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

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

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

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

Anatomy & Physiology

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

Anatomy & Physiology

What type of proteins are present at chemical synapses to ensure the close proximity of the presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes?

What will be an ideal response?

Anatomy & Physiology

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

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

Anatomy & Physiology