unit 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
cell division
mitosis
harmless; does not require intervention
benign
cancer; serious- w/o intervention will lead to death
malignant cell growth
growth that causes tissue to increase in size by enlarging each cell
hypertrophy
growth that causes tissue to increase in size by increasing the number of cells
hyperplasia
any new or continued cell growth not needed for normal development or replacement of dead and damaged tissues
neoplasia
this protein keeps cells bound tightly together
fibronectin
amount of time needed for one cell to divide completely into 2 cells
generation time
proteins that promote cells to enter and complete cell division that are produced by oncogenes
cyclins
programmed cell death
apoptosis
normal chromosomes
euploidy
normal cells growing in the wrong place or at the wrong time
benign tumor cells
abnormal chromosomes
aneuploidy
spreading from the main tumor site to many other body sites
metastasize
2 names for cancer development
carcinogenesis & oncogenesis
process of changing a normal cell into a cancer cell
malignant transformation
original tumor also know as….
primary tumor
cancer cells that barely resemble the tissue from which they arose, are aggressive, and spread rapidly
“high-grade” cancer
viruses that can cause cancer
oncoviruses
use of strategies to prevent the actual occurrence of cancer
primary prevention
use of screening strategies to detect cancer early, at a time when cure or control is more likely
secondary prevention
develops its own blood supply
angiogenesis
tumors of glandular tissue
carcinomas
tumors of connective tissue
sarcomas
