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Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Category - Podiatry Part I

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Which of the following is true about hypertrophy?

The cells in tissues increase
The individual cell size increases
The number of cells in the tissues are decreasing
The size of an individual cell is decreasing

Explanation

Answer - B - Among all of the above, the one that is true about hypertrophy is that the individual cell size increases. Hypertrophy literally means excessive nourishment. The volume of an organ or tissue increases due to the enlargement of its component cells.

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