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Pages 67-72

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From page 67...
... . Bone marrow - The soft, living tissue that fills most bone cavities and contains hematopoietic stem cells from which all red and white blood cells evolve.
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From page 68...
... Cytoplasm - The contents of a cell, other than the nucleus cytoplasm, consists of a fluid containing numerous structures, known as organelles that carry out essential cell functions. Dendrite - Extension of a nerve cell, typically branched and relatively short, that receives stimuli from other nerve cells.
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From page 69...
... Germ layers - The three initial tissue layers arising in the embryoendoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm from which all other somatic tissue-types develop. Gonadal ridge -Anatomic site in the early fetus where primordial germ cells are formed.
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From page 70...
... Mesenchyme - Connective tissue arising from multiple germ layers consisting of unspecialized cells. A number of cell types come from the mesenchyme, including the cells that give rise to collagen, muscle, cartilage, and bone.
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From page 71...
... Placenta - The oval or discoid spongy structure in the uterus from which the fetus derives its nourishment and oxygen Plasticity- The ability of a cell to differentiate into a cell type beyond the tissue in which it normally resides. Somatic cell - Any cell of a plant or animal other than a germ cell or germ-cell precursor.
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From page 72...
... These cells normally protect against infection by, for example, ingesting bacteria or secreting antibodies. White blood cells are formed from the undifferentiated stem cell that can give rise to all blood cells.
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Key Terms

  • bone marrow
  • blood cells
  • white blood
  • stem cells
  • specialized cell

  • germ layers
  • cell types
  • blood cell
  • primitive germ
  • hematopoietic stem

  • process whereby
  • embryonic stem
  • cells evolve
  • normal human
  • inner cell

  • germ cells
  • neural stem
  • transplanted marrow
  • following bone
  • supporting growth

  • cell mass
  • blastocyst consists
  • containing numerous
  • undifferentiated stem
  • cellular immune

  • lymphatic tissue
  • occurs following
  • embryonic cell
  • living tissue
  • somatic cell


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