Fill in the Blanks Cellular AdaptationsOnline version This activity helps students define the different types of cellular adaptations. by Natalia Bilton 1 hypertrophy inflammation Pathologic increase irritation hyperplasia dysplasia hyperplasia Metaplasia size cancer 1 . Atrophy is seen as a decrease in cell . 2 . Hypertrophy is an in cell size . 3 . An increase in muscle mass associated with exercise is an example of . 4 . An increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue is known as cellular . 5 . Liver regrowth is an example of compensatory . 6 . hyperplasia is due to excessive hormonal stimulation or excessive growth factors . 7 . represents a reversible change in which one adult cell type is replaced by another adult cell type . 8 . Metaplasia usually occurs in response to chronic and and allows for substitution of cells that are better able to survive stressful or harmful conditions . 9 . Deranged cell growth of a specific tissue that results in cells that vary in size , shape , and organization is known as . 10 . Dysplasia is strongly implicated as a precursor of .