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Title: The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ...
Post by: blah678 on Feb 28, 2018
The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 2

A TENS unit is ________.
 
  A) a surgical procedure to remove plaque and prevent a stroke
  B) used to treat chronic pain
  C) a unit of measurement for the depth of a coma
  D) an electrical recording of the brain waves

QUESTION 3

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means a substance (that must be secreted) before milk (can be produced)?
 
  A) -ic, hypo-, thalam/o-
  B) -in, pro-, lact/o-
  C) -ism, syn-, erg/o-
  D) -ism, hyper-, thyroid/o-

QUESTION 4

Peritonitis is treated surgically with an exploratory laparotomy to clean out the abdominal cavity.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 5

The ear canal has glands that secrete ________, a waxy, sticky substance that traps dirt and has an antibiotic action against microorganisms that enter the canal.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 6

The suffix found in the medical word lymphatic means ________.
 
  A) condition
  B) lymph; lymphatic system
  C) pertaining to
  D) study of

QUESTION 7

How do calcium channel blocker drugs work and what are they used to treat?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

QUESTION 8

________ is the study of the anatomy and physiology of cancer cells, including diagnostic tests, various treatments, and drugs.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Title: The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ...
Post by: jenten17 on Feb 28, 2018
[Answer to ques. #1]  metastasis

[Answer to ques. #2]  B
Explanation: A) TENS is not a surgical procedure.
B) Correct
C) TENS is a unit, but not a unit of measurement for the depth of a coma.
D) This describes an EEG, not a TENS unit.

[Answer to ques. #3]  B
Explanation: A) These words parts make up the word hypothalamic.
B) Correct Pro- means before, lact/o- means milk, and -in means a substance.
C) These word parts make up the word synergism.
D) These word parts make up the word hyperthyroidism.

[Answer to ques. #4]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #5]  cerumen

[Answer to ques. #6]  C
Explanation: A) The suffix -atic does not mean this.
B) This is the definition of the combining form, not the suffix.
C) Correct
D) The suffix -atic does not mean this.

[Answer to ques. #7]  Calcium channel blockers block the movement of calcium ions into myocardial cells and smooth muscle cells of the artery walls, causing the heart rate and blood pressure to decrease. They are used to treat angina pectoris and hypertension.

[Answer to ques. #8]  Oncology


Title: The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ...
Post by: blah678 on Feb 28, 2018
TY


Title: The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ...
Post by: jenten17 on Feb 28, 2018
My pleasure