Immunity to Tumors

Question 1

Tumors (neoplastic cells) =

Answer 1

Tumors (neoplastic cells) = **altered self cells **

Question 2

Tumors fail to respond to….

Answer 2

Tumors fail to respond to normal growth regulators.

Question 3

What is a tumor that is not capable of indefinite growth?

remains confined to its original location.

Answer 3

Benign tumor

Question 4

True or False

Malignant tumors are cancerous.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

What tumor spreads via lymphatic vessels or bloodstream to other parts of the body?

Answer 5

Metastatic tumor

Question 6

Malignant tumor of epithelial cells?

Answer 6

Carcinoma

Question 7

Solid tumors of CT (bone, muscle, fibrous tissue, cartilage, fat)

Answer 7

Sarcoma

Question 8

Malignant tumors of hematopoietic cells of the bone marrow?

Answer 8

Leukemia/lymphoma

Question 9

How does leukemia proliferate?

Answer 9

single cell

Question 10

Lymphomas tend to grow as….

Answer 10

tumor mass

Question 11

Tumors have gained or lost ______ compared to normal cells.

Answer 11

Tumors have gained or lost **antigens **compared to normal cells.

Question 12

What does TSA stand for?

Answer 12

Tumor Specific Antigen

Question 13

TSA are only on _____ cells.

Answer 13

TSA are only on tumor cells, not on normal cells in the body.

Question 14

TSA are induced by ________ and __________.

Answer 14

TSA are induced by **viruses **and **chemical/physical carcinogens. **