Pathophysiology Chapter 3 Quiz

A _________ or large bruise may be called a tumor

• Lymphoma

• Carcinoma

• Hematoma

• Sarcoma

Neoplasms that are confined to a local area and do not spread are called

• benign

• malignant

• cancer

• anaplastic

_________ is the spread of the neoplasms to a distant site

• angiogenesis

• necrosis

• metastasis

• carcinogenesis

Match the vocabulary

• new growth

• Hematoma

• large tumor or swelling filled with blood

• Neoplasms

• swelling or neoplasms; used as a sign of inflammation

• Contusion

• hematoma; large tumor or swelling filled with blood.

• Tumor

• malignant disease of the bone marrow

• Leukemia

Continued exposure to a ________ can increase or promote the abnormality of a cell

• ulceration

• infection

• carcinogen

• Blood loss

As long as abnormal cells are not firmly established, the are considered preneoplastic or

• precancerous

• preventable

• preserved

• predisposed

Cancer cells are metastasized through the ______ system or the blood

• immune

• lymphatic

• musculoskeletal

• cardiovascular

Grade __ tumors are the most aggressive tumors.

• I

• III

• IV

• V

Determines the degree of abnormality

• Staging

• Investigating

• Grading

• Developing

Considers the degree of spreading

• Staging

• Testing

• Identifying

• Grading