Past Exam Questions Part 2

• Which of the following are part of the ABCDE's of skin cancer?

  Asymmetry

  Border

  Color

  Diameter

  Evolving
• True or False: UVB causes Thymine dimers, which can alter gene expression and cause cancer.

  True
• True or False: Redness of a sunburn is caused by blood rushing to the injured area.

  True
• True or False: Melanin absorbs UV rays and protects DNA.

  True
• The tanning industry will often advertise large benefits designed to target young women.

  True
• Melanoma derives from _______.

  Melanocytes
• A therapy that uses light to target cancer therapy is called...

  Photodynamic therapy
• True or False: Tanning salons will often advertise that tanning is "natural" and good for wellness.

  True
• At the cells, carbon dioxide would move...

  Out of the cells to the blood
• At the lungs, CO2 would move...

  Out of the blood to the lungs
• A CT scan is where...

  3D image is created of the lungs
• At the lungs, oxygen would move...

  Out of the lungs to the blood
• During exhalation...

  The diaphragm relaxes
• During inhalation...

  The diaphragm contracts
• External respiration...

  Gas exchange between the lungs and the blood
• Sputum cytology is where...

  Phlegm is studied for presence of cancer cells
• The _________ filters out particulates and warms air.

  Nasal cavity
• The spreading of cancer cells through the blood stream and/or lymphatics is called...

  Metastasis
• True or False: Lung cancers can express estrogen receptors. Since biological females produce larger amounts of estrogen, this could mean that there should be more unique treatments to treat women with lung cancer.

  True
• A tan only gives the approximate SPF of __________.

  3
• Which of the following does air flow through first upon entering the body?

  Larynx
• Which of the following genes is expressed in both cancerous and normal tissue?

  Gene 3

  
• Which of the following gene(s) is (are)only expressed in normal tissue? (Check all that apply)

  Gene 1, Gene 4

  
• Which of the following gene(s) is (are)NOTexpressed in either normal or cancerous tissue? (Check all that apply)

  Gene 2

  
• For the mRNA strand CAGACGUCGAU, the cDNA strand would be...

  GTCTGCAGCTA
• Diffusion is the process of...

  Going from higher concentration to lower concentration
• Which of the following lung cancers is often termed "Oat Cell Cancer"?

  Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Which of the following is ringed with cartlidge to prevent collapse?

  trachea
• Which of the following is the type of blood vessel where gas exchange occurs?

  Capillaries
• Biological females take longer to clear tobacco smoke compared to biological males.

  True
• Which of the following is a surgical technique to remove part of the lung?

  Wedge resection
• The component of the reproductive system that is largely responsible for preventing infection to fetus and is "dilated" during childbirth is_________.

  Cervix
• _____________ is a method for detecting ovarian cancer that involves removal of fluid from the abdomen to search for cancer cells.

  Paracentesis
• The long, muscular canal that opens to the outside of the female reproductive system is the ______________.

  Vagina
• PET imaging uses ________ to look at metastases.

  radioactively-labeled glucose molecule
• Which of the following is a form of ovarian cancer?

  Germ cell tumor

  Stromal cell carcinoma

  Epithelial ovarian carcinoma
• _________ is a common treatment for cervical cancer.

  Laser therapy
• A pap test is an exam that ______________.

  Takes a sample of the cervix and looks for changes in tissue organization.
• The ___________ are responsible for storing eggs.

  Ovaries
• ____________ is a successful method for treating ovarian cancer.

  Debulking