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Ch 6- test 3

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Define neoplasia   the production of new growth  
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Define neoplasm   an abnormal, continually growing mass of tissue whose growth exceeds and is uncoordinated with the tissue around it  
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Define Tumor   used to mean swelling, now means swelling caused by neoplasm  
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Define oncology   the study of and treatment of tumors  
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Define totipotential cells   could become every other cell in body  
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pluripotential cells   can become a few other cells in the body  
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differentiated cell   specific, only that particular cell  
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permanent cell   no ability to divide or differentiate  
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What are neoplasms of totipotential cells   germ cells  
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What are the germ cell tumors called in males? Females?   seminoma, dysgerminoma  
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Can teratomas become benign, malignant, or both   both  
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T/F carcinomas are benign   F, they are highly malignant  
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Where can you get teratomas?   Either the ovaries or the testes  
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Tumors of pluritpotent cells develop generally at what age   5 YOA  
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What type of tumors are tumors of pluripotent cells   tumors of the organ anlage cells, highly malignant  
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Name the type of tumors in each area: soft tissue, adrenal medulla   rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma  
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What is the most important thing about naming tumors of differentiated cells   the tissue of origin, either epithelial or mesodermal  
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Give examples of tumors of epithelial origin   papilloma, polyp, adenoma, carcinoma  
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Give examples of tumors of mesodermal origin   benign-oma, malignant-sarcoma  
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What are examples of tumors that are benign but sound malignant   osteoblastoma, chondroblastoma  
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What are tumors that are malignant but sound benign   lymphoma, glioma, melanoma, plasmacytoma  
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T/F all mesotheliomas are malignant   T  
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T/F leukemias or lymphomas are only benign   F all malignant  
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