A health professions student asks the professor to explain apoptosis. What response is most accurate?
A)Programmed cell death
B)Due to chemical injury
C)Unpredictable patterns of cell death
D)Results in benign malignancies

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Apoptosis is an active process of cellular self-destruction, also known as programmed cell death, which is implicated in normal and pathologic tissue changes. Apoptosis causes cell death in many pathologic states, not just from chemical injury. A predictable, tightly regulated cellular program leads to apoptosis. Apoptosis does not cause benign malignancies.

A Health Professions Student Asks the Professor to Explain Apoptosis