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Pap smears are no longer used to detect cell atrophy.
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Are pap smears attempt to detect cell atrophy or not?
yes
Why is it essential that smears be air-dried during bacterial smears?
To avoid distorting the morphology through plasmolysis of the cell wall.
What is a term that refers to a decrease in cell size?
Atrophy- refers to a decrease in cell size.
Why you perform thin and thick blood smear?
Smears are prepared to study microscopic features of a specimen. If we use thisk smears, then it would be difficult to study morphologic features. That's why, thin smears are preferred over thick smears
What is the decrease in size of a cell due to disease or aging?
Atrophy
What is the medical term meaning when blood cells shrink?
The technical term for when a cell shrinks is crenation. This occurs if the cell is exposed to a hypertonic solution as fluid is drawn out of the cell by osmosis.
What is the shrinkage of a tissue through a loss in cell size or number?
I believe that "Atrophy" is the word you are looking for.
What kind of cell detect stimuli?
sensory cells
What is the significance of an eyespot in the cell of Euglena?
To detect light
What process is in muscular atrophy?
Muscular atrophy is when the muscles in the body begin to break down on a cellular level due to lack of oxygen, disease, or simply lack of excercise. Don't confuse it with necrosis. Necrosis is complete cell death. Atrophy is just a loss of muscular integrity (i.e. getting fat and losing strength).
Which cell detect the smell?
I think it's olfactory cells.
Can you detect cell walls with a light microscope?
no, you would need great magnifacation to see a cell wall
