Lecture 8.1 (Cancer General)

Question 1

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) Age Bracket

Answer 1

0-14

Question 2

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Age Bracket

Answer 2

15-39

Question 3

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Age Bracket

Answer 3

40-59

Question 4

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Age Bracket

Answer 4

60+

Question 5

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukema

Answer 5

60+

Question 6

Determination of Acute or Chronic Anemia

Answer 6

based on blast count in bone marrow biopsy

Question 7

Greater than 20 to 30% Blasts

Answer 7

Acute

Question 8

Less than 20 to 30% Blasts

Answer 8

Chronic

Question 9

Leukemia

Answer 9

Cancer primarily found in blood and bone marrow (can spill over into vascular)

Question 10

Lymphoma

Answer 10

cancer primarily found in lymph nodes and lymphatic organs

Question 11

Myeloid Line

Answer 11

Arises from Hematopoietic Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow

Gives rise to RBCs, Granulocytes, Monocytes, Platelets

Question 12

Granulocytes consist of

Answer 12

Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils

Question 13

Monocytes turn into

Answer 13

Macrophages

Question 14

Lymphoid Line

Answer 14

cells of lymphoid line play a role in adaptive immunity

differentiates into B and T Cells