Question

The mammary glands enlargement during pregnancy primarily as a consequence of what hormonal process?

a- hormonal anaplasia
b-compensatory hyperplasia
c-hormonal hyperplasia
d- hormonal dysplasia
e- none of the above.

Answer 1

c-hormonal hyperplasia

Step-by-step explanation:

When there is increase in the number of cells and tissues that appear normal under the microscope,Hyperplasia is said to occur.If these occur in cells of an endocrine gland of a system,then it is refers to as hormonal hyperplasia.

Therefore during pregnancy,the proliferation of the glandular epithelium in a pregnant woman (and at puberty in a females are examples of hormonal hyperlasia.

Its possible causes are;

a surge in local production s of growth factors,

In the numbers of growth factors receptors on the cells receptive to the factors,

and due to activation of specific intrancellular signalling pathways.