Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialDownloaded by: mrslguzman | [email protected] of this document is illegalNUR 2392 Multidimensional Care II Exam 1 Blueprint NUR2392 Section GRB-P Multidimensional Care II-Module 1 Tumor 1. Define (associate the 9 characteristics/features of each) Benign: Specific morphology - resemble the tissues they originated from A smaller nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio - similar to normal cells Specific differentiated function - contributes to the body function Tight adherence - bind closely together due to the production of fibronectin No migration - do not invade other tissues Orderly growth - rate of growth is normal by expansion Euploidy - normal chromosomes per cell Malignant tumor: Anaplasia - loss of appearance of parent cell A larger nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio - larger nucleus Specific functions are lost - serve no purpose Loose adherence - loosely bound due to the lack of fibronectin production Migration - spread easily (metastasize) Contact inhibition does not occur - loss of cellular regulation Rapid or continuous cell division - loss of cellular regulation Aneuploidy - Abnormal chromosomesStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialDownloaded by: mrslguzman | [email protected] of this document