What is an example of compensatory hyperplasia?
A) Hepatic cells increase cell division after part of the liver is excised.
B) Skeletal muscle cells atrophy as a result of paralysis.
C) The heart muscle enlarges as a result of hypertension.
D) The size of the uterus increases during pregnancy.

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Compensatory hyperplasia is an adaptive mechanism that enables certain organs to regenerate.For example,the removal of part of the liver leads to hyperplasia of the remaining liver cells (hepatocytes)to compensate for the loss.The other options do not accurately describe the term compensatory hyperplasia.

What Is an Example of Compensatory Hyperplasia