Aphon Exam Questions And Verified Correct Answers
APHON EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS How does cancer start? - Correct Answer with one cell; one genetic mutation How are cyclins activated? - Correct Answer When they are bound with a CDK enzyme What do cyclins do? - Correct Answer stimulate the cell to go to the next phase What do CDK inhibitors do? - Correct Answer prevent damaged cells from replicating What is apoptosis? - Correct Answer programmed cell death What is a natural cell death where the cell blebbs and is removed by phagocytes? - Correct Answer apoptosis Do cancer cells have apoptosis? - Correct Answer no What is the primary reason multiple chemotherapy agents are used to treat cancer? - Correct Answer resistance to single chemotherapy agents can develop Why do we use multiple chemotherapy agents? - Correct Answer to overcome drug resistance and give a broader range of coverage against naturally resistant tumor cells In the TNM staging system, what does the T stand for? - Correct Answer primary Tumor size In the TNM staging system, what does the N stand for? - Correct Answer presence or absence of lymph Node involvement In the TNM staging system, what does the M stand for? - Correct Answer presence or absence of distant Metastases
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