Scientific
What is mitosis
the process of cell division
She cared about their mother rather than just her cells
Why did one of Henrietta's sons go to jail
Joe went to jail for stabbing Ivy
Which of Henrietta’s children was institutionalized?
Elise Lacks
What disease epidemic was in the 1950s
Polio Virus
What is it called when doctors withhold information from their patients with the intention of protecting the patient.
benevolent deception
Why did Deborah stop talking to Skloot after initially being so exited to tell her mother's story
She said Skloot needed the family's permission
What was the decision made by the supreme court about a patients rights to their cells
They ruled that cells were no longer a patients property after it leaves their body
What experiment is talked about in the book as an example of unethical medical practices against African Americans
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
What was Henrietta's Birth Name
Loretta Pleasant
What type of cancer did Henrietta Have
cervical cancer
What was the name of the journalist who first made Henrietta’s family aware of the use of her cells?
Michael Gold
Who is the patient in the Supreme Court case is mentioned in the book as related to tissue ownership?
John Moore
What were the rumors about John's Hopkins Hospital?
The "night doctors" would kidnap people and preform treatments on them in the night
What was some of the propaganda that came out when information about the HeLa cells were released.
The cells could form a rooster big enough to cross the Atlantic in one stride
What are hennriettas cells called today
HeLa
Why did Skloot want to learn about Henrietta
She read about her in a textbook and wanted to learn about the woman behind the cells
What did Henrietta sign before she was given the treatment
A consent form that said everthing about her treatment
Where did Henrietta Live when she was a child
On a tobbaco plantation
What did Henrietta and her cousins do as children
They worked on the tobacco farm