Quiz 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 4, 7)
EXAM
IN general, with aging, organ size and function? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Decreases
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-norepinephrine
Side effects of chemotherapy include (select all that apply) - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
anemia
nausea
bleeding
, infections
The primary effect of aging on all body systems is? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-decreased
functional reserve
Which is NOT normally secreted in response to stress? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-insulin
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Burkitt lymphoma
Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) -
✔✔✔ANSWER-chemotherapy
cancer cells
cancer mestastasis to bone marrow
malnutrition
A patient with mestastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for survival.
Which response is correct? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-lung cancer has about a 15%
survival rate
Proto-oncogenes - ✔✔✔ANSWER-are normal cellular genes that promote growth
The most common tumor suppressor gene defect identified in cancer cell is -
✔✔✔ANSWER-P53
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will - ✔✔✔ANSWER-kill rapidly diving cells