Figure 10.1 -When Cells Stop Responding to Normal Controls Over Growth and Controls

question 33

Multiple Choice

Figure 10.1

-When cells stop responding to normal controls over growth and division they

• A) ​begin to form a tumor.
• B) ​produce a malignancy.
• C) ​start to die.
• D) ​kill surrounding cells.
• E) ​produce scar tissue.

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Definitions:

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A medical treatment most commonly used for severe major depression, which involves brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat certain mental disorders, involving severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex.

Trephining

An ancient medical procedure that involves drilling or scraping a hole into the human skull to treat health issues, believed to release evil spirits or treat brain-related ailments in prehistoric times.

Psychosurgery

A type of brain surgery, such as lobotomy, used to treat mental disorders by removing or altering tissues of the brain.