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Apoptosis: Programmed Cell Death

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What is apoptosis?

Cell growth and proliferation

Uncontrolled and unregulated cell death

Coordinated and internally programmed cell death (correct)

Inflammation and tissue damage

In what process is apoptosis responsible for mediating cell death?

Hormone production and secretion

Cell growth and proliferation

Inflammation and tissue damage

Tissue development during embryo formation (correct)

How does apoptosis differ from necrosis?

Apoptosis is accompanied by inflammation and tissue damage

Necrosis is a controlled and regulated cell death

Apoptosis has regulated size of the cell turnover (correct)

Necrosis is involved in hormone-dependent tissues

In which physiologic process is apoptosis involved?

Cell destruction during embryo development Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes apoptosis from necrosis?

Controlled and regulated cell death Signup and view all the answers

In which physiologic process does apoptosis play a role?

Sculpting of tissues during embryo development Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of apoptosis in pathologic processes?

Cell death in tumors exposed to chemotherapeutic agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of apoptosis in hormone-dependent tissues?

Mediating cell death Signup and view all the answers

What is the dominant cause of liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

Enzymes in tissue degradation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of injury commonly leads to liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

Ischaemic injury Signup and view all the answers

What are common examples of liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

Infarct brain and abscess cavity Signup and view all the answers

Apoptosis: Programmed Cell Death

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Questions and Answers

What is apoptosis?

In what process is apoptosis responsible for mediating cell death?

How does apoptosis differ from necrosis?

In which physiologic process is apoptosis involved?

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes apoptosis from necrosis?

In which physiologic process does apoptosis play a role?

What is the significance of apoptosis in pathologic processes?

What is the role of apoptosis in hormone-dependent tissues?

What is the dominant cause of liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

Which type of injury commonly leads to liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

What are common examples of liquefaction (colliquative) necrosis?

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