Regeneration & Cell Specializations

Question 1

Regeneration

Answer 1

process where a body part is replaced or growth

Question 2

Cell Specialization

Answer 2

process of when cells develop in different ways to preform particular functions

Question 3

Embryonic Cell

Answer 3

ability to differentiate & can become all cell types

Question 4

Adult stem cell

Answer 4

involved in the replacement of damaged tissue (there’s not a lot)

Question 5

Meristematic Cell

Answer 5

plant stem cells
found roots & stems
active throughout life of plant

Question 6

benign

Answer 6

tumor that does not spread (can crowd out healthy cells)

Question 7

malignant

Answer 7

can spread to other parts (fast growing, multiplies uncontrollably)

Question 8

metastatic

Answer 8

can spread to other parts of the body to cause secondary tumours

Question 9

Radiation

Answer 9

high energy rays to cancer cells
a large machine directs radiation

Question 10

Surgery

Answer 10

cutting it out

Question 11

Chemotherapy

Answer 11

ant-cancer drugs that also kill healthy cells

Question 12

How can stem cells become specialized?

Answer 12

when exposed to proper conditions

Question 13

Differentiation

Answer 13

process of cells becoming different from one another and preforming different functions

Question 14

What type of cells can adult stem cells become?

Answer 14

Rise to limited cell types. Undifferentiated cell found in specialized cells

Question 15

Where can we find regeneration in humans?

Answer 15

Liver, limited in fingers