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ONS CHEMOTHERAPY
IMMUNOTHERAPY CERTIF ICATE
EXAM Question : 3 major phases of cell division:
Correct answer: Interphase
Mitotic phase Cytokinesis
Question : 3 steps of interphase:
Correct answer: First growth phase (G1)
Synthesis phase (S phase) Second growth phase (G2)
Question : 4 phases of mitosis:
Correct answer: Prophase
Metaphase Anaphase
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Telophase
Question : Innate immunity: Correct answer: Non-specific response, either:
Barrier (skin, mucous membranes, flora of skin/gut)
Cellular components (phagocytes, natural killer cells, granulocytes, macrophages)
Question : Adaptive immunity:
Correct answer: Follows innate immunity if
unsuccessful. Memory immunity, including:
Humoral immunity (production of antibodies or immunoglobulins)
Cell mediated immunity (dependent upon T cells)
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Regulatory T -cells (prevent autoimmune reactions and limit inflammatory responses)
Question : Define mutations
Correct answer: Variations in the nucleotide
sequence of a gene
Question : 3 main goals of treatment:
Correct answer: Cure
Control Palliation
Question : Define neoadjuvant therapy
Correct answer: Treatment is given prior to surgery
to shrink the tumor
Question : Define adjuvant therapy
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Correct answer: Additional cancer treatment given
after the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer reoccur
Question : Define conditioning/preparative therapy
Correct answer: Treatments used to prepare a patient
for stem cell transplantation
Question : 2 types of conditioning therapies:
Correct answer: Myeloablative
Nonmyeloablative