Skin
This condition is characterized by little of no production of melanin
What is albinism?
This type of cell is affected in sickle cell anemia
What are red blood cells?
The part of the experiment that is changed
What is the independent variable?
A mature bone cell
What is an osteocyte?
This decreases friction at bone surfaces
What is the articular cartilage?
This chemical determines the color of your skin
What is melanin?
This organelle is inherited only from the mother
What is the mitochondria?
The part of the experiment that is unchanged
What is the control?
The presence of this indicates that the bones have stopped growing
What is the epiphyseal line?
This type of cell division results in one stem cell and one cell that will differentiate
What is asymmetric?
This describes what the skin looks like in areas subject to pressure and friction
What is thick skin?
The microenvironment where a stem cell is found
What is a niche?
These organisms are useful for scientific experimentation because they grow fast and their pulse can be easily seen
What are California blackworms?
This is the connective tissue covering the outer surface of the bone
What is the periosteum?
The tendency of a body to go towards a stable equilibrium
Redness, heat and swelling are all characteristics of this
What is inflammation?
Thick mucus, salty skin and lung infections are characteristics of this autosomal recessive disease
What is Cystic fibrosis?
The parts of the experiment that stay the same throughout the study
What are the constants?
These bone cells remodel bones
What are osteoblasts?
The response of blood vessels in cold weather in order to conserve heat
What is vasoconstriction?
These corpuscles are sensitive to pressure
What are Pacinian corpuscles?
This disease is characterized by decreased breakdown of lipids in the brain
What is Tay-Sachs?
The relevance of a very low LD50
What is a chemical that is extremely toxic?
What are canaliculi?
The Oct-4 gene was found in this type of cell
What is a pluripotent stem cell?