Across
- 3. Have the ability to divide and create an identical copy of themselves and have the potential to become other kinds of cells in the body
- 4. Embryonic-like stem cells that are derived from reprogrammed, adult cells, such as skin cells
- 6. adult stem cells are found in the various tissues and organs of the human body
- 8. A branch of medicine aimed at restoring function by replacing or repairing damaged tissues in the body
- 11. hollow ball of 150 to 200 cells formed in early embryonic development
- 12. The process by which cells become increasingly specialized to carry out specific functions in tissues and organs.
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- 1. Stem cells that can give rise to several different types of specialized cells in specific tissues. different than pluripotent.
- 2. stem cells come from pluripotent cells, which exist only at the earliest stages of embryonic development
- 5. The range of commitment options available to a cell.
- 7. stem cells can be extracted from the umbilical cord after childbirth.
- 9. have the potential to become other kinds of cells in the body
- 10. in this transplant, healthy blood-forming stem cells are infused into the body to replace bone marrow that isn’t producing healthy blood.