NUR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY .CANCER
MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 2025/2026
NUR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY .CANCER MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER 2025/2026
1. A disease that’s caused by the inability of the body to control the division of cells
**Answer:** cancer
2. Cancer can be caused by genetic and ______________ factors
**Answer:** environmental
3. Melanoma
**Answer:** skin cancer; melanocytes
4. Leukemia
**Answer:** cancer in white blood cells in bone marrow
5. Carcinoma
**Answer:** cancer in lining of internal organs or skin
6. Sarcoma
**Answer:** cancer in connective tissues, such as bone
7. Lymphoma
**Answer:** cancer in cells and tissues of the immune system
8. Cancer chance in males
**Answer:** 50%
, 9. Cancer chance in females
**Answer:** 33%
10. Metastasis/malignant
**Answer:** cancer spread(ing), very bad
11. Cells have the ability to:
- acquire materials and energy
- respond to their environment
- reproduce
- maintain an internal environment (homeostasis)
- adapt to their environment
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
11. Prokaryotic cell
**Answer:** bacteria cell; single-cell
12. Eukaryotic cell
**Answer:** plants, animals, fungi cells; multicellular
14. Cell division
- happens in centrioles
- assists in dividing the genetic material and contents of cell during cellular reproduction
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
15. Cancer cells ____ their function; they become less specialized
, **Answer:** lose
16. Active site is where the ____________ binds
**Answer:** substrate
17. Nucleotides are composed of:
-. 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose)
- a phosphate group
- a nitrogen-containing base
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
18. Adenine pairs with
**Answer:** thymine
19. Cytosine pairs with
**Answer:** guanine
20. Genome
**Answer:** sum of all genetic information
21. Genes are units of genetic information that provide instructions for making ______
**Answer:** proteins
22. Gene expression two stages
**Answer:** transcription and translation
23. Homeostasis
MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 2025/2026
NUR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY .CANCER MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER 2025/2026
1. A disease that’s caused by the inability of the body to control the division of cells
**Answer:** cancer
2. Cancer can be caused by genetic and ______________ factors
**Answer:** environmental
3. Melanoma
**Answer:** skin cancer; melanocytes
4. Leukemia
**Answer:** cancer in white blood cells in bone marrow
5. Carcinoma
**Answer:** cancer in lining of internal organs or skin
6. Sarcoma
**Answer:** cancer in connective tissues, such as bone
7. Lymphoma
**Answer:** cancer in cells and tissues of the immune system
8. Cancer chance in males
**Answer:** 50%
, 9. Cancer chance in females
**Answer:** 33%
10. Metastasis/malignant
**Answer:** cancer spread(ing), very bad
11. Cells have the ability to:
- acquire materials and energy
- respond to their environment
- reproduce
- maintain an internal environment (homeostasis)
- adapt to their environment
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
11. Prokaryotic cell
**Answer:** bacteria cell; single-cell
12. Eukaryotic cell
**Answer:** plants, animals, fungi cells; multicellular
14. Cell division
- happens in centrioles
- assists in dividing the genetic material and contents of cell during cellular reproduction
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
15. Cancer cells ____ their function; they become less specialized
, **Answer:** lose
16. Active site is where the ____________ binds
**Answer:** substrate
17. Nucleotides are composed of:
-. 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose)
- a phosphate group
- a nitrogen-containing base
**Answer:** (No specific question, just info)
18. Adenine pairs with
**Answer:** thymine
19. Cytosine pairs with
**Answer:** guanine
20. Genome
**Answer:** sum of all genetic information
21. Genes are units of genetic information that provide instructions for making ______
**Answer:** proteins
22. Gene expression two stages
**Answer:** transcription and translation
23. Homeostasis
