Henrietta Lax
This was Zakariyya's orignal name before he changed it
Joe Lacks
what 2 colors are most associated with halloween
orange and black
this is a watery fluid containing a variety of substances that have been filtered from the blood or from the interstitial fluid that bathes all cells
urine
is the process that physically grinds up
food and then chemically breaks it down
digestion
HeLa cells were used to develope this vaccine in the 1950's
Polio Vaccine
In the Nightmare before Christmas, who is said to be the "pumpkin king"
Jack Skelligton
Urine is produced in the nephrons of the kidneys during three processe
Filtration
◦ Reabsorption
◦ Secretion
Nutrients fall into six major categories, what are they
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Proteins
4. Minerals
5. Vitamins
6. Water
Henriettas cells were compared to the norse goddess of what
death
According to superstition, this mammal on halloween night is considered an omen of bad luck
bat
Blood is carried to the kidney by
renal artery
5 steps in digestion
- ingestion
- mechanical digestion
- chemical digestion
-absorption
-elimination
Who was the researcher that guided Deborah and Zakariyya through the lab and shows them HeLa Cells
Christoph Lengauer
According to folklore, breaking this household object brings 7 years of bad luck
mirror
Insect excretory systems consist of
Malpighian tubules
The major organs of the vertebrate system are the
-Mouth with teeth
-Esophagus
-Stomach
-Small intestine
-Large intestin
What family member first learns that the cells were still being used and kept alive 20 years after Henriettas death
Deborah Lacks
This vegetable was originally used in ireland to make jack-o-lanterns before pumpkins
turnip
consist of tubules that branch throughout the body
within the interstitial fluid that surrounds the flatworm’s cells and
tissues
protonephridia
All animals except sponges have evolved a chamber
within the body in which chunks of food are broken
down by enzymes outside the cells, a process
extracellular digestion