Chapter 9 Flashcards
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a disease of unregulated cell dividion: cells divide inappropriately and accoumulate in some instances forming a tumor
cancer
the treatment of disease specifically cancer by the use of chemicals
cheotherapy
the process by which a cell reproduces itself
cell division
an ordered sequence of stages that a cell progresses through in order to divide during its life
cell cycle
the stage of cell cycle in which cells spend most of their time preparing for cell division
interphase
the segregation and separation of duplicatied chromosomes during cell division
mitosis
one of the two identical DNA molecules that make up a duplicated chromosome following DNA replication
sister chromatid
the specialized region of a chromosome where the sister chromatids ar goined this sited is critical for proper alignment and separation of sister chromatids during mitosis
centrometere
the physical division of a cell into two daughter cells
cytokinesis
a cellular mechanism tht ensures that each stage of the cell cycle is completed accurately
cell cycle checkpoint
Programmed cell death often refered to cell suicide
apoptosis
the spreadof cancer cells from one location in the body to another
metastasis
the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer
radiation therapy
