Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0073403717
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Chapter 3 - Cellular Form and Function - Study Guide - Testing Your Recall - Page 110: 16

Answer

exocytosis

Work Step by Step

Fusion of a secretory vesicle with the plasma membrane and release of the vesicle's contents is a process called exocytosis. Something is leaving the cell. Exocytosis comes from exo- "out", cyto- "cell", and -osis "condition".
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