As a result of cell damage, or in the event that a cell converts into a cancer cell, the immune system may set a chain of events in motion that cause the cell to kill itself. This is called

A) immolation.
B) peptidation.
C) cytokinesis.
D) exocytosis.
E) apoptosis.


E) apoptosis

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What will be an ideal response?

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The process _____ explains how embryonic cells become specialized and diverse.

A) mitosis B) meiosis C) interphase D) differentiation

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The great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum?

A) Ascending B) Commissural C) Association D) Projection E) Descending

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Emotional states are integrated by the ________, which generates an output that creates such respiratory variations as laughing and crying

A) VRG B) DRG C) PRG D) SRG

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