Staging Describes the Extent or Spread of What Disease

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Multiple Choice

Staging describes the extent or spread of what disease?

• A) Benign cancer
• B) Metastatic cancer
• C) Oral cancer
• D) Periodontitis

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Definitions:

Cerebral Arterial Circle

Also known as the Circle of Willis, it is a ring of interconnected arteries at the base of the brain that provides collateral blood flow between the anterior and posterior circulations.

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, except for the pulmonary arteries that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in high-level functions like consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Anterior Cerebral Artery

A major artery supplying oxygenated blood to most midline portions of the frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes of the brain.