or organ resulting from a decrease in the size of individual cells composing the tissue or organ (correct)
- Abnormal development of mature cells
- Increase in the size of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the size of individual cells composing the tissue or organ
What is an example of physiological atrophy?
What is an example of physiological atrophy?
- Atrophy of the lungs due to smoking
- Atrophy of the liver due to alcohol consumption
- Atrophy of the heart due to hypertension
- Atrophy of the thymus gland during maturation (correct)
What does hypertrophy refer to?
What does hypertrophy refer to?
- Increase in cell size (correct)
- Abnormal growth of mature cells
- Decrease in cell size
- Increase in cell number
What is hyperplasia?
What is hyperplasia?
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What does neoplasia refer to?
What does neoplasia refer to?
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