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, Radiographic Pathology for Technologists
ANSWER: p A REF: p p p. p 11
18. A p protein p coat p surrounding p a p genome p of p either p RNA p or p DNA p without p an p
organized p cellular p structure p best p describes p which p type p of p microorganism?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Virus
d. All p of p the p above
ANSWER: p C REF: p p p. p 11
19. The p ease p with p which p a p pathogenic p organism p can p overcome p the p body’s p defenses p best p describ
a. etiology.
b. infection.
c. pathogenesis.
d. virulence.
ANSWER: p D REF: p p p. p 12
20. Diseases p caused p by p the p disturbance p of p normal p physiologic p function p are p classified p as:
a. degenerative.
b. metabolic.
c. neoplastic.
d. traumatic.
ANSWER: p B REF: p p p. p 13
21. The p lymph p node p into p which p the p primary p neoplasm p drains p during p metastasis p is p termed p the
node.
a. primary
b. sentinel
c. metastatic
d. neoplastic
ANSWER: p B REF: p p p. p 14
22. The p spread p of p cancerous p cells p into p surrounding p tissue p by p virtue p of p the p close p
proximity p best p describes:
a. lymphatic p spread.
b. hematogenous p spread.
c. invasion.
d. oncogenesis.
ANSWER: p C REF: p p p. p 16
23. Cancer p originating p in p epithelial p tissue p is p termed:
a. carcinoma.
b. leukemia.
c. lymphoma.
d. sarcoma.
ANSWER: p A REF: p p p. p 16