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What is the focus of tumor immunology?
What is the focus of tumor immunology?
- The study of normal cell growth and division
- The study of antigens associated with tumors and the immune response to tumors (correct)
- The use of the immune system to promote cell division
- The study of tumor suppressor genes
What are proto-oncogenes responsible for?
What are proto-oncogenes responsible for?
- Halting the production of cells
- Inhibiting cell division and cell growth
- Promoting cell division or cell growth when there is damage in a certain area of the body (correct)
- Promoting apoptosis in cancer cells
What is the function of tumor suppressor genes?
What is the function of tumor suppressor genes?
- Inhibiting cell division and promoting programmed cell death (correct)
- Promoting uncontrolled cell division
- Enhancing the immune response to tumors
- Activating oncogenes
What happens if there are alterations or mutations in proto-oncogenes?
What happens if there are alterations or mutations in proto-oncogenes?
What are the regulated processes designed to do in normal cell growth and division?
What are the regulated processes designed to do in normal cell growth and division?
The study of the antigens associated with tumors; the immune response to tumors; the tumor's effect on the host's immune status use of the immune system to help eradicate the tumor
The study of the antigens associated with tumors; the immune response to tumors; the tumor's effect on the host's immune status use of the immune system to help eradicate the tumor
Regulated processes designed to rapidly produce new cells when necessary, inhibit cell division when sufficient cells are present, and limit cell life span (programmed cell death, or apoptosis)
Regulated processes designed to rapidly produce new cells when necessary, inhibit cell division when sufficient cells are present, and limit cell life span (programmed cell death, or apoptosis)
Regulatory genes that promote cell division or cell growth when there is a damage in a certain area of the body; If there are alterations or mutations in these genes, it would become oncogenes
Regulatory genes that promote cell division or cell growth when there is a damage in a certain area of the body; If there are alterations or mutations in these genes, it would become oncogenes
Growth-inhibitory signals (halts or stops the production of cells); if these tumor suppressor genes are altered or mutated, there would be
Growth-inhibitory signals (halts or stops the production of cells); if these tumor suppressor genes are altered or mutated, there would be
The immune system to help eradicate the tumor
The immune system to help eradicate the tumor
