Cell Cycle and Cancer Exam Anatomy

In the S stage of interphase....

• The cell grows
• The nucleus divides
• The cell membrane divides
• The DNA is replicated

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Uncontrollable cell growth is known as _____

• Obesity
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Hepatitis

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What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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Cancer is a consequence of the disruption of the cell cycle

• True
• False

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What does DNA replication mean?

• DNA is made.

• DNA makes new cells.

• DNA copies itself.

• DNA starts the cell cycle.

Cells of organism must replicate for ___?

• growth

• repair of damaged tissue

• replacement of dying cells.

• All of the above

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What happens in S phase?

• DNA replication

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Growth

The causes of cancer may include which of the following?

• environmental influences
• UV radiation
• viruses
• all of these

An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

When cancer spreads to other tissues of the body, it is called...

• Metastasis
• Invasiveness
• Angiogenesis
• Chemotherapy