KNH 188 Exam 3 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER The body's natural immunity and first
line of defense, nonspecific and no memory
Adaptive immune system - CORRECT ANSWER The body's acquired immunity,
specific and has memory
Leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER White blood cells that protect the body from
invasion
Phagocytes - CORRECT ANSWER A type of leukocyte that chews up invading
organisms in the innate immune system
Lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWER White blood cells that help the body remember
invaders and destroy them
B-cells - CORRECT ANSWER Find the targets and send defenses
T-cells - CORRECT ANSWER Destroy the invaders that the B-cells find
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWER a toxin or other foreign substance that introduces an
immune response in the body
Antibody - CORRECT ANSWER blood protein produced in response to and
countering a specific antigen
Metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER the spread of cancerous tumors beyond their origin
, Hematologic cancers - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the blood cells (lukemia,
lymphoma, multiple myeloma)
Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the epithelial tissues, including skin,
organ linings, digestive tract, genitourinary tract, pulmonary system, etc.
Sarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the connective tissue, bone, muscles, and
cartilage
Stage 0 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER abnormal cells are present, but have not spread;
carcinoma and citu
Stage 1,2,3 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER cancer is present, the higher the number -
the larger the tumor and the more it has spread
Stage 4 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER cancer spread to distant parts of the body
Sarcopenia - CORRECT ANSWER involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and
function
Dysnapenia - CORRECT ANSWER loss of strength
Bone remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER The process of replacing old bone cells with
new ones, a small amount of bone is broken down (resorption) and then replaced with new
bone (formation)
Osteoclasts - CORRECT ANSWER Break down old bone
Osteoblasts - CORRECT ANSWER Build new bones
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER The body's natural immunity and first
line of defense, nonspecific and no memory
Adaptive immune system - CORRECT ANSWER The body's acquired immunity,
specific and has memory
Leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER White blood cells that protect the body from
invasion
Phagocytes - CORRECT ANSWER A type of leukocyte that chews up invading
organisms in the innate immune system
Lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWER White blood cells that help the body remember
invaders and destroy them
B-cells - CORRECT ANSWER Find the targets and send defenses
T-cells - CORRECT ANSWER Destroy the invaders that the B-cells find
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWER a toxin or other foreign substance that introduces an
immune response in the body
Antibody - CORRECT ANSWER blood protein produced in response to and
countering a specific antigen
Metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER the spread of cancerous tumors beyond their origin
, Hematologic cancers - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the blood cells (lukemia,
lymphoma, multiple myeloma)
Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the epithelial tissues, including skin,
organ linings, digestive tract, genitourinary tract, pulmonary system, etc.
Sarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER cancers of the connective tissue, bone, muscles, and
cartilage
Stage 0 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER abnormal cells are present, but have not spread;
carcinoma and citu
Stage 1,2,3 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER cancer is present, the higher the number -
the larger the tumor and the more it has spread
Stage 4 cancer - CORRECT ANSWER cancer spread to distant parts of the body
Sarcopenia - CORRECT ANSWER involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and
function
Dysnapenia - CORRECT ANSWER loss of strength
Bone remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER The process of replacing old bone cells with
new ones, a small amount of bone is broken down (resorption) and then replaced with new
bone (formation)
Osteoclasts - CORRECT ANSWER Break down old bone
Osteoblasts - CORRECT ANSWER Build new bones
