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