N5315 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
– CANCER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Anaplasia - ANS Loss of cellular differentiation
Benign tumors are - ANS Non cancerous cells
Leukemia - ANS Blood condition of white cells (leukocytes); malignant (cancerous) condition.
Cancer Cells (What do they do?) - ANS Cells that Ignore signals that instruct normal cells to
stop cellular division and trigger apoptosis.
Benign tumor characteristics - ANS Non-malignant new growth.
They do not spread to locally or distant sites. They are well encapsulated.
Benign Tumor - ANS Do not invade tissue.
May become large & compress normal tissue.
Inhibit blood.
Benign Tumor (head) - ANS May cause an increase in ICP due to growth and size.
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, Malignant Tumors (Characteristics) - ANS They do not look like the tissue of origin.
Poorly differentiated.
They have rapid cell growth.
They can spread to local tissues or distant sites.
Why do malignant cells metastasize? - ANS They are not encapsulated.
Malignant Tumor - ANS A tumor that has a biological characteristic of anaplasia.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - ANS A malignant tumor of the surface epithelial tissue of the
liver.
Adeno- - ANS Glandular epithelial tissue (deep epithelial tissue or glands)
Adenoma - ANS Benign tumor of glandular cells.
Adenocarcinoma - ANS A malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue.
Carcinoma in Situ - ANS A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed
or invaded the surrounding tissues.
Basement Membrane - ANS Layer between epithelium (skin, resp tract, GI tract),
mesothelium (pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity, pericardial cavity) and the endothelium (blood
vessels, lymph vessels) from the underlying connective tissue.
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– CANCER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Anaplasia - ANS Loss of cellular differentiation
Benign tumors are - ANS Non cancerous cells
Leukemia - ANS Blood condition of white cells (leukocytes); malignant (cancerous) condition.
Cancer Cells (What do they do?) - ANS Cells that Ignore signals that instruct normal cells to
stop cellular division and trigger apoptosis.
Benign tumor characteristics - ANS Non-malignant new growth.
They do not spread to locally or distant sites. They are well encapsulated.
Benign Tumor - ANS Do not invade tissue.
May become large & compress normal tissue.
Inhibit blood.
Benign Tumor (head) - ANS May cause an increase in ICP due to growth and size.
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, Malignant Tumors (Characteristics) - ANS They do not look like the tissue of origin.
Poorly differentiated.
They have rapid cell growth.
They can spread to local tissues or distant sites.
Why do malignant cells metastasize? - ANS They are not encapsulated.
Malignant Tumor - ANS A tumor that has a biological characteristic of anaplasia.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - ANS A malignant tumor of the surface epithelial tissue of the
liver.
Adeno- - ANS Glandular epithelial tissue (deep epithelial tissue or glands)
Adenoma - ANS Benign tumor of glandular cells.
Adenocarcinoma - ANS A malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue.
Carcinoma in Situ - ANS A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed
or invaded the surrounding tissues.
Basement Membrane - ANS Layer between epithelium (skin, resp tract, GI tract),
mesothelium (pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity, pericardial cavity) and the endothelium (blood
vessels, lymph vessels) from the underlying connective tissue.
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