PATH 370 - In Class 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
of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular health is - Answer- deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to excess nutrient delivery to other cell types
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