last minute stuff

Question 1

what is endostatin derived from (and how) and what is its function

Answer 1

It is cleaved from collagen XVIII via a MMP and it functions to stop tumor angiogenesis

Question 2

What is the cause of membrane blebbing in apoptosis`

Answer 2

caspases degrading the cytoskeletal framework

Question 3

What is P selectin and what is its function

Answer 3

it is an MMP that allows lymphocytes to roll along endothelial cells around inflamed areas

Question 4

What is ICAM-1 and what is its function

Answer 4

it is a cell adhesion molecule and it’s function is to bind to lymphocytes allowing them to extravasate between endothelial cells

Question 5

what are female progenitor cells

Answer 5

oogonia

Question 6

what are female immature oocytes caled

Answer 6

primary

Question 7

what is ovulated

Answer 7

a secondary oocyte in metaphase of meiosis II

Question 8

what is the order of the timeline for fertilization

Answer 8

Eureka–> pronuclei fuse–> 1 embryonic cleavage–>second embryonic cleavage–>8 cell stage–>morula–>blastocyst (implantation)–> gastrulation

Question 9

what is mayer-roskitansky-kuster-hauser syndrome

Answer 9

missing uterus

Question 10

what is a somewhat common result of egg donation

Answer 10

ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Question 11

how can you take a adult cell and turn it into an embryonic stem cell

Answer 11

by transfecting the cell with 6 transcription factors