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NR 283 Exam Notes: Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions
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Atrophy refers to Reduce in size causes: reduce use of tissue, insufcient nutrition, decrease stimulation, and aging. Exam Hypertrophy refers to enlarged tissue mass causes: additional work by ti... ssue increased demands Exam Hyperplasia increased number=enlarged tissue mass hormonal imbalance Exam Metaplasia mature cell is replaced differently decit in vitamin A Ex. respiratory is cells replaced from smokers Exam Dysplasia cells vary in size and shape chronic irritation precancerous stage detection of aytpical cell in a pap smear Exam Anaplasia characteristic of cancer basis for grading the aggressiveness of a tumor [Show More]
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