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What is the definition of neoplasm?
What is the definition of neoplasm?
- Invasion of distant tissues or organs
- An increase in the number of cells
- An abnormal mass of tissue resulting from uncontrolled cell division (correct)
- Abnormal size and shape of cells
Which term refers to the lack of differentiation in abnormal cells?
Which term refers to the lack of differentiation in abnormal cells?
- Dysplasia
- Metastasis
- Hyperplasia
- Anaplasia (correct)
What is the characteristic feature of dysplasia?
What is the characteristic feature of dysplasia?
- Invasion of distant tissues or organs
- Abnormal size and shape of cells (correct)
- Uncontrolled cell division
- Increase in number of cells
Which of the following best describes metastasis?
Which of the following best describes metastasis?
What is the primary characteristic of hyperplasia?
What is the primary characteristic of hyperplasia?
Which term refers to the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells to distant organs?
Which term refers to the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells to distant organs?
Which term is synonymous to cancer?
Which term is synonymous to cancer?
Which type of tumor has atypical characteristics of tissue of origin and a fatal prognosis if untreated?
Which type of tumor has atypical characteristics of tissue of origin and a fatal prognosis if untreated?
What is the characteristic of malignant tumors related to growth?
What is the characteristic of malignant tumors related to growth?
Which type of malignancy is associated with epithelial cells?
Which type of malignancy is associated with epithelial cells?
What is the mutagenic agent that causes DNA damage, increased P53 expression, and G1 arrest for repair in normal cells?
What is the mutagenic agent that causes DNA damage, increased P53 expression, and G1 arrest for repair in normal cells?
What type of genes stimulate cell division in normal cells?
What type of genes stimulate cell division in normal cells?
What does the loss of P53 function lead to in transformed cells?
What does the loss of P53 function lead to in transformed cells?
Which gene turns off cancer in normal cells?
Which gene turns off cancer in normal cells?
What are the characteristic features of solid malignancies?
What are the characteristic features of solid malignancies?
