H s 350 exam 3 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

causes of cell injury/stress - Answer hypoxia, physical (force, acid, temp), ionizing radiation, microbes, inflammatory/immune response, nutritional imbalance, genetic defect, aging cellular responses to stress - Answer usually differentiation is altered, but fn remains the same -cells adapt by changing their size (aka hypertrophy/atrophy), number (aka hyperplasia), or type (aka metaplasia) cellular atrophy - Answer decrease in cell size in -d/t decreased workload or adverse environment ...