The pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the bronchi in smokers may transform into stratified squamous epithelium. This is an example of __________.
A. neoplasia
B. metaplasia
C. atrophy
D. differentiation
E. hyperplasia
B. metaplasia
Anatomy & Physiology
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