Match Each Definition to One of the Following Items

question 38

Multiple Choice

Match each definition to one of the following items.
-Pathologic exam of tumor cells

• A)Well differentiated
• B)Sarcomas
• C)Fibromas
• D)Metastasis
• E)Leukemias
• F)Melanomas
• G)Carcinomas
• H)Undifferentiated
• I)Myeloma
• J)Grading
• K)Primary site
• L)Staging
• M)Adenocarcinoma

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Definitions:

Forebrain

The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus, responsible for complex behaviors, thought, and emotion.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Central Nervous System

The major part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, which integrates and processes nervous information.