Stem Cells Vocabulary

3. tissue that structurally forms a functional unit that is specialized to do a function
4. sponge like substance that makes new blood cells by
5. smallest unit of life, makes up all living organisms
8. cells that are able to replicate themselves and turn into any type of cell
10. chronic immune disease that spreads through body fluid
13. cells that can turn into any cell and take on any form of the body
14. stem cells that differentiate into a closely related family of cells
16. stem cells that differentiate into a few different cell types
17. spread of a disease
19. operation where someones organs are taken out and replaced with someone else's

1. flexible tube-like structure bundle of blood vessels that connects to the placenta
2. stem cells that self-replicate and give rise to diverse types of cell lines
4. embryo made up of a hundred cells
6. treatment used to relieve or heal a disorder
7. stem cells that turn into almost any cell
9. the role or purpose of the cell
11. stem cells ability to divide and make more stem cells with identical properties of the parent cells
12. stem cells that differentiate in cell types
15. stem cells that can only produce cells of their own type
18. group or layer of cells that work together to do a function