Exam2 Flashcards
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What is a mixed tumor?
derived from one germ cell layer through divergent differentiation, form tumors with more than one parenchymal cell type
What is a teratoma?
of germ cell origin. consists of a variety of parenchymal cell types representative of more than one germ cell layer, sometimes all three. These are found principally in the testes and ovary
What is the term used to describe a tumor of mesenchymal origin?
sarcoma
What is the word the describe a tumor of epithelial origin?
carcinoma
What is anaplasia?
This is the lack of differentiation
what is pleomorphicism?
it is seen in anaplasia, where the cells take on a different
Dysplasia
this is the disorderly but non neiplastic, usually in epithelia
hematogenous spread is characteristic of what kind of cancer?
sarcomas
lymphatic spread is characteristic of what kind of tissue?
carcinomas
define incidence
the number of NEW cancers of a specific site/type expressed as the number of cancers/ 100,000 population
Define prevalence
this is new and pre-existing cancer cases aloive on a certain date. the number of people living who have EVER been diagnosed
initiators are what kind of chemicals?
mostly highly reactive electrophiles
Define Artherosclrosis
this is the hardening of arteries characterized by irregularly distributed lipid deposits in the tunics intima of large and medium sized elastic arteries l
Monckenber’s arteriosclerosis
aka medial calcific sclerosis – arterial sclerosis involving the peripheral, muscular arteries, which deposit in the tunica media. often in the legs of older people
arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis affects the small arteries and arterioles, seen especially in chronic hypertension and diabetes mellitus. , it may cause downstream ischemic injury.
what is a potent mediator of coronary artery diseases
CRP
