MEAS 242 Final Exam questions well
answered 2025/2026
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to develop: - correct
answer ✔✔melanoma
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔✔physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and breast mammograms)
Congenital means: - correct answer ✔✔born with
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who: - correct answer
✔✔complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following methods? -
correct answer ✔✔gastrostomy
An example of an acute illness is: - correct answer ✔✔a sore throat
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: - correct answer ✔✔lymphatic tissue and blood-
forming organs.
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: - correct answer ✔✔lipoma
An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: - correct answer ✔✔both cerebral palsy and
Down syndrome
,Cachexia describes: - correct answer ✔✔an ill, thin individual.
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families? - correct answer ✔✔colon
and breast
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the: - correct answer
✔✔cervix
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: - correct answer ✔✔biopsy
Estrogen is used to treat: - correct answer ✔✔prostate cancer
All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. - correct answer ✔✔true
Neoplasm is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔new growth
homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
etiology - correct answer ✔✔cause
idiopathic - correct answer ✔✔unknown cause
predisposing - correct answer ✔✔risk factors
prognosis - correct answer ✔✔outcome
,pathogen - correct answer ✔✔bacteria
Nosocomial - correct answer ✔✔Disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔✔problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent - correct answer ✔✔occurs more frequently
Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain dead. - correct answer
✔✔false
Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. - correct answer ✔✔true
Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. - correct answer ✔✔false
Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable to defend itself due to a
decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily lymphocytes. - correct answer ✔✔true
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the - correct answer ✔✔bone
Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible with life. - correct answer
✔✔false
The aging process is progressive and reversible. - correct answer ✔✔false
Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased risk of causing the
development of basal cell cancer. - correct answer ✔✔true
, Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm to the touch. - correct
answer ✔✔true
When cancer has spread through the bloodstream, often the secondary cancer site is
discovered first. - correct answer ✔✔true
An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot. - correct answer ✔✔true
Grading of tumors refers to the degree to which a tumor has spread. - correct answer ✔✔false
Staging a tumor refers to the degree to which the tumor has spread. - correct answer ✔✔true
Hormones may cause cancer but may also be used to treat it. - correct answer ✔✔true
Dark-skinned people are at greatest risk of developing skin cancer. - correct answer ✔✔false
Damage related to smoking and tobacco use is limited to the lungs. - correct answer ✔✔false
Cancer at the in situ stage cannot be avoided by surgical removal. - correct answer ✔✔false
obesity - correct answer ✔✔nutritional imbalance
motor vehicle accident - correct answer ✔✔trauma
alleries - correct answer ✔✔impaired immunity
answered 2025/2026
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to develop: - correct
answer ✔✔melanoma
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔✔physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and breast mammograms)
Congenital means: - correct answer ✔✔born with
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who: - correct answer
✔✔complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following methods? -
correct answer ✔✔gastrostomy
An example of an acute illness is: - correct answer ✔✔a sore throat
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: - correct answer ✔✔lymphatic tissue and blood-
forming organs.
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: - correct answer ✔✔lipoma
An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: - correct answer ✔✔both cerebral palsy and
Down syndrome
,Cachexia describes: - correct answer ✔✔an ill, thin individual.
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families? - correct answer ✔✔colon
and breast
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the: - correct answer
✔✔cervix
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: - correct answer ✔✔biopsy
Estrogen is used to treat: - correct answer ✔✔prostate cancer
All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. - correct answer ✔✔true
Neoplasm is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔new growth
homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
etiology - correct answer ✔✔cause
idiopathic - correct answer ✔✔unknown cause
predisposing - correct answer ✔✔risk factors
prognosis - correct answer ✔✔outcome
,pathogen - correct answer ✔✔bacteria
Nosocomial - correct answer ✔✔Disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔✔problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent - correct answer ✔✔occurs more frequently
Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain dead. - correct answer
✔✔false
Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. - correct answer ✔✔true
Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. - correct answer ✔✔false
Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable to defend itself due to a
decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily lymphocytes. - correct answer ✔✔true
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the - correct answer ✔✔bone
Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible with life. - correct answer
✔✔false
The aging process is progressive and reversible. - correct answer ✔✔false
Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased risk of causing the
development of basal cell cancer. - correct answer ✔✔true
, Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm to the touch. - correct
answer ✔✔true
When cancer has spread through the bloodstream, often the secondary cancer site is
discovered first. - correct answer ✔✔true
An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot. - correct answer ✔✔true
Grading of tumors refers to the degree to which a tumor has spread. - correct answer ✔✔false
Staging a tumor refers to the degree to which the tumor has spread. - correct answer ✔✔true
Hormones may cause cancer but may also be used to treat it. - correct answer ✔✔true
Dark-skinned people are at greatest risk of developing skin cancer. - correct answer ✔✔false
Damage related to smoking and tobacco use is limited to the lungs. - correct answer ✔✔false
Cancer at the in situ stage cannot be avoided by surgical removal. - correct answer ✔✔false
obesity - correct answer ✔✔nutritional imbalance
motor vehicle accident - correct answer ✔✔trauma
alleries - correct answer ✔✔impaired immunity
