Match the terms with the corresponding examples. Terms may be used more than once.
-Changes in gonads as hormonal stimulation decreases

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Physiologic atrophy is a naturally occurring decrease in cell size or number due to the body's normal aging process, hormonal changes, or disuse.

Answer: E 
 Compensatory hyperplasia is a growth response in tissues that occurs in response to injury or removal of tissue, such as when the liver regenerates after partial hepatectomy.

Note: The other terms (pathologic atrophy, physiologic hypertrophy, and pathologic hypertrophy) do not apply to the given example.

Match the Terms with the Corresponding Examples