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Neoplasm CORRECT ANSWER "new growth" tumor neoplasm Does not obey laws CORRECT ANSWER of normal cell growth neoplasm continue to grow CORRECT ANSWER at the expense of the host cancer cells exhibit "autonomy" CORRECT ANSWER independence from normal cellular controls Cancer cells are also "anaplasia" CORRECT ANSWER loss of differentiation or specialization Benign CORRECT ANSWER are NOT called "cancer" - tissue of orgin + "oma" ex benign tumor of fat cells = LIPOMA Malig...

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1 (1)

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam

The process of taking in and using food for growth, repair, and maintenance of the body includes ingestion, digestion, absorption, and metabolism : nutrition Inflammation : adaptive response of the body to injury or illness How many functions is the liver responsible for? : about 500 lobule : functional unit of the liver 2 hepatocyte : liver cells that produce and secrete bile bile : stimulates peristalsis and breaks down fats in intestine canaliculus : channels between hepatocy...

Immunity : Function of immune system is to protect body from invasion by foreign antigens to identify and destroy potentially harmful cells. Exaggerated immune response : -Against environmental antigens, allergy -Too much of an IR Misdirected IR against host's own cell : Autoimmunity Isoimmunity : Directed against beneficial foreign tissues Body's IS reacts against tissues of usually the same species -Transplanted tissue -Blood transfusion Immune deficiency : Deficient immune re...