| Question |
Answer |
| What does excess levels of vitamin D cause? | hypercalcemia |
| Identify where fat soluble vitamins are excreted. | They accumulate instead of being excreted. |
| What are the main antioxidants vitamins? | A,C, and E. |
| Identify the fat soluble vitamins. | A,D,E, and K. |
| What happens when there is a vitamin D deficiency? | Bone weakness, deformities, and osteoperosis. |
| Which vitamin enables proper cellular functioning of the body? | Vitamine B |
| Which vitamin is responsible for the formation of the connective tissue that is formed in the bones, teeth, and gums? | vitamin C |
| what is the primary function of the spleen? | To filter large amounts of blood cells as they reach the end of their life cycle. |
| What is another name for chicken pox? | shingles |
| What disease has been totally eradicated from the united states. | polio |
| Hepatitis B can lead to damage to what organ? | the liver |
| What is the primary function of the thymus? | produce lymphocytes |
| What is the primary function of the tonsils? | fight off infections by filtering bacteria. |
| What makes up the body's major portion of fighting cells? | lymphocytes |
| What are the main causes of cancer? | environmental contaminants, radiation, and viruses. |
| In radiation treatment, which rays are used to treat deep lesions? | gamma |
| Which drug stimulates WBC prodution? | filgrastim |
| Identify the drugs which are mitotic inhibitors. | etoposide, vinblastin, vincristine, and vinorelbine. |
| An agent that causes irritation and sloughing of the skin is known as | vesicants |
| Identify the drugs which are nitrosoureas agents. | carmustine, lomustine, and sreptozocin. |
| Identify diseases typically treated with alkylating agents. | hodgkin's disease, retinoblastoma, lymphocytic leukemia, and inoperable cancer. |
| Scurvy is the result of what vitamin deficiency? | vitamin c |
| what does vitamin K do to the blood? | Formation of blood coagulation factors. |
| What does pyridoxine do? | It functions in the motabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the diet. |
| In which group is the thymus larger? | children |
| What bacterial disease is known as the whooping cough? | pertussis |
| Which virus can cause birth defects in unborn children or even miscarriage? | rubella |
| Identify the vaccines which may be given together? | Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. |
| Which are smaller B cells or T cells? | B cells. |
| What are the advantages and disadvantages of live vaccines? | There is a risk of developing a full blown infection. Once the body builds up antibodies, the body has long lasting immunity. |
| Identify the antimetabolite agents. | Cytarabine, mercaptopurine, and thioguanine. |
| What agent is used to treat the development of cancer called? | antineoplastic |
| What is a nonmalignant neoplasm called? | benign |
| The process of cell division that all cells perform is what? | mitosis |
| Whaich drug stimulates RBC production? | erythropoietin |
| Identify the antibiotics commonly used in adjunct treatment of cancer? | Bleomycin, mitomycin, mixoxantrane, pentostatin, and plicamycin. |
| Which vitamin is used in tissue respiration and metabolism but when taken orally it can reduce LDL? | vitamin B3/ nicotinic acid |
| ascorbic acid | water |
| retinol | fat |
| ergocalciferol | fat |
| folic acid | water |
| riboflavin | water |
| alpha-tocopheral | fat |
| Proper immune functioning and growth. | selenium |
| bone formation, cell transport, and nerve and muscle functions. | calcium |
| Ironutilization, skin pigmetation, nervous system functions. | copper |
| Proper growth and reproduction, helps heal wounds. | zinc |
| Hemoglobin and oxygen transport. | Iron |
| Cellular transport; normal muscle, heart, kidney, and nervous system functions. | potassium |
| Thiamine | Beriberi |
| Aquired immunity | immunity that has been acquired through exposure to an antigen or infectious disease. |
| Folic acid deficiency | Megaloblastic anemia/nerve damage |
| Nicotinic acid | Pellagra |
| Cyanocobalamin | pernicious anemia |
| The lymphatic system is a primary source of | immune cell production and is called the immune system. |
| How ofter should a tetnus booster be given to adults? | every 10 years. |
| What vaccine in the 1950's contained a live virus and gave peopll the virus they were being immunized agaist? | First polio vaccine. |
| toxoid | a toxin that has been renderd harmless but involves an antisenic response. |
| Antigen | "self cell" stimulates the production of antibodies. |
| Passive immunity | Resistance that has been aquired through a transfer of antibodies from an animal to human, or an mother to child. |
| Antibodies | proteins contained within plasma cells that neutralizes or destroys antigens called immunoglobulins. |
| Globulin | Protein that is insoluble in water; protects against disease. |
| Which type of cancer are antimetabolites often used for treatments? | Leukemia |
| What is the proper order of stages that mitosis goes into? | Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telephase, cytokinesis, and interphase. |
| Attenuated | An altered or live vaccin made from the disease organism against which the live vaccine protects. |
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