Exercises 1

Question 1

malignant neoplasm of striated muscle

Answer 1

rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 2

benign neoplasm of mature fat cells

Answer 2

lipoma

Question 3

malignant neoplasm of glandular tissue

Answer 3

adenocarcinoma

Question 4

malignant neoplasm derived from bone

Answer 4

osteosarcoma

Question 5

malignant neoplasm derived from cartilage

Answer 5

chondrosarcoma

Question 6

malignant neoplasm starting in the bile ducts

Answer 6

cholangiocarcinoma

Question 7

benign neoplasm formed from blood vessels

Answer 7

angioma

Question 8

benign tumour of the meninges

Answer 8

meningioma

Question 9

benign neoplasm of smooth muscle

Answer 9

leiomyoma

Question 10

malignant neoplasm derived from melanocytes

Answer 10

melanoma

Question 11

delivery of drugs through a catheter into the spinal fluid

Answer 11

intrathecal

Question 12

wide excision, removing tumour, organ of origin and all surrounding tissue in the body space

Answer 12

exeneration

Question 13

internal pump implanted under the skin to give chemotherapy into the CSF

Answer 13

Ommaya reservoir

Question 14

radiotherapy given at short range, within or close to the tumour

Answer 14

brachytherapy

Question 15

removal of diseased organ and surrounding lymph nodes is what sort of resection?

Answer 15

radical

Question 16

use of an electric spark to destroy tissue

Answer 16

fulguration

Question 17

chemotherapy given to shrink a tumour before surgery

Answer 17

neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Question 18

treatment of deep seated tumours using a device that produces high-energy x-ray beams

Answer 18

teletherapy

Question 19

copies of an antibody produced in the laboratory designed to target a specific antigen

Answer 19

monoclonal antibodies

Question 20

insertion of a needle into a lesion to remove a piece of tissue for examination

Answer 20

needle biopsy

Question 21

disease caused by the bacillus Clostridium tetani

Answer 21

tetanus

Question 22

a hospital acquired infection is called a what infection?

Answer 22

nosocomial

Question 23

a disease of birds which may be transmitted to humans causing fever, headache and respiratory involvement

Answer 23

psittacosis

Question 24

abrupt onset of gastrointestinal symptoms caused by ingestion of contaminated food

Answer 24

food poisoning

Question 25

infestation caused by the hydatid tapeworm

Answer 25

echinococcosis

Question 26

an infection by one of a group of viruses affecting the upper respiratory tract and conjunctiva, such as viral pneumonia

Answer 26

adenoviral

Question 27

a disease characterised by chills, fever, splenomegaly caused by a protozoa parasite carried by mosquitoes

Answer 27

malaria

Question 28

an infection in an immunocompromised person caused by organisms that do not usually harm healthy people

Answer 28

opportunistic

Question 29

Ross River virus is an example of this type of infection

Answer 29

arboviral

Question 30

a disease transmitted through faecal-oral route, commonly occurring as epidemics in school age children

Answer 30

hepatitis A