Chapter 5.6, Problem 7AYLO

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The differences between necrosis and apoptosis as modes of cell death and tissue shrinkage; some normal functions of apoptosis.

Introduction:

A group of cells that make the whole human body. The death of cells from the embryonic origin is called apoptosis or programmed cell death. In some cases, the cells die because of an injury caused by a scrape or harmful chemicals, which leads to inflammation or necrosis. These two factors are most common in human body and it can be controlled by human body mechanism accordingly.