Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 38, Problem 2TYK
Which of the following is a constant source of adult stem cells in a mammal?
a. bone marrow
b. pancreas
c. basal lamina
d. heart muscle
e. kidney
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Based on the information scientists and doctors have been able to collect, compare embryonic stem cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), then choose which statement below correctly describes these two types of stem cells.
a. They are equivalent.
b. iPSCs have more potency than embryonic stem cells.
c. Embryonic stem cells are far more potent than iPSCs
d. Both embryonic stem cells and iPSCs are totipotent.
Which of the following statements is true?
a.Cardiac muscle cells are found in the heart and large blood vessels.
b.Cardiac muscle cells have many nuclei.
c.Striated muscle cells are long and cylindrical with many nuclei.
d.Smooth muscle cells have T tubules.
Match the name of the cell to one description
a. Totipotent stem cell
b. Unipotent stem cell
c. Embryonic stem cells
d. Osteo progenitor cells
e. Osteoblasts
A general term that includes undifferentiated cells that can take various cellular characteristics
A type of bone cell that will eventually become a mature bone cell
Atype of unipolar stem cells that can only become osteoblasts
Totipotent stem cells
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Most of the stem cells in the adult body while in this category. These include stem cells in the skin and muscle and bone
Stem cells that are cell undifferentiated they can become any type of cell in the human body or even a placenta cell
Chapter 38 Solutions
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 1SBCh. 38.1 - Prob. 2SBCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1SBCh. 38.2 - What are the six major types of connective tissue...Ch. 38.2 - Prob. 3SBCh. 38.3 - Prob. 1SBCh. 38.4 - Prob. 1SBCh. 38 - Which tissue type consisting of sheetlike layers...Ch. 38 - Which of the following is a constant source of...Ch. 38 - A flexible, rubbery protein in connective tissue...
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