Stem Cell Basics
These special cells can turn into different types of cells in the body.
What are stem cells?
These stem cells come from the umbilical cord and can help treat diseases.
What are umbilical cord stem cells?
Do stem cells start out as specialized cells?
What is no, they are undifferentiated and are able to specialize into other cell types
Stem cells can grow into cells to help repair parts of the body like this organ after a heart attack.
What is the heart?
True or False: Stem cells can only be used for medical treatments in humans.
What is false?
Stem cells have the unique ability to do this, meaning they can create more of themselves.
What is self-renewal?
What are the 2 major types of stem cells?
Embryonic Stem Cells and Adult Stem Cells
Name one way stem cells are helping scientist
Curing diseases, Regenerating organs & tissue
Are human embryonic stem cells currently being used to treat diseases?
What is no?
Stem cells can divide and create new cells for how many years.
What is a lifetime?
True or False: All cells in the body can become any other type of cell.
What is false?
These stem cells can only make more cells of the same tissue type
What are adult stem cells
Name two different diseases or issues stem cells are helping to cure and fix
Leukemia patients, burn victims, etc.
Name one human disease that is experimentally being treated with stem cells?
Cancer & Heart Dieases
Stem cells were used to help treat this blood disease.
What is leukemia?
Stem cells are important for this reason in the body.
What is to repair and regenerate?
Name 2 types of specialized cells
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Nerve Cells, Muscle Cells
One thing scientist are working towards is using stem cells to build and replaced damaged organs, is this true?
What is yes, one day scientist hope to use stem cells to create a way to build your organs personalized to fit your body perfectly
Using stem cells to replace damaged bodily tissues is called what?
Regenerative Medicine
Name two ways skin stem cells help the body?
What is heal cuts and reduce infection rates.
This term refers to the process of a stem cell turning into a specialized cell, like a muscle or skin cell.
What is differentiation?
Where are IPS Stem Cells Made?
They are made in the lab
Do stem cells have a specific structure?
What is no, not until they become specialized.
Stem cells in the bone marrow can turn into these cells to help fight infections.
What are blood cells?
Guess what animal scientists first discovered stem cells in!
A frog!