072 The Four Types Of Cellular Adaptations

What is the primary function of cellular adaptations?

• To prevent cellular injury

• To increase cellular metabolism

• To enhance cellular growth

• To promote cellular death

Which type of adaptation involves a decrease in the size of cells?

• Hypertrophy

• Metaplasia

• Hyperplasia

• Atrophy

What happens during hypertrophy?

• Cells die

• Cells change type

• Cells increase in size

• Cells decrease in number

In hyperplasia, how does the tissue increase in size?

• By increasing the size of individual cells

• By changing the type of cells

• By decreasing the number of cells

• By increasing the number of cells

What is metaplasia characterized by?

• An increase in cell number

• Cell death

• A decrease in cell size

• A change from one tissue type to another