Medic工alliterature Unit 1 Pathology.docVIP

Unit 1 Pathology Text A Exercises Text Comprehension 1. Answer the following questions with the information from the text. Apoptosis is mainly the result of a physiological process by which cells are eliminated when they are no longer required by the body. Necrosis, on the other hand, is invariably a pathological consequence of cell damage. Apoptosis (literally “falling off” as of leaves in autumn) is characterized by shrinkage and compaction of the dying cell. It rapidly breaks up to form “apoptotic bodies” which are phagocytosed by neighboring cells. Cells tend to be affected singly rather