Question 1

Additional treatment:

Accepted Answer

A)  adjuvant chemotherapy 
B)  adjivent chemotherapy 
C)  adjuvent chemotherapy 
A)  adjuvant chemotherapy 
B)  adjivent chemotherapy 
C)  adjuvent chemotherapy

Question 2

Growths with sessile and pedunculated types:

Accepted Answer

A)  Polypoid 
B)  Cystic 
C)  Medullary 
D)  Verrucous 
E)  Necrotic 
A)  Polypoid 
B)  Cystic 
C)  Medullary 
D)  Verrucous 
E)  Necrotic

Question 3

Match the following terms pertaining to cancer treatment with the correct descriptions/definitions.

-Removal of tumor along with a large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes

Accepted Answer

A) adenocarcinoma 
B) alkylating agents 
C) anaplasia 
D) apoptosis 
E) cachexia
F)carcinoma in situ
G)differentiation
H)en bloc resection
I)exfoliative cytology
J)fibrosarcoma
K)fractionation
L)laparoscopy
M)metastasis
N)morbidity
O)mutagenic
P)oncogene
Q)pedunculated
R)radiosensitizer 
A) adenocarcinoma 
B) alkylating agents 
C) anaplasia 
D) apoptosis 
E) cachexia
F)carcinoma in situ
G)differentiation
H)en bloc resection
I)exfoliative cytology
J)fibrosarcoma
K)fractionation
L)laparoscopy
M)metastasis
N)morbidity
O)mutagenic
P)oncogene
Q)pedunculated
R)radiosensitizer

Question 4

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms.

-Necrotic

Accepted Answer

A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue 
A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue

Question 5

Radioresistant tumor is a tumor:

Accepted Answer

A)  That can be completely eradicated by chemotherapy 
B)  In which large doses of radiation are required to produce death of cells 
C)  In which irradiation causes death of cancer cells without damage to surrounding tissue 
D)  That is not significantly affected by drug treatment 
E)  That is resistant to surgical intervention 
A)  That can be completely eradicated by chemotherapy 
B)  In which large doses of radiation are required to produce death of cells 
C)  In which irradiation causes death of cancer cells without damage to surrounding tissue 
D)  That is not significantly affected by drug treatment 
E)  That is resistant to surgical intervention

Question 6

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-papill/o: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-papill/o:...

Question 7

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions.
-Unit of absorbed radiation dose

Accepted Answer

A) external beam radiation 
B) fractionation 
C) genetic screening 
D) grading of tumors 
E) gray (Gy)
F)irradiation
G)metastasis
H)mitosis
I)modality
J)morbidity 
A) external beam radiation 
B) fractionation 
C) genetic screening 
D) grading of tumors 
E) gray (Gy)
F)irradiation
G)metastasis
H)mitosis
I)modality
J)morbidity

Question 8

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms.

-Aspiration

Accepted Answer

A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue 
A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue

Question 9

Match the following gross features of tumors with their correct descriptions/definitions.

-Growths are projections from a base (sessile and pedunculated)

Accepted Answer

A) cystic 
B) fungating 
C) inflammatory 
D) medullary 
E) necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous 
A) cystic 
B) fungating 
C) inflammatory 
D) medullary 
E) necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 10

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions.
-Unit of DNA composed of a sugar, phosphate, and a base

Accepted Answer

A) mutation 
B) neoplasm 
C) nucleotide 
D) oncogene 
E) palliative
F)pedunculated
G)pharmacokinetics
H)protocol
I)proton therapy
J)radiation 
A) mutation 
B) neoplasm 
C) nucleotide 
D) oncogene 
E) palliative
F)pedunculated
G)pharmacokinetics
H)protocol
I)proton therapy
J)radiation

Question 11

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms.

-Benign

Accepted Answer

A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue 
A) capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites 
B) harmless; not cancerous 
C) production of two identical cells from a parent cell 
D) plan for treatment 
E) to remove substances from a cavity using suction
F)Growths that form projections extending outward from a base
G)the condition of being diseased
H)a new growth; tumor
I)a substance that produces cancer
J)containing dead tissue

Question 12

Match the descriptions/definitions with the correct oncology-related abbreviations.

-bx

Accepted Answer

A) promotes the growth of red blood cells 
B) microscopic examination of living tissue for diagnosis of disease 
C) unit of radiation equal to 1/100 of a rad 
D) secreted by tumors to stimulate formation of new blood vessels 
E) a biologic response modifier used in cancer treatment
F)spread of malignant cells to a distant site
G)infusion of undifferentiated blood cells into a patient to repopulate the bone marrow
H)protein factor that promotes growth of white blood cells
I)brachytherapy and teletherapy are examples
J)staging system for evaluating malignancies 
A) promotes the growth of red blood cells 
B) microscopic examination of living tissue for diagnosis of disease 
C) unit of radiation equal to 1/100 of a rad 
D) secreted by tumors to stimulate formation of new blood vessels 
E) a biologic response modifier used in cancer treatment
F)spread of malignant cells to a distant site
G)infusion of undifferentiated blood cells into a patient to repopulate the bone marrow
H)protein factor that promotes growth of white blood cells
I)brachytherapy and teletherapy are examples
J)staging system for evaluating malignancies

Question 13

Match the following tests or procedures with their correct descriptions/definitions.

