Regenerative medicine
Embryonic Stem Cells
Adult Stem cells
Stem Cell Research
200

What is regenerative medicine?

Is the branch of medicine that uses the body´s own natural regenerative capacity to treat diseases

200

Where do Embryonic SC come from?

In vitro fertilized eggs

200

Adult stem cells have been found in most parts of the body, including?

brain, bone marrow, blood vessels, skin, teeth and heart.

200

Mention one animal used in stem cell research

Rats

400

What is the objective of regenerative medicine?

Curing chronic diseases

400

Mention one ethic implication about the use of ESC?

The killing of a potential human being

400

Name tree sources of ASC?

Bone marrow, skin and brain

400

What trials do researchers have to do before working on humans?

Animal models

600

Mention one application of regenerative medicine.

Bone Marrow Transplant in leukemia

600

In which stage of development does the embryo has to be for researchers to obtain SC?

Blastocyst

600

What is the potency of ASC?

Multipotent

600

Is stem cell research a future for the treatment of disease?

Yes

800

Regenerative medicine is a branch of:__________

Translational medicine

800

What is the potency of ESC?

Totipotent

800

Adult stem cells are capable of?

continuous self-renewal or division.

800

Mention one SC research being investigated now-a-days?

Spinal cord injury

1000

Which are the two main areas of regenerative medicine?

Tissue engineering and molecular biology

1000

What is one of the risks of using ESC?

The development of theratomas

1000

What is an autologous transplant?

The the donor is the same person as the receiver

1000

Which part of medicine connects regenerative medicine with stem cell research?

Translational Medicine