Despite All of the Improvements and Advancements in Health Care,several

question 20

Multiple Choice

Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care,several infectious diseases have recently resurfaced,including:

• A) Strep throat
• B) Tuberculosis
• C) Polio
• D) Mononucleosis

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Definitions:

Stem Cells

Undifferentiated cells capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.

Mitosis

Nuclear division mechanism that maintains the chromosome number; occurs in stages (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase). Basis of body growth, tissue repair, and (in some organisms) asexual reproduction.

Differentiation

Differentiation is the process by which cells or tissues undergo a change towards a more specialized form or function during development.

Neuroglia

Nervous system cells that assist neurons and facilitate their function in a variety of ways.