Ch.14 Using Vocabulary

Question 1

Differentiation

Answer 1

Cells become different types of tissue

Question 2

Tumor Marking Tests

Answer 2

Measures the levels of biochemical substances in the body that may be associated with Cancer

Question 3

Cancer Staging

Answer 3

Describes location, size and extent of tumor spread

Question 4

Tumor Grading System

Answer 4

Indicates how much cells in a tissue are different than their original form

Question 5

Radioimmunoassay

Answer 5

Vitro test; shows concentration of proteins in the blood

Question 6

Gamma Knife Radiation

Answer 6

Noninvasive surgery uses gamma radiation to destroy a brain tumor

Question 7

SPECT

Answer 7

Variation of computed tomography

Question 8

Malignant Melanoma

Answer 8

Most malignant of all skin cancers

Question 9

Stereotactic Mammography

Answer 9

Procedure uses 3-D breast imaging

Question 10

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Answer 10

Examination of 1st lymph node that receives drainage from primary tumor

Question 11

PSA

Answer 11

Prostate-Specific Antigen

Question 12

TNM

Answer 12

Staging system for cancer

(T) - Tumor Size

(N) - Regional Lymph Node involvement

(M) - Distant Metastases

Question 13

Anaplasia

Answer 13

Change in structure and orientation of cells and reversion to a more primitive form

Question 14

Apheresis

Answer 14

Selective removal of blood components and reinfusing the rest of the patients blood