Chapter 2 Family 3

2. A benign, or noncancerous, tumor of glandular tissue.
6. Abnormal softening of a gland.
7. Incomplete or insufficient development of a tissue or organ because too few cells have formed.
9. Abnormal hardening of a gland.
11. Surgical removal of a gland.
12. The microscopic study of tissues.
13. Enlargement of a tissue or organ caused by an increase in the number of cells.
16. Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs.
17. A structure made of DNA and proteins that carries genes, which contain genetic instructions.

1. Failure of an organ or tissue to develop or form.
3. glands Glands that release hormones into the bloodstream without using ducts.
4. A lack or loss of normal cell specialization; cells appear immature and disorganized.
5. The material inside a cell, outside its nucleus, where many cell activities occur.
8. glands Glands that release substances through ducts onto a body surface or into a body cavity, such as sweat or saliva.
10. cells Cells that can make more copies of themselves and develop into specialized cell types.
14. A malignant, or cancerous, tumor that develops from glandular epithelial cells.
15. Enlargement of a tissue or organ caused by an increase in the size of existing cells.