Week 1 Assignment 3 Quiz: Questions & Answers:
1. Self –exams are the best way to- identify lumps and notice changes in the
breast.
2. Decreased mobility due to illness may- cause muscle atrophy, blood clots,
and weakness.
3. Many factors delay wound healing, select the parameter that does not-
proper cleansing.
4. Radiation treatment is used to- reduce the blood supply to tumors.
5. Dehydration can cause CBC results to appear abnormal- true
6. All tissues are capable of regeneration – false
7. A benign tumor consist of differentiated cells that do not spread – true
8. A complete blood count (CBC) measures all of the following cells except-
oocytes
9. A vaccine contains- live attenuated viruses or dead pathogens or their
toxins
10.A tumor with the word root Adeno, is likely derived from what type of
tissue- glandular
11.Application of ice to an injured knee reduces edema by- causing local
vasoconstriction
12.The blood test CBC is useful in the diagnosis of an infection – true
, 13.The best defense in identifying breast cancer is – regular doctor visits, self-
exams, and mammograms (all of the above)
14.Which of the following chemical meditators of inflammation is most closely
associated with pain – prostaglandins
15.Basal cell carcinoma has a high rate of metastasis – false
Week 2 Assignment 2 Quiz
1. DIC is characterized by both excessive bleeding and excessive clotting –
True
2. Carriers of the sickle cell gene can reliably be detected by which test:
hemoglobin electrophoresis
3. Bone marrow transplant is used as an alternative: when chemotherapy
is ineffective
4. A person with blood type A can receive blood from type B – False
5. A person who is anemic may experience all of the following, except –
Edema
6. This type of Lymphoma is characterized by a painless cervical mass as
the first symptom –Hodgkin’s
7. Which of the following tests best assesses platelet function? – Bleeding
time
8. Which type of leukemia is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome?
–CML
9. Hemophilia A is an abnormality of which clotting factor – VIII
10.Polycythemia can be treated by erythropoientin injections – False