NR507 week 2 part 2-Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
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Neoplasm (tumor) - the abnormal, excessive and uncontrolled multiplication of cells with the
formation of a mass or new growth of tissue uncontrolled cellular proliferation
malignant tumor characteristics - Grow rapidly
Not encapsulated
Invasive
Poorly differentiated
High mitotic index
Can s...
NR507 week 2 part 2-Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
Neoplasm (tumor) - ✔✔the abnormal, excessive and uncontrolled multiplication of cells with the
formation of a mass or new growth of tissue uncontrolled cellular proliferation
malignant tumor characteristics - ✔✔Grow rapidly
Not encapsulated
Invasive
Poorly differentiated
High mitotic index
Can spread distantly (metastasis)
Benign tumor characteristics - ✔✔Grow slowly
Well-defined capsule
Not invasive
Well differentiated
Low mitotic index
Do not metastasize
carcinoma - ✔✔a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
adenocarcinoma - ✔✔cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
sarcoma - ✔✔malignant tumor of connective tissue
leukemia or lymphoma - ✔✔blood forming tissues
carcinoma in situ - ✔✔cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
Carcinoma stages - ✔✔stage 1 no evidence
stage 2 local invasion
, stage 3 spread to regional structure
stage 4 evidence of distance metastasis
Transformation - ✔✔a normal cell is converted to a cancerous cell
cell transformation - ✔✔is a common event during cellular reproduction, resulting in the constant
occurence of isolated cancer cells
stem cells - ✔✔immature cells that can divide and differentiate into specialized cell types
cell cycle - ✔✔The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
cell cycle has 2 types - ✔✔interphase and mitosis
Interphase - ✔✔Cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of G1,
S, and G2 phases (23hrs)
Mitosis - ✔✔cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of
chromosomes
daughter cells - ✔✔cells can then undergo the process of differentiation to become a mature end-
stage specialized and functional cell with lifespan
Apoptosis - ✔✔process of programmed cell death
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