Test bank - Radiographic Pathology for Technologists 6th Edition

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, ANS: A REF: p. 11

18. A protein coat surrounding a genome of either RNA or DNA without an organized cellular
structure best describes which type of microorganism?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Virus
d. All of the above
ANS: C REF: p. 11

19. The ease with which a pathogenic organism can overcome the body’s defenses best describes:
a. etiology.
b. infection.
c. pathogenesis.
d. virulence.
ANS: D REF: p. 12

20. Diseases caused by the disturbance of normal physiologic function are classified as:
a. degenerative.
b. metabolic.
c. neoplastic.
d. traumatic.
ANS: B REF: p. 13

21. The lymph node into which the primary neoplasm drains during metastasis is termed the
_____ node.
a. primary
b. sentinel
c. metastatic
d. neoplastic
ANS: B REF: p. 14

22. The spread of cancerous cells into surrounding tissue by virtue of the close proximity best
describes:
a. lymphatic spread.
b. hematogenous spread.
c. invasion.
d. oncogenesis.
ANS: C REF: p. 16

23. Cancer originating in epithelial tissue is termed:
a. carcinoma.
b. leukemia.
c. lymphoma.
d. sarcoma.
ANS: A REF: p. 16