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What is the main characteristic of apoptosis?
What is the main characteristic of apoptosis?
- Results in cell shrinking before orderly degradation (correct)
- Causes necrosis of adjacent cells
- Triggers an inflammatory response
- Requires energy from adjacent cells
Which statement about neoplasia is correct?
Which statement about neoplasia is correct?
- Neoplastic transformation is reversible after removal of stimuli
- Benign tumors are more aggressive than malignant tumors
- Neoplasia involves growth that exceeds that of normal tissues (correct)
- Neoplastic growth is always regulated by the body
What describes the process of autolysis?
What describes the process of autolysis?
- Rigor mortis causing cells to break apart
- Muscle contraction after death due to ATP release
- Lysosome enzymes degrading cell constituents post-death (correct)
- Leakage of Ca++ ions leading to muscle stiffening
In neoplasia, what does 'autonomous growth' mean?
In neoplasia, what does 'autonomous growth' mean?
What happens during apoptosis in terms of energy requirement?
What happens during apoptosis in terms of energy requirement?
Which of the following is a characteristic of hypoxia?
Which of the following is a characteristic of hypoxia?
What is the primary cause of cell swelling?
What is the primary cause of cell swelling?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the inflammatory response?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the inflammatory response?
Which of the following is a characteristic of cellular metabolism?
Which of the following is a characteristic of cellular metabolism?
Which of the following is a consequence of prolonged hypoxia?
Which of the following is a consequence of prolonged hypoxia?
What is the primary mechanism by which inflammation can contribute to tissue injury?
What is the primary mechanism by which inflammation can contribute to tissue injury?
What is the primary response to increased workload in muscle cells?
What is the primary response to increased workload in muscle cells?
Which type of atrophy involves a decrease in organ size due to reduced numbers of cells?
Which type of atrophy involves a decrease in organ size due to reduced numbers of cells?
What is the type of atrophy that occurs during normal growth and development?
What is the type of atrophy that occurs during normal growth and development?
What is the term for the condition where an organ 'wastes away' secondary to HIV or other diseases?
What is the term for the condition where an organ 'wastes away' secondary to HIV or other diseases?
Which condition involves inadequate blood flow to tissues?
Which condition involves inadequate blood flow to tissues?
What is the process characterized by an increase in the number and size of organelles within cells?
What is the process characterized by an increase in the number and size of organelles within cells?
