EDITION STRASINGER TEST BANK REVIEW
SHEET 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ proliferation. Answer: process of increased cell division
⩥ cyclins. Answer: proteins that control entry and progression of cells
through the cell cycle
⩥ kinases. Answer: enzymes that phosphorylate proteins to activate or
silence their function
⩥ progenitor cells. Answer: continually renewing cell populations rely
on these of the same lineage that have not yet differentiated to the extent
that they have lost their ability to divide
⩥ stem cells. Answer: remain incompletely undifferentiated throughout
life
⩥ embryonic stem cells. Answer: pluripotent cells derived from the
inner cell mass of the blastocyst stage of the embryo
, ⩥ neoplasm. Answer: an abnormal mass of tissue in which the growth
exceeds and is uncoordinated with that of normal tissues
⩥ benign tumors. Answer: do not usually cause death unless the location
interferes with the function of a vital organ
⩥ malignant neoplasms. Answer: are less well-differentiated and have
the ability to break loose, enter the circulatory or lymphatic systems, and
form secondary malignant tumors at other sites
⩥ -oma. Answer: tumors are named by adding this suffix to the
parenchymal tissue type from which the growth originated
⩥ polyp. Answer: growth that projects from the a mucosal surface
⩥ carcinoma. Answer: used to designate a malignant tumor of epithelial
tissue origin
⩥ two categories of malignant neoplasms. Answer: solid tumors and
hematologic cancers
⩥ anaplasia. Answer: used to describe the loss of cell differentiation in
cancerous tissue