Which term describes the condition of being outside of a cell?

• A. Exocytosis
• B. Extracellular
• C. Endocytosis
• D. Exocrine

Answer: (A)

Being outside the cell is described by the term extracellular. Extracellular refers to the location or environment outside the cell’s plasma membrane. It describes where something is, not a process. Exocytosis is the process of exporting substances from the cell, endocytosis is the process of taking substances into the cell, and exocrine relates to glands that secrete substances through ducts to outside the body or into a lumen. So the correct term for being outside a cell is extracellular.