ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate | Review Questions & Certified Detailed Answers | Update 2026/2027

ONS Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy Certificate |
Review Questions & Certified
Detailed Answers | Update
2026/2027


Quiz_________________?
3 major phases of cell division: -
Answer
Interphase
Mitotic phase
Cytokinesis




Quiz_________________?
3 steps of interphase: -
Answer
First growth phase (G1)
Synthesis phase (S phase)
Second growth phase (G2)


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, Quiz_________________?
4 phases of mitosis: -
Answer
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase




Quiz_________________?
Innate immunity: -
Answer
Non-specific response, either:
1. Barrier (skin, mucous membranes, flora of skin/gut)
2. Cellular components (phagocytes, natural killer cells,
granulocytes, macrophages)




Quiz_________________?
Adaptive immunity: -
Answer



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, Follows innate immunity if unsuccessful. Memory immunity,
including:
1. Humoral immunity (production of antibodies or
immunoglobulins)
2. Cell mediated immunity (dependent upon T cells)
3. Regulatory T -cells (prevent autoimmune reactions and limit
inflammatory responses)




Quiz_________________?
Define mutations -
Answer
Variations in the nucleotide sequence of a gene




Quiz_________________?
3 main goals of treatment: -
Answer
Cure
Control
Palliation




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, Quiz_________________?
Define neoadjuvant therapy -
Answer
Treatment is given prior to surgery to shrink the tumor




Quiz_________________?
Define adjuvant therapy -
Answer
Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment
to lower the risk that the cancer reoccur




Quiz_________________?
Define conditioning/preparative therapy -
Answer
Treatments used to prepare a patient for stem cell
transplantation




Quiz_________________?
2 types of conditioning therapies: -
Answer

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