Cancer Cells and Mitosis Quiz
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What is the characteristic of metastatic tumor cells?

  • Slow, progressive rate of growth
  • Expansive manner of growth
  • Liberate enzymes and toxins that destroy tumor tissue and normal tissue (correct)
  • Composed of well-differentiated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of origin
  • What term is used to describe the loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissue?

  • Anaplasia (correct)
  • Metastasis
  • Benign
  • Pleomorphism
  • What is a distinguishing feature of undifferentiated cancer cells?

  • Pleomorphism
  • Resembling embryonic cells (correct)
  • Slow, progressive rate of growth
  • Well-differentiated cells
  • Which factor differentiates benign and malignant neoplasms based on the given text?

    <p>Potential for metastasizing or spreading (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of specialization of new cells?

    <p>Cell differentiation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase does DNA synthesis occur, duplicating genetic information?

    <p>S-phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic defines neoplasia?

    <p>Relatively autonomous growth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the postmitotic phase involving RNA and protein synthesis, cell growth, and organelle duplication?

    <p>G1 (gap 1) phase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of tumor cells during progression?

    <p>Autonomous growth tendencies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the growth factors affecting tumor cells during progression?

    <p>They promote unregulated accelerated growth in initiated cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the status of karyotypic instability in tumor cells during progression?

    <p>It increases during progression (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the invasiveness of tumor cells change during progression?

    <p>It becomes more prominent during progression (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the acquisition of malignant phenotypic changes by tumor cells during progression?

    <p>Autonomous growth tendencies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor contributes to the increased aggressiveness of tumor cells during progression?

    <p>Increased invasiveness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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