stem cells
Fill in the blank: Stem cells are ---------------- cells that can divide to form specialized cells
undifferentiated
fill in the blank: A specialized cell is a cell that can perform a specific --------?
function
What is the process by which a stem cell becomes specialized to perform a specific function?
Cellular Differentiation
Fill in the blank: A collection of similar cells that perform a particular, but -------, function?
limited
What is a system of organ/structures that work together to perform a major vital body function?
Organ system
What was the example given when describing how stem cells can be used to treat diseases (hint. a type of cancer that occurs in the bone marrow)
Leukemia
Fill in the blank: the different specialized cells work together to ensure the body's needs are met in an --------- manner?
Efficient
What goes at the bottom of the hierarchy, the "simpler" things or the complex things?
simpler things
Fill in the blank: muscle tissue in the stomach --------- and ------- to mix food?
contracts and relaxes
What is the example given of an organism?
A human
What are the two types of stem cells?
Embryonic and tissue stem cells
What specialized cells lack a nucleus which makes more space available for hemoglobin molecules, thereby allowing them to carry oxygen
Red Blood cells
What goes at the top of the hierarchy: the "simpler" things or the "complex things"?
complex things
What type of tissue conducts electrical impulses and signals from one part of the body to another?
Nerve Tissue
What is the organ system that ingests and digests food, absorbs nutrients,m and egests waste?
The digestive system
Embryonic stem cells can be differentiated into...
Any kind of cell
what are the specialized cells that fit together tightly, allowing them to protect the body's internal environment?
The skin cells
Name the simplest unit that can carry out all life processes at the bottom of the hierarchy
cells
What type of tissue includes bones, cartilage, and blood?
connective tissue
Name the example given when explaining the organ structure that helps mix and digest food.
The stomach
Do the stem cells of patients with leukemia divide too quickly or produce too slowly, resulting in non-functioning blood cells?
divide too quickly
Give all 4 examples of the specialized cells found in the human body said in our presentation
answers are skin cells, red blood cells, muscle cells, nerve cells
Name the 5 parts of the hierarchy of the structure in animals
cells, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Name the 4 main types of tissues found in animals
epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve
Who are Ms. Pasquali's favorite students?
Filip, Anthony, and Selena and I guess the answer could also be everyone 🫣