NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?
Options
- ABenign tumors grow rapidly while malignant tumors cause little damage
- BBenign tumors remain confined to their original location while malignant tumors invade and damage surrounding
- CBenign tumors are a mass of proliferating cells while malignant tumors compete for vital nutrients
- DBenign tumors do not spread while malignant tumors do
Correct answer
B. Benign tumors remain confined to their original location while malignant tumors invade and damage surrounding
Step-by-step solution
surrounding normal tissues In cancer cells, there is a breakdown of the regulatory mechanisms that control cell growth and differentiation in our body. This is the main cause of cancer. Malignant tumors are a mass of proliferating cells that grow rapidly, invading and damaging the surrounding normal tissues.Normal cells show a property called contact inhibition, which means that contact with other cells inhibits their uncontrolled growth. Cancer cells have lost this property.Malignant tumors are a mass of prolifera