Genetic Code and mRNA Translation
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What is the primary difference between cells that can divide and non-dividing cells in response to stress?

  • Ability to undergo both hyperplasia and hypertrophy (correct)
  • Rate of protein synthesis
  • Type of growth factors produced
  • Type of stress that triggers the response

    • What is the result of exceeding the limits of adaptive responses or exposing cells to damaging insults?

  • Cell injury (correct)
  • Hypertrophy
  • Cell death
  • Hyperplasia

    • What is the definition of hypertrophy?

  • A change in the shape of cells
  • A decrease in the size of cells
  • An increase in the number of cells
  • An increase in the size of cells (correct)

    • What is the most common stimulus for hypertrophy of skeletal and cardiac muscle?

    <p>Increased workload</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of physiologic hypertrophy in muscle cells?

    <p>Increased strength and work capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between physiologic and pathologic hypertrophy?

    <p>Triggering mechanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of cellular responses exceeding their adaptive limits?

    <p>Cell injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of genetic modulation of muscle proteins during hypertrophy?

    <p>Increased number of myofilaments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of growth factors in hypertrophy?

    <p>Stimulating protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a hypertrophied organ?

    <p>Increased size of cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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