A _____ or large bruise may be called a tumor. correct answers hematoma
______ is a malignant disease of the bone marrow that causes an increase in white blood cell production. correct answers leukemia
The term tumor as related to neoplasm means _____. correct answers new growth
Neoplasms ...
Chap. 3 Neoplasms (MC) || very Flawless.
A _____ or large bruise may be called a tumor. correct answers hematoma
______ is a malignant disease of the bone marrow that causes an increase in white blood cell
production. correct answers leukemia
The term tumor as related to neoplasm means _____. correct answers new growth
Neoplasms that are confined to a local area and do not spread are called _______. correct
answers benign
______ is the spread of the neoplasm to distant sites. correct answers metastasis
Continued exposure to a(n) _______ can increase or promote abnormality of a cell. correct
answers carcinogen
As long as abnormal cells are not firmly established, they are considered preneoplastic or
______. correct answers precancerous
Carcinoma in situ commonly occurs in the uterine cervix, larynx, and ______. correct answers
mouth
Cancer cells are carried or metastasized through the _______ system or through the blood.
correct answers lymphatic
Grade ______ tumors are the most aggressive tumors. correct answers IV
Excessive production of ______ in the female can lead to cancer of the breast and uterus. correct
answers estrogen
Radioactive materials that emit alpha, beta, and gamma rays are potential treatments for cancer.
a. True
b. False correct answers B
Males who suffer with prostatic cancer can undergo treatment with ________ medication.
correct answers estrogen
______ cancer is the most widespread cancer. correct answers skin
In general, the survival rate of cancer is approximately ______. correct answers 69%
The prognosis for cancer is best if discovered ______. correct answers early
Some of the signs of cancer are highly variable and may include pain, obstruction, ______ ,
anemia, fractures, infection, and cachexia. correct answers hemorrhage
, _______ surgery is aimed at complete removal of the tumor. correct answers curative
_______ treatment for cancerous tumors is especially useful if the tumor is not surgically
accessible or operable. correct answers radiation
Tumor is a word that means:
a. neoplasm
b. invasion
c. a large bruise
d. cancer correct answers A
Which of the following is a correct statement?
a. Tumors are usually benign.
b. Tumors are usually malignant.
c. Tumors always cause swelling.
d. Tumors may be benign or malignant and
may or may not cause swelling. correct answers D
A carcinoma is a:
a. malignant tumor of connective tissue
b. benign tumor of bone
c. sarcoma of the skin
d. malignancy of the skin correct answers D
Which of the following neoplasms is malignant?
a. Adenoma
b. Osteoma
c. Lymphoma
d. Lipoma correct answers C
The term for the process of individual specialization of cells is:
a. metastasis
b. differentiation
c. growth and development
d. neoplasm and growth correct answers B
Which of the following statements best describes benign neoplasm growth?
a. The cells might retain their normal structure
and function.
b. The cells deviate from their normal
structure and function.
c. The cell growth patterns have no purpose
and are uncontrolled.
d. They are the fastest growing of any cells. correct answers A
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