HMS, HAG 2023 HSC 16 MC

Which row of the table correctly matches the type of cancer?

	Carcinoma	Leukaemia
A.	Forms only on the skin	Originates in bones and connective tissues
B.	Forms from cells that release hormones into the blood	Develops in the body’s infection-fighting organs
C.	Forms in epithelial tissue	Originates in the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow
D.	Usually found in the gastrointestinal system	Originates in plasma cells

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\(C\)

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C is correct: Carcinomas develop in epithelial tissue and leukemia originates in blood-forming tissue of bone marrow.

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A is incorrect: Carcinomas can form in many tissues, not just skin; leukemia doesn’t originate in bones/connective tissues.
B is incorrect: Hormone-releasing cells would be neuroendocrine tumors; infection-fighting organs relates to lymphoma.
D is incorrect: Gastrointestinal limitation is incorrect; plasma cells relate to multiple myeloma, not leukemia.

♦ Mean mark 54%.