Thyroid gland Flashcards

1
Q

the ___ supports metabolism and creates hormones

A

thyroid

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2
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What are the types of thyroid cancer

A

Papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic

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3
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Thyroid cancer lymohatics include

A

Internal jugular chain, anterior cervical node (Delphian node), pretracheal nodes, and paratracheal nodes

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4
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Papillary and mixed papillary-follicular cancers spread through

A

lymph nodes

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5
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______ thyroid cancers spread through the bloodstream to bone, lungs, liver and brain

A

follicular

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6
Q

Medullary cancers spread regionally and to

A

cervical lymph nodes

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7
Q

Anaplastic cancers spread locally to

A

skin and trachea and to lymph nodes

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8
Q

Jugulodigastric lymph node = ______node

A

subdigastric

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9
Q

Jugulodigastric lymph node is located below the

A

mastoid tip

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10
Q

Node of Rouviére = _______ node

A

retropharyngeal

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11
Q

_______ chain = posterior cervical lymph node chain

A

Spinal accessory

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12
Q

Mastoid node = _______node

A

retroauricular

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