10 Questions
What is the main purpose of chemotherapy in the context of cancer treatment?
To inhibit or destroy specific agents of disease or pathogens
When does a tumor become clinically detectable in terms of the number of cells?
1x10^9 cells
What is the approximate total number of cells in the human body?
1x10^13 cells
Why are cancerous cells described as having a similarity with pathogenic microorganisms?
Because they have the ability to proliferate continuously
What is the use of drugs in the treatment of neoplastic disease also known as?
Chemotherapy
During which phase of the cell cycle do the replicated chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
Which enzyme prevents the DNA double helix ahead of the replication fork from getting too tightly wound during DNA replication?
DNA topoisomerase
Which cell type divides once every year or two?
Liver cells
What is the main function of DNA polymerase during cell division?
Duplicating DNA content of a cell
Which phase of the cell cycle involves nuclear division and cytoplasmic division?
M phase
Test your knowledge of cancer chemotherapy with this quiz based on the lecture by Dr. Mennatallah Gowayed. The quiz covers key elements of the cell cycle, factors affecting cell cycle regulation, strategies to control cell death, different chemotherapeutic agents, targets and mechanisms of action of antitumor drugs, and classes of anti-tumor agents.
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