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C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N D I N G
Answers to the questions in this chapter can be found in
Appendix A at the back of this book.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer to the following.
1.
Some properties of neoplastic cells are the same as
the properties of normal cells, including:
a.
anaplasia.
b.
metastasis.
c.
mitosis.
d.
autonomy.
2.
Carcinomas are tumours that originate in:
a.
mesenchyme.
b.
bone marrow.
c.
striated muscle.
d.
epithelial cells.
3.
The goal of traditional antineoplastic drug therapy
is to:
a.
reduce the size of abnormal cell mass for immune
system destruction.
b.
eradicate all of the abnormal cells that have
developed.
c.
destroy all cells of the originating type.
d.
stimulate the immune system to destroy the
neoplastic cells.
4.
Cancer can be a difficult disease to treat because:
a.
cells no longer progress through the normal cell
cycle.
b.
cells can develop resistance to drug therapy.
c.
cells remain dormant, emerging months to years
later.
d.
the exact cause of cancer is not known.
5.
Antineoplastic drugs destroy human cells. They are
most likely to cause cell death among healthy cells
that:
a.
have poor cell membranes.
b.
are rapidly turning over.
c.
are in dormant tissues.
d.
cross the blood–brain barrier.
6.
Cancer treatment usually occurs in several different
treatment phases. In assessing the appropriateness
of another round of chemotherapy for a particular
person, which of the following would be evaluated
as the most important?
a.
hair loss
b.
bone marrow function
c.
anorexia
d.
heart rate
