Apoptosis is_________________?
Correct answer: A. Single cell necrosis
- A. Single cell necrosis
- B. Intracytoplasmic accumulation
- C. Degenerative change
- D. Neoplastic change in the cell
Explanation
Apoptosis is programmed death of individual cells, so it is often described in basic pathology as single-cell death. Unlike necrosis, it usually does not provoke inflammation, although option a uses the older and imprecise phrase “single cell necrosis.”
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