A Nurse Educator Is Explaining the Term Hyperplasia to a Group

question 28

Multiple Choice

A nurse educator is explaining the term hyperplasia to a group of nursing students.Which statement,made by a nursing student,indicates an understanding of why hyperplasia occurs with myocardial infarction?

• A) "The cells of the muscle experience hyperplasia with the prolonged need for oxygen."
• B) "The cells of the heart are metaplastic in response to muscle damage."
• C) "The cells of the heart muscle have lost fluid."
• D) "The cells of the heart muscle are responding to metabolic needs."

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