Question

Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Benign tumor.

2. Malignant tumor.

3. Metastasis.

4. Cancer

5. Carcinoma

Explanation:

A tissue can be defined as a group of cells that are structurally similar and in close proximity. Tissues are generally responsible for performing specific functions in living organisms such as humans, animals and plants. Therefore, tissues in living organisms function together as a unit.

A tumor can be defined as an abnormal mass of tissue formed when various body cells grow and divide more than its required or fail to when necessary (required). Thus, it usually degenerate into cancerous growths (cancer).

Some of the characteristics and features of tumors and cancer include the following;

1. A benign tumor is a lump of abnormal cells that, although growing out of control, remains at its original site.

2. A malignant tumor is an abnormally growing mass of cells that is actively spreading through the body.

3. A metastasis is the spread of cancer cells from their site of origin to other sites in the body.

4. An individual with a malignant tumor is said to have cancer.

5. The most common type of cancer is a carcinoma this type always originates in tissues that line.