5 Written Questions

1. Chronic, noninfectious, raised, reddened round plaques covered by silvery white scales. possible autoimmune
2. a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other.
   cancer cells
3. benign tumor of cartilage
4. a benign epithelial tumor of a gland
5. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

5 Matching Questions

1. melanoma
2. decubitus ulcer
3. epidemiology
4. lipoma
5. parasite

1. a A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time. bedsore
2. b an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person. ex: bacteria, virus, fungus
3. c Branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.
4. d benign tumor of fat cell
5. e an especially dangerous cancer of the pigmented cells of the skin, related to sun exposure in people with light-colored skin. can develop from a mole.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. fleas, ticks, lice, scabies.
   can carry disease. small animal. can be seen
   1. etiology
   2. chronic
   3. bacteria
   4. arthropod
2. the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of growth
   1. psoriasis
   2. anaplasia
   3. metastasis
   4. disease
3. a benign, superficial wart-like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body.
   1. carcinoma
   2. lipoma
   3. adenoma
   4. papilloma
4. pertaining to disease of unknown origin
   1. impetigo
   2. chronic
   3. mycotic
   4. idiopathic
5. mole
   1. nevus
   2. hives
   3. virus
   4. signs

5 True/False Questions

1. inflammation → the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. ex. degenerative diseases

   True        False

2. degeneration → a response of body tissues to injury or irritation. causes swelling

   True        False

3. tumors → a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores. ex: athletes foot, ringworm

   True        False

4. pandemic → an epidemic that is geographically widespread. worldwide

   True        False

5. vector → ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts. Parasite.

   True        False