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What is a characteristic of necrosis?
What is a characteristic of necrosis?
- Maintenance of plasma membrane integrity
- Cell phagocytosed by macrophages
- Shrinkage of the cell
- Swelling of the cell (correct)
What happens in apoptosis?
What happens in apoptosis?
- Shrinkage of cell (correct)
- Maintenance of plasma membrane integrity
- Organelles are broken down and reused as nutrients
- Does not always result in cell death
What can cause cells to die?
What can cause cells to die?
- High oxygen levels
- UV (correct)
- Increased ATP production
- Low glucose levels
What is a result of ischemia/reperfusion?
What is a result of ischemia/reperfusion?
What is a characteristic of autophagy?
What is a characteristic of autophagy?
Which process involves the release of cell contents into surrounding tissue?
Which process involves the release of cell contents into surrounding tissue?
What is a characteristic of apoptosis?
What is a characteristic of apoptosis?
Which process involves the breakdown and reuse of organelles as nutrients?
Which process involves the breakdown and reuse of organelles as nutrients?
What is a result of ischemia/reperfusion?
What is a result of ischemia/reperfusion?
What signals the cell to die in response to factors like UV and cytotoxic T-cells?
What signals the cell to die in response to factors like UV and cytotoxic T-cells?
How are signals transmitted to the nucleus for cell division?
How are signals transmitted to the nucleus for cell division?
What maintains the balance in cell proliferation and inhibition in tissues?
What maintains the balance in cell proliferation and inhibition in tissues?
What characterises receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their activation?
What characterises receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their activation?
What happens when a cell receives a mitogenic signal?
What happens when a cell receives a mitogenic signal?
How does oncogenic activation of p21 RAS influence cell proliferation?
How does oncogenic activation of p21 RAS influence cell proliferation?