STUDY GUIDE CTR EXAM
EDITION QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED
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,Cytoplasm - Answer: is a clear, thick gel containing carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and other
chemicals that surrounds the nucleus in a cell.
Homeostasis - Answer: is the condition where internal and external environments remain
constant and in balanceCe
The Four Phases of Mitosis are? - Answer: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Morphology - Answer: is the description of the form and structure of tissues on the body
Hypertrophy - Answer: is an increase in the size of a tissue
Atrophy - Answer: is a decrease in the size of a tissue
epithelial tissue - Answer: A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out
connective tissue - Answer: is the most abundant and most widely distributed of all tissues
Three Elements of Connective Tissue are? - Answer: cells, ground substance, also called matrix,
fibers
Meninges - Answer: three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
dura mater - Answer: is a thick, tough membrane lining the skull
pia mater - Answer: is the thin innermost layer that is in contact with the brain
, arachoid mater - Answer: middle meningeal layer
metastasis - Answer: is the formation of new foci of disease in a distant part of the body
Three types of metastasis are? - Answer: synchronous, metachronous and precocious
synchronous - Answer: diagnosed at the same time as the primary site
metachronous - Answer: diagnosed after the primary site had been diagnosed and treated
precocious - Answer: diagnosed with an unknown primary site, first indication of cancer in a
patient
carcinomas - Answer: a malignant neoplasm that occurs in epithelial tissue
adenocarcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas that are predominantly glandular or ductal
squamous cell carcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas that arise from stratified squamous
epithelium
Transitional cell carcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas with mixed glandular and squamous
sarcomas - Answer: are malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin, embryonic connective tissue
neuroendocrine tumors - Answer: are from cells that originate in the neural crest.
Adenomas - Answer: benign pituitary tumors
EDITION QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
,Cytoplasm - Answer: is a clear, thick gel containing carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and other
chemicals that surrounds the nucleus in a cell.
Homeostasis - Answer: is the condition where internal and external environments remain
constant and in balanceCe
The Four Phases of Mitosis are? - Answer: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Morphology - Answer: is the description of the form and structure of tissues on the body
Hypertrophy - Answer: is an increase in the size of a tissue
Atrophy - Answer: is a decrease in the size of a tissue
epithelial tissue - Answer: A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out
connective tissue - Answer: is the most abundant and most widely distributed of all tissues
Three Elements of Connective Tissue are? - Answer: cells, ground substance, also called matrix,
fibers
Meninges - Answer: three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
dura mater - Answer: is a thick, tough membrane lining the skull
pia mater - Answer: is the thin innermost layer that is in contact with the brain
, arachoid mater - Answer: middle meningeal layer
metastasis - Answer: is the formation of new foci of disease in a distant part of the body
Three types of metastasis are? - Answer: synchronous, metachronous and precocious
synchronous - Answer: diagnosed at the same time as the primary site
metachronous - Answer: diagnosed after the primary site had been diagnosed and treated
precocious - Answer: diagnosed with an unknown primary site, first indication of cancer in a
patient
carcinomas - Answer: a malignant neoplasm that occurs in epithelial tissue
adenocarcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas that are predominantly glandular or ductal
squamous cell carcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas that arise from stratified squamous
epithelium
Transitional cell carcinomas - Answer: are carcinomas with mixed glandular and squamous
sarcomas - Answer: are malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin, embryonic connective tissue
neuroendocrine tumors - Answer: are from cells that originate in the neural crest.
Adenomas - Answer: benign pituitary tumors
