Understanding Stem Cells
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What is the term used to describe the ability of stem cells to produce multiple tissue types such as skin, muscle, or nerve cells?

  • Plasticity (correct)
  • Differentiation
  • Potency
  • Renewal
  • Which type of stem cell produces a second generation of stem cells and myeloid cell?

  • Haemopoietic stem cell (correct)
  • Unipotent stem cell
  • Multipotent stem cell
  • Pluripotent stem cell
  • What is the term used to classify cells produced by the first few divisions of the fertilized egg?

  • Pluripotent
  • Totipotent (correct)
  • Multipotent
  • Unipotent
  • What is the term for an unspecialized cell that produces one additional stem cell and a specialized cell?

    <p>Progenitor cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the ability of stem cells to proliferate without the loss of differentiation potential and without undergoing biological aging?

    <p>Self-renewal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the ability of stem cells to migrate to the site where they are needed and specialize into a particular type of mature cell?

    <p>Relocation &amp; differentiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stem cell is capable of giving rise to multiple tissue types such as skin, muscle, or nerve cells?

    <p>Pluripotent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to classify stem cells that can produce a second generation of stem cells and myeloid cell?

    <p>Progenitor cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification of stem cells refers to cells produced by the first few divisions of the fertilized egg?

    <p>Totipotent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What property of stem cells refers to their ability to proliferate without losing differentiation potential and without undergoing biological aging?

    <p>Self-renewal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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