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3.9 specialized tissues, stem cells Flashcards

1
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What are stem cells?

A

unspecialized cells

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why are stem cells important?

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potential to develop into many dif cell types in the body

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3
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Stem cells can also serve as what to many tissues?

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internal repair system.

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4
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What are 5 characteristics of stem cells?

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can divide without limit. Can renew themselves. Not terminally differentiated. Can remain a stem cell or become differentiated. Undergo slow division

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5
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What is totipotency?

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ability of a cell to give rise to all cells of an organism. Embryonic and extra embryonic tissues

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What is an example of totiplotency?

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zygote

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What is pluripotency?

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ability of a cell to give rise to all cells of the embryo and adult tissues

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What is an ex of pluripotency?

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embryonic stem cells

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What is multipotency?

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ability of a cell to give rise to different cell types of a given lineage

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10
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What is an ex of multipotency?

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adult stem cells

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What two ways are stem cells maintained?

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asymmetric division and independent choice

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What is asymmetric division?

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creates 2 cells, one with stem cell characteristics and another with ability to differentiate.

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What is independent choice?

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division makes 2 identical cells but the outcome is stochastic or influenced by environment.

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14
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Which of the two (asymmetric or independent choice) is a better option?

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independent choice

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15
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Differentiation of stem cells depends on what two types of signals?

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internal and external signals

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16
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How are internal signals controlled by?

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cells genes

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How are the external signals controlled by?

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cells micro environment.

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18
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Each organ/tissue has a fixed number what?

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founder cell populations and fixed number of divisions

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19
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How are founder stem cells controlled?

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by short range signals.

20
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Pertaining to founder stem cells, if the adult organ needs to be renewed, founder stem cells can what?

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can divide, having one daughter cell that remains a stem cell and a set of cells that have a set number of transit amplifying divisions.

21
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What are transit amplifying cells?

A

cells that divide frequently and are mixed with stem cells

22
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Transit amplifying cells are programmed to divide for how many times?

A

limited number of times

23
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Adult stem cells are specific to what?

24
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What is the architecture of the skin? 3 layers

A

Epidermis, Dermis and hypodermis

25
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What does the epidermis do?

A

forms the outer covering of skin, creates a water barrier. continuously repaired and renewed.

26
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What is the Dermis?

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second layer of skin, rich in collagen, provides toughness

27
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What is the hypodermis?

A

fatty layer

28
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The epidermis is stratified layer made of what?

A

keratinocytes

29
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the basal cell layer is attached to what?

A

basal lamina

30
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prickle cells have what?

A

numerous desmosomes that attach tufts of keratin filaments

31
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Granular cells form what type of barrier?

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water proof

32
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What is the squame?

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outermost layer of the epidermis with flattened dead cells densely packed with keratin but no organelles.

33
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Name the multilayered structure of the epidermis from outest layer to most inner.

A

Squame, Granular, Prickle, Basal lamina.

34
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How does the epidermis renew?

A

with basal cells that move through the prickle then the granule cell layer.

35
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Where do stem cells come from for the renewal of the epidermis?

A

basal layer

36
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how are epidermal stem cells regulated?

A

By contact with basal lamina

37
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How does contact with basal lamina control the number of stem cells in the epidermis?

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Maintenance of contact preserves stem cell potential, loss of contact triggers terminal differentiation.

38
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Proliferate potential of stem cells directly correlates with expression of what?

A

Beta 1 subunit of integrin

39
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Intregrin signaling pertaining to epidermis stem cell renewal helps to control what?

A

size of stem cell population

40
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What factors govern renewal of epidermis?

A

rate of stem cell division. probability that one of the daughter cell will remain a stem cell. Rate of division of transit amplifying cells. Timing of exit from basal layer.

41
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Where does hair grow upward from?

A

Dermal papilla

42
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Sebaceous glands secret oily liquid called

43
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Overactivation of hedgehog pathway makes cells do what?

A

cells to continue to divide even after exit from basal layer

44
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What happens with a deficit of hedgehog signal?

A

loss of sebaceous glands

45
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What causes extra hair follicles to develop?

A

up regulation of Wnt signaling

46
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What signaling restricts size of stem cell population?

A

notch signaling.

47
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What plays a key role in repiar of skin wounds?

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