Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? correct answers Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? correct answers Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma -
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Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? correct answers Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? correct answers Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? correct answers They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma correct answers Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy correct answers When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation correct answers Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn correct answers Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissure - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated correct answers Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and corticosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin correct answers superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions correct answers Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? correct answers Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmune diseases involving the skin.
Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? correct answers semicircular canals in the ear
How can otitis media be prevented? correct answers By placing a myringotomy tube in the ear
What results in progressive hearing loss? correct answers Presbycusis
What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? correc
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