recreating anatomy/regenerative medicine

Question 1

embryonic stem cells -

Answer 1

originate from inner cell mass of blastocyst
-self-renewal
-pluripotent

Question 2

adult stem cells -

Answer 2

-self-renewal
-multipotent
-maintains tissue homeostasis in physiological and pathological conditions

Question 3

induced pluripotent stem cells -

Answer 3

-self-renewal
-pluripotent
-patient-specific stem cells

Question 4

induced pluripotent stem cells is when mature differentiated cells can be reprogrammed to become ….

Answer 4

pluripotent

Question 5

adult stem cell

Answer 5

undifferentiated cell that can self-renew and differentiate to become most specialised cell types within the specific organ

Question 6

stem cell niche concept

Answer 6

secreted signals from niche to stem cells that then proliferate and differentiate
-self renewal

Question 7

applications of pluripotent stem cells

Answer 7

cell therapy
disease modelling
drug screening