Current Events: A First: Organs Tailor-Made With Body’s Own Cells (New York Times, 9/15/2012)

By @Admin | January 31, 2018

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Part A

Where do scientists obtain adult stem cells?

skin

saliva

bone marrow

pancreas

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Part B

Ideally, the best scaffold for growing a replacement tissue or organ would be made of what?

extracellular matrix

cotton

plastic

silicon

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Part C

In order to best eliminate the chance for rejection, a tissue or organ should be made from cells obtained from which of the following?

a sibling

a cadaver

a donor pig

the patient

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Part D

If a fabricated windpipe is not receiving proper oxygen and nutrients, which of the following failed to properly regenerate?

blood vessels

white blood cells

mucus producing cells

keratin

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Part E

Which of the following is most likely to receive a fabricated organ made from his own cells?

lung cancer patient

bladder cancer patient

pancreatic cancer patient

thyroid cancer patient

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