Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
The carcinoma, a type of cancer, originates from
A
blood
B
connective tissue
C
epithelial tissue
D
lymph gland
Answer
epithelial tissue
Explanation
Solution
Carcinoma refers to the malignant tumours or cancer of epidermal/epithelial tissues. e.g., breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, glands cancer etc. Sarcoma is the cancer of mesodermal or connective tissues such as cancer of bone (osteoma), cancer of adipose tissue (lipoma) cancer of lymph vessels (lymphoma). Blood cancer is also known as leukaemia.