This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pathology
Carotid body tumor arises from? 
Select and explain. 
A. Not a tumor but called a tumor, B. Carotid artery, C. Parasympathetic paraganglioma, D. Sympathetic paraganglioma
C: Parasympathetic paraganglioma
Answer: C: Parasympathetic paraganglioma 
Explanation: "The carotid body tumor is a prototype of parasympathetic paraganglioma". — Essentials of clinical pathology "Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are well-vascularized tumors that arise from cells derived from the sympathetic (e.g., adrenal medulla) or parasympathetic (e.g., carotid body, glomus vagale) paraganglia".