Patho
Cell Death
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 69% |
| Ease of Revision | 9 / 10 |
This should be the easiest 4 marks on offer, just having to remember the fundamentals of Cell death.
Question Pattern
Another classic Chapter from Robbins. High yield, easy.
Blindly read the Chapter in Robbins, remember to read classifications & differences.
Make sure you have covered
- Apoptotic genes
- Types of cell death and examples
- Necrosis vs Apoptosis
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Pathways and Mechanisms of Apoptosis
- Named bodies in Pathology
- Inflammasome – Overview
- Morphological sequence in Necrosis
- Apoptosis vs Necroptosis
- Necrosis vs Apoptosis
- Anti-apoptotic proteins – list
- Apoptotic genes
- Fibrinoid necrosis – Examples
- Types of necrosis
- Liquefactive necrosis – Overview
Suggested Revision
- Autophagocytosis – Overview
- Physiological causes of Apoptosis
- Cellular autophagy – Overview
- Coagulative necrosis – Examples
- Pathological causes of apoptosis
- Apoptotic bodies
- Caspases – Overview
- Pyroptosis – Overview