W4- Development of the CNS

Question 1

totipotent

Answer 1

can differentiate into any cell type in the body
like a fertilised egg

Question 2

pluripotent

Answer 2

cells that can differentiate into different cells but not all cell types

Question 3

multipotent

Answer 3

during embryo development, cells continue to differentiate and become more specialised when they can only differentiate into one class of cell, they become multipotent
eg blood cells

Question 4

unipotent

Answer 4

cells that can only develop into one type of cell
eg bipolar neurons