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Chapter 7: Cancer Statistics
50 of us cancer deaths are due to...,
What is the second leading cause ...,
Which cancer is responsible for t...
11  cards
Chapter 7: Warning Signs for Cancer
What acronym is used for the warn...,
What does the c stand for,
What does the a stand for
8  cards
Chapter 7: Neoplasm/Tumor Classification 1
An overgrowth of cells that serve...,
Dysregulated or abnormal growth,
Any type of malignant growth
25  cards
Chapter 7: Neoplasm/Tumor Classification 2
Type of tumor that arises from co...,
Where do sarcomas often metastasi...,
By what route do sarcomas most of...
19  cards
Chapter 7: Neoplasm/Tumor Classification 2
Adeno,
Gland,
Angio
20  cards
Chapter 7: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer)
How does a malignant tumor start,
Malignant tumors secrete ________...,
True or false malignant tumors be...
19  cards
Chapter 7: Skin Tumors
The keratin forming cells in the ...,
What types of cells do most skin ...,
Tough insoluble fibrous protein i...
16  cards
Chapter 7: Precancerous Conditions
True or false pre cancerous condi...,
Small crusted scaly patches that ...,
Freckle like proliferation ofmela...
7  cards
Chapter 7: Etiologic Factors in Neoplastic Disease
What are the 5 broad categories o...,
Which virus causes some types of ...,
Which virus causes kaposis sarcoma
31  cards
Chapter 7: Etiologic Factors continued
True or false neoplastic cell tra...,
What causes the bodys cell mediat...,
True or false formation of a tumo...
21  cards
Chapter 7: Tumor Diagnosis and Staging
Diagnosis made from cell smears f...,
Slides prepared from thin frozen ...,
What are four tumor associated an...
8  cards
Chapter 7: Cancer Treatment
In general what types of cells ar...,
What types of normal cells are al...,
What are some common side effects...
8  cards
Chapter 7: Survival Rates
What is the 5 year survival rate ...,
What is the 5 year survival rate ...,
Which type of cancer is the top c...
19  cards
Chapter 14: Hemostasis
The arrest of bleeding caused by ...,
Clotting,
Bleeding into the tissues
40  cards
Chapter 14: Blood Coagulation Process
What happens in phase i of blood ...,
What two types of factors can cau...,
True or false both the intrinsic ...
14  cards
Chapter 14: Clinical Disturbances of Blood Coagulation 1
What is the result of low vitamin...,
What vitamin deficiency causes fr...,
Condition caused by low vitamin c
16  cards
Chapter 14: Clinical Disturbances of Blood Coagulation 2
What does deficiencies of one or ...,
Large area of hemorrhage,
True or false deficiencies of pha...
40  cards
Chapter 11: Conduction System of the Heart
What initiates the electrical act...,
Wave of electrical activity,
Where do impulses initiate
14  cards
Chapter 11: Cardiac Cycle
What is the order of events assoc...,
Contraction,
Relaxation
4  cards
Chapter 11: HR and BP
Premature beat,
What causes a heart murmur,
Regularly variation that occurs i...
38  cards
Chapter 11: Heart Disease Overview
What is the primary cause of deat...,
True or false mo is in the top 10...,
What percentage of annual deaths ...
8  cards
Chapter 11: Congenital Heart Disease
What are the major causes of cong...,
What pump metaphor helps understa...,
True or false most congenital hea...
5  cards
Chapter 11: Myocardial Disease
Heart disease not due to valves c...,
Inflammation in heart muscle with...,
What usually causes myocarditis i...
14  cards
Chapter 11: Valvular Heart Disease
A febrile illness with widespread...,
True or false rheumatic fever is ...,
What causes rheumatic heart disea...
33  cards
Chapter 11: Cardiac Arrhythmias
True or false a fib is rare and u...,
Three conditions that increase ri...,
Atria quiver instead of contracti...
20  cards
Chapter 11: Coronary Heart Disease
What causes coronary heart disease,
Type of arteriosclerosis caused b...,
What is the initiating event for ...
21  cards
Chapter 11: Myocardial Infarction
A cessation of normal cardiac con...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
An actual necrosis of the heart m...
38  cards
Chapter 11: Reducing CV Risk Factors
What protein level if elevated ca...,
Storage form of fat in the body,
Top risk factor for atherosclerosis
6  cards
Chapter 11: Heart Failure
What is the leading cause of hear...,
When the heart can only pump ____...,
What is heart failure
12  cards
Chapter 11: Overview of the Heart
Central cavity of the thorax,
What percentage of the heart mass...,
What does the heart rest on
20  cards
Chapter 11: Blood Vessels
Large elastic muscular vessels ca...,
Largest artery,
Small subdivisions of arteries ve...
18  cards
Chapter 11: Heart Valves
Where are the four heart valves l...,
Which valves are located at the e...,
What attaches the av valves to th...
15  cards
Study Guide: Chapter 7
2nd leading cause of death in us,
There are more than __________ di...,
What percent of cancer deaths are...
42  cards
Study Guide: Chapter 14
To stop bleeding by activating th...,
When do you need hemostasis,
What are the 5 important factors ...
31  cards
Study Guide: Chapter 12
Which sized arteries are elastic,
Which sized arteries are muscular,
True or false blood normally clot...
59  cards
Study Guide: Chapter 13
What are the three types of lymph...,
What are the three types of granu...,
What are the major cell types in ...
40  cards
Study Guide: Chapter 13 (2)
What are the stages of developmen...,
A hormone like erythrocyte stimul...,
Which organ senses low oxygen in ...
14  cards

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