Stem Cells Flashcards
What are stem cells?
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the potential to develop into various specialized cell types based on thwir larticular environment
True or False: Stem cells can only be found in embryos.
False: Stem cells can be found in embryos as well as in adult tissues.
Fill in the blank: The two main types of stem cells are _____ and _____ stem cells.
embryonic, adult
What is the primary characteristic of pluripotent stem cells?
Pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into nearly any cell type in the body.
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a source of adult stem cells? A) Bone marrow B) Amniotic fluid C) Embryos D) All of the above
A) Bone marrow
True or False: Stem cells can only be used for research purposes.
False: Stem cells can be used for research, regenerative medicine, and therapies.
What role do stem cells play in regenerative medicine?
Stem cells are used to repair or replace damaged tissues, organs, bones marrow, immune systems
Fill in the blank: Stem cells have the ability to _____ and _____ to form different cell types.
self-renew, differentiate
What is a key ethical concern associated with embryonic stem cell research?
The ethical concern is related to the destruction of embryos used to obtain these stem cells.
True or False: All stem cells are capable of unlimited division.
False: While many stem cells can divide extensively, some have limits on their division.
What is the term for the process by which stem cells become specialized cell types?
Differentiation
What dies pluripotent mean
When cells habe the ability to differenciate imto all the types of cells in the body
Where can adult stem cells be found
The bone marrow and other places like the skin
What desases can stem cells treat
Type 1 diabetes
Arkinsons desease
Heart deseas
What is meristem tissue
Areas of plant tissue at which growth occurs. Cells in these tissues have the ability to divide and specialies over and over abain theoughout its entire life, which is why plants grow taller.
Similarities of embyronic and adult stem cells
Can be cloned to made to differentiate into specialised cells
Differences between embyronic and adult stem cells
Embryonic arempluripotent and can differentiate into any cells, adult stem cells can only differemtiate into some
What is differentiation
the process by which cells become specialized to perform specific functions in an organism
How can i make a plant clone
Take a metristem and place in a petri dish with nutrients, then plant the plantlet in soil
Why are scientists interested in studying plant stem tissuesmm
Can increase populations of plants
How does stem cells help type 1 diabetes
Imsulin cells in the pancreas can help the production of sulin and manage type 1
How do stem cells help parkinsons deseas
Replacing dopamine that ahs been lost from the brain
How do stem cells help heart deseas
Can reproduce cardiac muscle tissue
Whats the difference between pluri and multi potent
Pluri is all cells
Multi is some
