Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology- Ch. 1:
Introduction to Pathology Questions and Answers
A new and abnormal growth of cells that are not controlled by the factors that control the
growth of typical cells in that tissue ✔️✔️Neoplasia
The study of neoplasm or tumors ✔️✔️Oncology
Tumors that closely resemble their cells of origin in structure and function. They remain
localized ✔️✔️Benign
Neoplastic growth that invade and destroy adjacent tissues and may spread ✔️✔️Malignant
Malignant neoplasms that spread to distant sites ✔️✔️Metastasize
Malignant tumors ✔️✔️Cancers
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial cell origin ✔️✔️Carcinoma
Undifferentiated cell growth -- Without form (bizarre) ✔️✔️Anaplastic
Highly malignant tumors arising from connective tissues ✔️✔️Sarcomas
Spread of cancers that occurs when neoplasms invade a natural body cavity ✔️✔️Seeding
A spread relating to, or produced by lymph, lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes ✔️✔️Lymphatic
Spread
, Spread by the bloodstream ✔️✔️Hematogenous Spread
The assessment of aggressiveness or degree of malignancy of a tumor ✔️✔️Grading
The extensiveness of a tumor at its primary site and the degree of spread to distant sites. This is
necessary to determine treatment and predict future action of the tumor ✔️✔️Staging
Diseases that are passed from one generation to another via DNA ✔️✔️Hereditary Diseases
A chromosome not involved in sex determination ✔️✔️Autosomes
If the genes inherited from each parent are the same for a particular trait, the person his _____
✔️✔️Homozygous
If the genes inherited from each parent differ, the person is _____ for that trait
✔️✔️Heterozygous
Genes that always cause a trait to appear (no matter if the person is homozygous or
heterozygous) even if the other parent passes on a different chromosome for that same trait
✔️✔️Dominant
A trait will only appear if the person is homozygous for the trait (both parents pass on the non-
dominant chromosome for that trait and not a dominant chromosome. These traits may skip
generations) ✔️✔️Recessive
Changes in genetic material that may cause permanent hereditary changes ✔️✔️Mutations
Introduction to Pathology Questions and Answers
A new and abnormal growth of cells that are not controlled by the factors that control the
growth of typical cells in that tissue ✔️✔️Neoplasia
The study of neoplasm or tumors ✔️✔️Oncology
Tumors that closely resemble their cells of origin in structure and function. They remain
localized ✔️✔️Benign
Neoplastic growth that invade and destroy adjacent tissues and may spread ✔️✔️Malignant
Malignant neoplasms that spread to distant sites ✔️✔️Metastasize
Malignant tumors ✔️✔️Cancers
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial cell origin ✔️✔️Carcinoma
Undifferentiated cell growth -- Without form (bizarre) ✔️✔️Anaplastic
Highly malignant tumors arising from connective tissues ✔️✔️Sarcomas
Spread of cancers that occurs when neoplasms invade a natural body cavity ✔️✔️Seeding
A spread relating to, or produced by lymph, lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes ✔️✔️Lymphatic
Spread
, Spread by the bloodstream ✔️✔️Hematogenous Spread
The assessment of aggressiveness or degree of malignancy of a tumor ✔️✔️Grading
The extensiveness of a tumor at its primary site and the degree of spread to distant sites. This is
necessary to determine treatment and predict future action of the tumor ✔️✔️Staging
Diseases that are passed from one generation to another via DNA ✔️✔️Hereditary Diseases
A chromosome not involved in sex determination ✔️✔️Autosomes
If the genes inherited from each parent are the same for a particular trait, the person his _____
✔️✔️Homozygous
If the genes inherited from each parent differ, the person is _____ for that trait
✔️✔️Heterozygous
Genes that always cause a trait to appear (no matter if the person is homozygous or
heterozygous) even if the other parent passes on a different chromosome for that same trait
✔️✔️Dominant
A trait will only appear if the person is homozygous for the trait (both parents pass on the non-
dominant chromosome for that trait and not a dominant chromosome. These traits may skip
generations) ✔️✔️Recessive
Changes in genetic material that may cause permanent hereditary changes ✔️✔️Mutations
