Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Metastasis refers
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to the spread of disease from one organ to another
2
Q
Which type of tumor is likely to be benign?
A
encapsulated
3
Q
What can act as an endogenous neurotoxin?
A
an antibody
4
Q
Parkinson’s disease is associated with degeneration of the
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substantia nigra
5
Q
With respect to epilepsy, clonus is to tonus as
A
tremor is to rigidity
6
Q
Strokes can be caused by
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cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral ischemia
7
Q
A type of synthetic heroin accidentally contained a neurotoxin called MPTP. It led to the discovery of an animal model for Parkinson’s disease because MPTP produces damage in
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the substantia nigra
