Asked in PMC Practice Test 36 (2021) 2021

Metastasis is a process where?

Correct answer: B. One cell transfers its activities to others

  • A. One cell control activities of others
  • B. One cell transfers its activities to others
  • C. One cell destroys other cells
  • D. One cell transfers germs to another cell

Explanation

In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary cancer), travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors (metastatic tumors) in other parts of the body. The metastatic tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor.

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