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A/An ____________________ is a benign tumor made up of muscle tissue.​

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Which masses of lymphoid tissue are also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsils?​


A) ​adenoids
B) ​palatine tonsils
C) ​lingual tonsils
D) ​tonsils

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The medical term for a pathogenic yeast infection that occurs on the skin or mucous membranes is ____________________.​

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A/An ____________________ is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.​

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____________________ means not life-threatening, though this type of tumor can cause damage.​

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Ductal carcinoma ____________________ is breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct.​

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Match each definition with the correct condition.​ -lymphoma


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 condition.​ -lymphangioma


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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Which term is also known as a cellular response?​


A) ​allergic reaction
B) ​localized allergic response
C) ​systemic reaction
D) ​autoimmune disorder

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_____ is a form of treatment that disrupts the blood supply to the tumor.​


A) ​Angiogenesis
B) ​Antiangiogenesis
C) ​Antineoplastic
D) ​Brachytherapy

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -macrophage


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


A) ​flesh
B) pertaining to​
C) poison​
D) spleen​
E) tumor​

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A/An _____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer.​


A) ​immunologist
B) ​allergist
C) ​lymphologist
D) ​oncologist

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The treatment of disease by either stimulating or repressing the immune response is known as ____________________.​

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A/An ____________________ is a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen.​

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Match each definition with the correct condition.​ -lymphadenopathy


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 word part.​ -phag/o


A) ​eat, swallow
B) ​formative material of cells
C) ​lymph vessel
D) ​new or strange
E) ​tumor

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Match each definition with the correct condition.​ -lymphedema


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 organism.​ -rabies


A) ​acute viral infection transmitted to humans by an infected animal
B) ​organism living on or within another living organism
C) ​rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria
D) small bacterium transmitted by the bite of an infected tick​
E) spiral-shaped bacteria with flexible walls​

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____________________ is a disease caused by a parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.​

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