-Visual examination of the abdominal cavity; peritoneoscopy

Accepted Answer

A) b-hCG test 
B) bone marrow biopsy 
C) CA-125 
D) CEA test 
E) estrogen receptor assay
F)exfoliative cytology
G)laparoscopy
H)core needle biopsy
I)PSA test
J)fine needle aspiration 
A) b-hCG test 
B) bone marrow biopsy 
C) CA-125 
D) CEA test 
E) estrogen receptor assay
F)exfoliative cytology
G)laparoscopy
H)core needle biopsy
I)PSA test
J)fine needle aspiration

Question 14

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-fibr/o: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-fibr/o:...

Question 15

Description of a fungating tumor:

Accepted Answer

A)  Open, exposed surface on the tumor 
B)  Containing dead tissue 
C)  Characterized by inflammation 
D)  Large, soft, flesh tumor 
E)  Mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other 
A)  Open, exposed surface on the tumor 
B)  Containing dead tissue 
C)  Characterized by inflammation 
D)  Large, soft, flesh tumor 
E)  Mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other

Question 16

Cauterization:

Accepted Answer

A)  Treating a tumor with freezing temperatures 
B)  Treating tissue with heat 
C)  Drying tissue electrically 
D)  Surgical puncture to remove fluid 
E)  Removing cells by scraping the walls of an organ 
A)  Treating a tumor with freezing temperatures 
B)  Treating tissue with heat 
C)  Drying tissue electrically 
D)  Surgical puncture to remove fluid 
E)  Removing cells by scraping the walls of an organ

Question 17

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-prot/o: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions.
-prot/o:...

Question 18

Match the following terms pertaining to cancer treatment with the correct descriptions/definitions.

-Spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site

Accepted Answer

A) adenocarcinoma 
B) alkylating agents 
C) anaplasia 
D) apoptosis 
E) cachexia
F)carcinoma in situ
G)differentiation
H)en bloc resection
I)exfoliative cytology
J)fibrosarcoma
K)fractionation
L)laparoscopy
M)metastasis
N)morbidity
O)mutagenic
P)oncogene
Q)pedunculated
R)radiosensitizer 
A) adenocarcinoma 
B) alkylating agents 
C) anaplasia 
D) apoptosis 
E) cachexia
F)carcinoma in situ
G)differentiation
H)en bloc resection
I)exfoliative cytology
J)fibrosarcoma
K)fractionation
L)laparoscopy
M)metastasis
N)morbidity
O)mutagenic
P)oncogene
Q)pedunculated
R)radiosensitizer

Question 19

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions.
-Low-energy beams of irradiation for treatment of skin or surface tumors

Accepted Answer

A) biologic therapy 
B) carcinogens 
C) carcinoma 
D) chemotherapy 
E) dedifferentiation
F)deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) 
G)differentiation
H)electron beams 
A) biologic therapy 
B) carcinogens 
C) carcinoma 
D) chemotherapy 
E) dedifferentiation
F)deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) 
G)differentiation
H)electron beams

Question 20

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct descriptions/definitions.

-Genetic material within the nucleus that controls replication and protein synthesis

Accepted Answer

A) chemical carcinogen 
B) DNA 
C) mitosis 
D) mutation 
E) oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus 
A) chemical carcinogen 
B) DNA 
C) mitosis 
D) mutation 
E) oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Exam 19-1: Cancer Medicine (Oncology)—Part 1

Additional treatment:

Growths with sessile and pedunculated types:

Match the following terms pertaining to cancer treatment with the correct descriptions/definitions. -Removal of tumor along with a large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms. -Necrotic

Radioresistant tumor is a tumor:

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions. -papill/o: __________

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Unit of absorbed radiation dose

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms. -Aspiration

Match the following gross features of tumors with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Growths are projections from a base (sessile and pedunculated)

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Unit of DNA composed of a sugar, phosphate, and a base

Match the descriptions/definitions with their correct terms. -Benign

Match the descriptions/definitions with the correct oncology-related abbreviations. -bx

Match the following tests or procedures with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Visual examination of the abdominal cavity; peritoneoscopy

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions. -fibr/o: __________

Description of a fungating tumor:

Cauterization:

Complete the oncology-related terms from the descriptions/definitions. -prot/o: __________

Match the following terms pertaining to cancer treatment with the correct descriptions/definitions. -Spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site

Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Low-energy beams of irradiation for treatment of skin or surface tumors

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct descriptions/definitions. -Genetic material within the nucleus that controls replication and protein synthesis

Basic Word Structure

Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole

Suffixes

Prefixes

1: Digestive System—Part 1

2: Digestive System—Part 2

Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

1: Urinary System—Part 1

2: Urinary System—Part 2

1: Female Reproductive System—Part 1

2: Female Reproductive System—Part 2

Male Reproductive System

1: Nervous System—Part 1

2: Nervous System—Part 2

1: Cardiovascular System—Part 1

2: Cardiovascular System—Part 2

1: Respiratory System—Part 1

2: Respiratory System—Part 2

1: Blood System—Part 1

2: Blood System—Part 2

1: Lymphatic and Immune Systems—Part 1

2: Lymphatic and Immune Systems—Part 2

1: Musculoskeletal System—Part 1

2: Musculoskeletal System—Part 2

1: Skin—Part 1

2: Skin—Part 2

1: Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear—Part 1

2: Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear—Part 2

1: Endocrine System—Part 1

2: Endocrine System—Part 2

2: Cancer Medicine (Oncology)—Part 2

Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Pharmacology

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