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A _____ is a technique in which an x-ray or MRI-guided needle is used to remove small samples of tissue from the breast.​


A) ​lymph node dissection
B) ​surgical biopsy
C) ​needle breast biopsy
D) ​lumpectomy

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -sarcoma


A) ​malignant tumor derived from connective tissue
B) malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue​
C) malignant tumor in the upper shaft of long bones, pelvis, or knee​
D) the process by which cancer is spread to a new site; the tumor at the new site​
E) ​to spread from one place to another

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The bloodborne infection ____________________ is commonly known as HIV.​

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A/An ____________________ is a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual.​

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______ wraps the body in a physical barrier to prevent invading organisms from entering the body.


A) ​Intact skin
B) ​The respiratory system
C) ​The lymphatic system
D) ​Lacteals

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____________________, commonly known as AIDS, is the most advanced and fatal stage of an HIV infection.​

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Match each definition with the correct condition.​ -lymphocytes


A) ​a benign tumor formed by abnormal lymphatic vessels
B) ​swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph in the tissues
C) also known as lymphoid cells​
D) any disease affecting a lymph node​
E) malignancies that develop in the lymphatic system​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -myosarcoma


A) ​malignant tumor derived from connective tissue
B) malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue​
C) malignant tumor in the upper shaft of long bones, pelvis, or knee​
D) the process by which cancer is spread to a new site; the tumor at the new site​
E) ​to spread from one place to another

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Match each definition with the correct word part.​ -lymphaden/o


A) ​against
B) ​cancerous
C) ​lymph
D) ​lymph node
E) ​protected

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Which procedure involves the surgical removal of an entire breast and many of the surrounding tissues?​


A) ​radical mastectomy
B) ​mastectomy
C) ​modified radical mastectomy
D) ​lumpectomy

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____________________ lymphoma is the term used to describe all lymphomas other than Hodgkin's lymphoma.​

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The _____ is a mass of lymphoid tissue located above the heart.​


A) ​tonsils
B) ​thymus
C) ​vermiform appendix
D) ​spleen

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The Epstein-Barr virus causes the condition known as ____________________.​

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A medication used to treat viral infections is known as a/an _____.​


A) ​bactericide
B) ​antineoplastic
C) ​antiviral drug
D) ​corticosteroid drug

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The ____________________ system is a group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -lymphocytes


A) ​bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response
B) produced in response to the presence of antigens​
C) proteins that act as intracellular signals to begin the immune response
D) ​a white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells
E) white blood cells formed in the bone marrow as stem cells​

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A/An ____________________ infection is caused by a pathogen that normally does not cause disease unless the host is weakened by another condition.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -interferons


A) ​bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response
B) produced in response to the presence of antigens​
C) proteins that act as intracellular signals to begin the immune response
D) ​a white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells
E) white blood cells formed in the bone marrow as stem cells​

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____________________ is a diagnostic test to detect damage or malformations of the lymphatic vessels.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -metastasize


A) ​malignant tumor derived from connective tissue
B) malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue​
C) malignant tumor in the upper shaft of long bones, pelvis, or knee​
D) the process by which cancer is spread to a new site; the tumor at the new site​
E) ​to spread from one place to another

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