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A: The number of cell structures increases. 2
B: The cell membrane and cytoplasm divide 5 C: Chromosomes pulled to opposite end of the cell. 3 D: The cell increases in size and the chromosomes make copies of themselves. 1 E: The cell fully divides to make two new cells. 6 F: The nucleus divides. 4
LO. Understand how mitosis works.
How do humans get all their different cells from a fertilised egg?
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Stem Cells During the development of an embryo, most of the cells become specialised. They cannot later change to become a different type of cell. But embryos contain a special type of cell called stem cells.
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can produce many more cells of the same type. These can grow into any type of cell found in the body from differentiation.
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Human Stem Cells
Human stem cells can come from: • Human embryos (embryonic stem cells) • Adult bone marrow (adult stem cells)
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Embryonic Stem Cells Embryos contain a special type of cell called stem cells. These can grow into any type of cell found in the body. They are not specialised. Stem cells can be removed from human embryos that are a 4-5 days old, for example, from unused embryos left over from fertility treatment.
When can stem cells be removed from embryos?
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Adult Stem Cell Some stem cells remain in the bodies of adults as adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are rare and found at certain locations only. For example, brain, eyes, blood, heart, liver, bone marrow, skin, muscle. They can differentiate only into cells from the type of tissue where they are found. Their role is to replace body cells that die through injury and disease. For example, bone marrow cells can differentiate into blood cells and cells of the immune system, but not other cell types.
Bone marrow
Describe the differences between
embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
Organ transplant video
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Embryonic Stem Cells Adult Stem Cells Stem cells can be removed Some stem cells remain in the from human embryos that bodies of adults are a 4-5 days old They are not specialised. They are specialised.
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Bone marrow is a spongy material that fills the bones. It contains early blood cells, called stem cells. These develop into red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Normally stem cells in your bone marrow keep dividing to make new blood cells. This keeps the numbers of cells circulating in your blood within a normal range.
Chemotherapy drugs can reduce your
red cell, white cell and platelet counts. The white blood cell count usually goes Bone marrow down first, because these cells have the shortest life span in the blood. So if your bone marrow isn't making new ones, the numbers start to drop after a few days. These patients need stem cell transplants to be able to produce new LO.Understand the blood cells. role of stem cells. LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Uses of stem cells in medicine
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Damaged cell can be replaced Heart Disease: Stem cells in the future may grow brand new organs or be injected into damaged ones to replace the cells.
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Spinal injuries: Stem cell injected into the spine can make new nerve cells
LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Cancer of the blood (Leukaemia) LO.Understand the role of stem cells. Date
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