Cell Cycle
What is interphase?
Found on chromosomes, these structures hold sister chromatids together
What are centrioles?
What is chemotherapy?
Chromosomes are aligned along the midline of the cell
What is metaphase?
Nuclear division
What is mitosis?
A cancerous tumor
What is a malignant tumor?
Sister chromatids are separated during this phase of mitosis
What is anaphase?
What is a contractile ring?
A cancer treatment option that depends largely on the size and location of the tumor/s
What is surgery?
Spindle fibers are beginning to form & chromosomes are visible during this phase of mitosis
What is prophase?
What is a benign tumor?
Healthy cells are able to repair their DNA from this type of damage unlike cancer cells
What is radiation?
DNA uncoils and the nuclear membrane & nucleolus reappear during this phase of mitosis
What is telophase?
The invasion of cancerous cells into nearby tissue and the spreading to different parts of the body
What is metastasis?
What is apoptosis?