UTMB 5355 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 MODULE 5 2026 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION

UTMB 5355 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EXAM 3 MODULE 5 2026 FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION

◉ tumor necrosis factor is _ cytokine.
Answer: pro-inflammatory, may be related to carcinogenesis


◉ 4 functions of TNF.
Answer: 1)cell survival
2)cell proliferation
3) cell differentiation
4)cell death


◉ CA therapy in relation to TNF.
Answer: Modulation of TNF/receptors


◉ tumor markers.
Answer: not used to diagnose, but can be useful in surveillance of
cancers or after cancer treatments, elevated in some cancers

,◉ tumor markers are produced by both.
Answer: benign & malignant cells, increased levels seen in
cancerous/noncancerous tumors


◉ tumor markers include.
Answer: hormones, enzymes, genes, antigens and antibodies


◉ CA19-9.
Answer: pancreatic cancer


◉ CA-125.
Answer: ovarian cancer


◉ Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).
Answer: hepatic, germ cell CA


◉ CEA.
Answer: colon cancer


◉ PSA.
Answer: Prostate CA

, ◉ Telomerase is an - involved in DNA replication.
Answer: enzyme


◉ Telomeres is located at the end of each -.
Answer: chromosome


◉ Telomerase can be.
Answer: switched on by cancer cells so that cells can divide
indefinitely- explains why cancer cells replicate aggressively


◉ Role of Viruses & CA.
Answer: inflammatory response may contribute to onset of cancer,
chronic viruses increase risk of cancer


◉ Chronic Hepatitis can cause.
Answer: liver cancer


◉ Epstein Barr can cause.
Answer: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma


◉ HPV can cause.
Answer: cervical cancer