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NUR 213 Exam 5 (Averett University) NEWEST 2026/2027 EXAM
REVIEW | NUR 213 EXAM 5 PREP WITH 150 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are normal cells?
Controlled growth, respond to signals, undergo apoptosis
What are cancer cells?
Uncontrolled division, evade apoptosis, invade other tissues.
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is initiation?
DNA mutation
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is promotion?
Mutated cells proliferate
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is progression?
Tumor growth, invasion, metastasis
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What is a benign?
Localized, well-differentiate, doesn't metastasize
what is malignant?
Invasive, destructive, mestastisizes
What is differentiation?
Well-differentiated (closer to normal cells)
What is anaplasia?
Lack of differentiation (bad prognosis)
What is tumor grading?
I-III, how abnormal cells look
NUR 213 Exam 5 (Averett University) NEWEST 2026/2027 EXAM
REVIEW | NUR 213 EXAM 5 PREP WITH 150 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are normal cells?
Controlled growth, respond to signals, undergo apoptosis
What are cancer cells?
Uncontrolled division, evade apoptosis, invade other tissues.
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is initiation?
DNA mutation
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is promotion?
Mutated cells proliferate
In the stages of carcinogenesis, what is progression?
Tumor growth, invasion, metastasis
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What is a benign?
Localized, well-differentiate, doesn't metastasize
what is malignant?
Invasive, destructive, mestastisizes
What is differentiation?
Well-differentiated (closer to normal cells)
What is anaplasia?
Lack of differentiation (bad prognosis)
What is tumor grading?
I-III, how abnormal cells look