PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hypertrophy is always considered a pathologic (bad) condition.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the time, muscle hypertrophy is a good thing; it signals that your muscles are growing normally or responding normally to resistance-training exercise. Occasionally, hypertrophy can be harmful, especially in diseases of the cardiac muscle tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -At initial stages, cardiac hypertrophy is associated with normal or enhanced cardiac function and is considered to be adaptive or physiological; however, at later stages, if the stimulus is not removed, it is associated with contractile dysfunction and is termed as pathological cardiac hypertrophy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypertrophy is an increase and growth of muscle cells. Hypertrophy refers to an increase in muscular size achieved through exercise. When you work out, if you want to tone or improve muscle definition, lifting weights is the most common way to increase hypertrophy.

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