IN general, with aging, organ size and function? - Answer- Decreases
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic
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Side effects of chemotherapy include (select all that apply) - Answer- anemia
nausea
bleeding
infections
The primary effect of aging on all body systems is? - Answer- decreased functional reserve
Which is NOT normally secreted in response to stress? - Answer- insulin
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including - Answer- Burkitt lymphoma
Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) - Answer- chemotherapy
cancer cells
cancer mestastasis to bone marrow
malnutrition
A patient with mestastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for survival. Which response is correct? - Answer- lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
Proto-oncogenes - Answer- are normal cellular genes that promote growth
The most common tumor suppressor gene defect identified in cancer cell is - Answer- P53
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will - Answer- kill rapidly diving cells
of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular health is - Answer- deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to excess nutrient delivery to other cell types
metaplasia is - Answer- replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
breast cancer is women who have the breast cancer gene - Answer- occurs at an earlier age
An obese but otherwise healthy teen is given a prescription for a low-calorie diet and exercise program. This is an example of - Answer- secondary prevention
coagulative necrosis is caused by - Answer- interrupted blood supply
The effect of stress on the immune system - Answer- may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system.
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is - Answer- energy and repair
The cellular component that is most susceptible to radiation injury is the - Answer- DNA
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - Answer- liquefactive
Malignant neoplasms of epithelial origin are known as - Answer- carcinomas
Cancer grading is based on - Answer- cell differentiation
Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the following except - Answer- pupil constriction
Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two packs a day for the last 40 years." Her chronic morning cough recently worsened, and she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for development of lung cancer in this patient is - Answer- cigarette smoking
The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is - Answer- intracellular accumulations [Show Less]