Cancer Cell Metastasis Concepts

Cancer Cell Metastasis Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explains the process of metastasis, where cancer cells spread from the primary tumor to other parts of the body. This complex process involves cancer cells breaking away, invading blood vessels, and facing numerous challenges. Many cells die during this journey, but those that survive can form new tumors if the environment is suitable.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of cancer-related deaths involve tumors that have spread throughout the body?

50%

70%

90%

100%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the movement of cancer cells to other parts of the body?

Migration

Invasion

Metastasis

Proliferation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must individual cancer cells do to begin the process of metastasis?

Become resistant to treatment

Change their genetic structure

Multiply rapidly

Break away from the tumor and invade nearby vessels

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main challenges cancer cells face when traveling through the bloodstream?

Lack of nutrients

High blood pressure

Recognition and destruction by the immune system

Competition with other cells

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to cancer cells that cannot survive in the bloodstream?

They become dormant

They die

They form new tumors

They return to the primary tumor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What determines whether a newly arrived cancer cell will grow into a new tumor?

The speed of cell division

The size of the cell

The type of cancer

The suitability of the new environment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final step for a cancer cell to form a new tumor after leaving the bloodstream?

Beginning to reproduce

Finding a blood vessel

Becoming resistant to the immune system

Changing its structure

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might cancer cells that have reached a new location still fail to form a tumor?

They are too small

They lack nutrients

They fail to divide

They are attacked by bacteria