L9 - Epithelia 2.0

Question 1

stem cells play a crucial role in…

Answer 1

tissue renewal and repair

Question 2

misbehaviour of mutant cells underlie development of what?

Answer 2

cancer

Question 3

cells in epithelial tissues have __ regenerative capacity

Answer 3

high

Question 4

what mechanism causes cells lost to be replaced?

Answer 4

cell division

Question 5

a causative factor of cell loss?

Answer 5

friction e.g. when eating

Question 6

stem cells are capable of?

Answer 6

dividing and renewing themselves for long periods

Question 7

stem cells are…?

Answer 7

unspecialised (depending on where they are found tells what they can possibly give rise to)

Question 8

stem cells can give rise to?

Answer 8

specialised cell types

Question 9

adult stem cell, aka?

Answer 9

somatic stem cell

Question 10

what is a stem cell?

Answer 10

undifferentiated cell found amongst differentiated cells in tissue/organ

Question 11

what is a multipotent stem cell?

Answer 11

can renew itself and differentiate to major cell types of tissue/organ

Question 12

what is a pluripotent stem cell?

Answer 12

can become all types of cells in the body

Question 13

what are the primary roles of adult stem cells in living tissue?

Answer 13

maintenance and repair

Question 14

what is the primary role of an embryonic stem cell?

Answer 14

forms into embryo and so can become any cell

Question 15

what does the inner cell mass blastocyst consist of?

Answer 15

cells that become the mature organism, some that become the amniotic membrane and placenta