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Henrietta Lacks Lesson 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

living forever; not dying

a)

cervix

b)

immortal

c)

biopsy

d)

malignant

2.

the smallest unit of life groups of cells form tissue

a)

cell

b)

tumor

c)

invasive

d)

carcinoma in situ

3.

a rare radioactive metal formerly used as a source of radiation for radiotherapy

a)

test tube

b)

anesthesia

c)

syringe

d)

radium

4.

a medical center in Baltimore, Maryland; in the 1950’s, it was one of the few hospitals that admitted Negro patients

a)

Johns Hopkins

b)

consent

c)

pipette

d)

slide

5.

cancerous; invasive

a)

Johns Hopkins

b)

indigent

c)

malignant

d)

biopsy

6.

the narrow neck-like passage forming the lower end of the uterus

a)

consent

b)

cervix

c)

slide

d)

biopsy

7.

an abnormal growth of tissue

a)

invasive

b)

tumor

c)

biopsy

d)

cell

8.

a tube and needle to remove or insert fluids

a)

pipette

b)

slide

c)

syringe

d)

test tube

9.

removal of small tissue samples to examine for disease

a)

cervix

b)

biopsy

c)

immortal

d)

cell

10.

a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is placed for examination under a microscope

a)

pipette

b)

test tube

c)

slide

d)

syringe

11.

a type of cancer that stays in place

a)

carcinoma in situ

b)

invasive

c)

anesthesia

d)

consent

12.

a person who is experiencing poverty (poor)

a)

test tube

b)

immortal

c)

cervix

d)

indigent

13.

spreading; growing uncontrollably; metastatic

a)

consent

b)

tumor

c)

cell

d)

invasive

14.

a thin glass tube, closed at one end, to hold small amounts of material in a laboratory

a)

pipette

b)

slide

c)

test tube

d)

syringe

15.

a tube and bulb to transfer or measure liquid in a laboratory

a)

pipette

b)

test tube

c)

slide

d)

syringe

16.

give permission

a)

consent

b)

indigent

c)

invasive

d)

immortal

17.

a drug that causes partial or total loss of feeling in the body; it is used when performing surgery or a medical procedure

a)

radium

b)

tumor

c)

anesthesia

d)

cell