Increase in the number of goblet cells in the non- respiratory terminal bronchiole is an example of:: (A) Anaplasia, (B) Dysplasia, (C) Metaplasia, (D) Hyperplasia
Answer is C. Ans. (c) Metaplasia(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 37-38; 8th/pg 10)Increase in the number of goblet cells in the non-respiratory terminal bronchiole is an example of intestinal metaplasia.