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usmlesavvy
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02/02/08 - 06:25 AM

Q.Which of the following is primarily an example of hypoplasia rather than atrophy?

A.Small Left Ventricle in a newborn with heart failure

B.Loss of skeletal muscle mass in a cast

C.Loss of renal mass in renal artery atherosclerosis

D.Loss of muscle mass in a 90 yr old man

E.Decreased thickness of the adrenal cortex in hypopituitarism

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02/02/08 - 11:22 AM

D?????

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02/02/08 - 11:38 AM

B.Loss of skeletal muscle mass in a cast

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02/02/08 - 11:56 AM

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02/02/08 - 08:33 PM

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02/02/08 - 09:48 PM

A , like in the hypoplastic heart ( newborn) , the rest are examples of atrophy, that's my opinion.

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02/03/08 - 12:02 AM

A

Agree with GG

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02/03/08 - 12:06 AM

Hypoplasia refers to incomplete or partial development of an organ or tissue.

Atrophy begins with normal sized organ that subsequently becomes smaller as cell mass is lost.

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02/03/08 - 07:08 AM

A , like in the hypoplastic heart ( newborn) , the rest are examples of atrophy, that's my opinion.

Hypoplasia refers to incomplete or partial development of an organ or tissue.Atrophy begins with normal sized organ that subsequently becomes smaller as cell mass is lost.

Absolutely!Thats the perfect explanation!

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02/03/08 - 05:39 PM

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damn i was searching for this one yup GG nailed it.

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02/05/08 - 03:13 PM

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aplasia means there was no development of the initial bud or what u can say as a embryonic structure

hypoplasia refers to less than normal development of that rudiment

agenesis means there is not even the presence of that rudiment

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02/06/08 - 03:32 AM

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itz hypoplasia which meanz less than normal development of the tissue.....

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