Cell Response to Injury Quiz

What does atrophy refer to in cellular adaptation?

• Increase in cell size

• Decrease in cell size

• Increase in number of cells

• Cells vary in size and shape

Which term is used for new growth in cellular adaptation?

• Hyperplasia

• Neoplasia

• Dysplasia

• Aplasia

What is the difference between hyperplasia and hypertrophy?

• Hyperplasia is an increase in cell size, hypertrophy is an increase in number of cells

• Hyperplasia is a decrease in cell size, hypertrophy is an increase in cell size

• Hyperplasia is an increase in number of cells, hypertrophy is an increase in cell size

• Hyperplasia is a loss of differentiation, hypertrophy is a decrease in cell size

What is the term for the transformation of one type of cell to another?

• Dysplasia

• Metaplasia

• Hypertrophy

• Atrophy

Atrophy involves a decrease in what aspect of cells?

• Number

• Size

• Function

• Color

What is the potential outcome of dysplastic cells?

• They always become cancerous

• They never become cancerous

• They may or may not become cancerous

• They always remain normal

What is another name for malignant neoplasia?

• Cancers

• Infections

• Ulcers

• Lesions

What is the primary characteristic of neoplasia?

• New growth of tissue

• Tissue shrinkage

• Tissue inflammation

• Tissue repair

What process is part of the second line of defense?

• Phagocytosis and inflammation

• Antibody production

• Skin secretion

• Lymphocyte activation