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What is the primary difference between cells that can divide and non-dividing cells in response to stress?
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?
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?
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?
What is the most common stimulus for hypertrophy of skeletal and cardiac muscle?
What is the result of physiologic hypertrophy in muscle cells?
What is the result of physiologic hypertrophy in muscle cells?
What is the primary difference between physiologic and pathologic hypertrophy?
What is the primary difference between physiologic and pathologic hypertrophy?
What is the consequence of cellular responses exceeding their adaptive limits?
What is the consequence of cellular responses exceeding their adaptive limits?
What is the result of genetic modulation of muscle proteins during hypertrophy?
What is the result of genetic modulation of muscle proteins during hypertrophy?
What is the primary role of growth factors in hypertrophy?
What is the primary role of growth factors in hypertrophy?
What is the characteristic of a hypertrophied organ?
What is the characteristic of a hypertrophied organ?
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