WorksheetsMechanisms of Disease 7: Cellular Adapatations
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA synthesised?
G1
G2
M
S
Which of the following are an example of ‘stable’ cell populations?
Cardiac myocytes
Epithelium
Hepatocytes
Skeletal myocytes
Which of the following is described by the cellular adaption hypertrophy.
Become smaller
Be replaced by a different cell type
Increase in number above normal
Increase in cell size
Multiply to replace losses
Barrett’s oesophagus describes the metaplastic change of oesophageal ______a______ epithelium to gastric/intestinal epithelium.
Pseudostratified
Simple columnar
Stratified squamous
Stratified columnar
Urothelium
Choanal ______a______ (meaning lack of orifice/passage) is a congenital disorder where the back of the nasal passage is blocked.
Aplasia
Atresia
Dysplasia
Involution
Hypoplasia
What cellular adaption will occur in the area labelled ‘B’ in response to chronic hypertension.
Dysplasia
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Metaplasia
