A very clear example of this adaptive response occurs in heavy smokers when their pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium in the respiratory tract, changes to stratified squamous epithelium.
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. metaplasia
E. Dysplasia
Select your answer:
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A. the nerves will communicate slower
B. pain receptors activate during physical injuries
C. damaged nerves cannot send or receive signals
D. the driver will be very upset about their destroyed car
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If someone is stung in the mouth by a bee, what should you give them?
A. milk to drink
B. ice cubes to suck
C. nothing to eat or drink
D. a cup of warm honey