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What term describes the steady state in which cells are able to handle normal physiologic demands?
What term describes the steady state in which cells are able to handle normal physiologic demands?
- Homeostasis (correct)
- Stress
- Injury
- Adaptation
Which of the following is a cellular adaptive response that can occur in response to injury?
Which of the following is a cellular adaptive response that can occur in response to injury?
- Receptor binding
- Protein transcription
- Signal transduction
- All of the above (correct)
What does atrophy refer to?
What does atrophy refer to?
- A reversible change in which one adult cell type is replaced by another adult cell type
- Increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue
- Reduced size of an organ or tissue resulting from a decrease in cell size (correct)
- Increased size of cells and increased size of the organ
What is a cause of atrophy?
What is a cause of atrophy?
Hypertrophy is characterized by:
Hypertrophy is characterized by:
What is the main mechanism behind hypertrophy?
What is the main mechanism behind hypertrophy?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of irreversible cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of irreversible cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a non-lethal cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a non-lethal cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?
Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?
Which of the following is an example of a reversible cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a reversible cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
Which of the following is a characteristic of hypertrophy?
Which of the following is a characteristic of hypertrophy?
What can cause atrophy?
What can cause atrophy?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
Which of the following is a cause of hyperplasia?
Which of the following is a cause of hyperplasia?
What is metaplasia characterized by?
What is metaplasia characterized by?
What are the histologic changes associated with atrophy?
What are the histologic changes associated with atrophy?
Which of the following is an example of physiological hyperplasia?
Which of the following is an example of physiological hyperplasia?
What can cause hyperplasia?
What can cause hyperplasia?
What can cause hypertrophy?
What can cause hypertrophy?
Which statement best describes metaplasia?
Which statement best describes metaplasia?
What is NOT a cause of atrophy?
What is NOT a cause of atrophy?
What is NOT an example of metaplasia?
What is NOT an example of metaplasia?
What is the main cause of hypertrophy?
What is the main cause of hypertrophy?
In cellular adaptation, which process involves the increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue?
In cellular adaptation, which process involves the increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue?
Which of the following is a cause of atrophy?
Which of the following is a cause of atrophy?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
What term describes the steady state in which cells are able to handle normal physiologic demands?
What term describes the steady state in which cells are able to handle normal physiologic demands?
What does atrophy refer to?
What does atrophy refer to?
Which of the following is a cause of hyperplasia?
Which of the following is a cause of hyperplasia?
Metaplasia is considered a reversible change because:
Metaplasia is considered a reversible change because:
Hyperplasia is characterized by:
Hyperplasia is characterized by:
Which of the following is NOT a cause of hypertrophy?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of hypertrophy?
The histologic changes associated with atrophy include:
The histologic changes associated with atrophy include:
Atrophy can be caused by:
Atrophy can be caused by:
Which of the following is a mechanism of cellular adaptation to injury?
Which of the following is a mechanism of cellular adaptation to injury?
Which of the following is NOT an example of metaplasia?
Which of the following is NOT an example of metaplasia?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
Which of the following is NOT a form of cellular adaptation?
The main mechanism behind atrophy is:
The main mechanism behind atrophy is:
Hyperplasia can occur due to:
Hyperplasia can occur due to:
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of irreversible cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of irreversible cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a non-lethal cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a non-lethal cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?
Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?
Which of the following is an example of a reversible cell injury?
Which of the following is an example of a reversible cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of cell injury?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
