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Final Exam
Cell Biology Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carcinoma | Epithelial Cells |
| Adenoma | Epithelial cells specific to glands |
| Sarcoma | Connective tissue, muscle, and bone |
| Leukemia | Blood cells |
| Lymphoma | Immune cells, lymphatics |
| Glioma | Nerve cells |
| Mutagens | Agent that changes genetic material |
| Tumor Suppressor Genes | Protective genes that normally limit the growth of tumors by inhibiting cell cycle progression |
| Oncogenes | Produce proteins that play a normal role in signaling proliferation |
| 3 Modern Cancer Therapy Strategies | Immunotherapy, Inhibiting Activity of Cancer-Promoting Proteins, and Inhibiting the Formation of New Blood Vessels |
| Antigen | Any foreign molecule that is specifically recognized by lymphocytes and elicits a response from lymphocytes |
| 2 Major Properties of Stem Cells | Self Renewal, and Potency |
| Totipotent | All Cells |
| Pluripotent | Nearly all cells |
| Multipotent | Closely related cells |
| Unipotent | Only one cell type |
| Autocrine | Source cell is also the target cell |
| Paracrine | Source cell is in close proximity to target cell |
| Endocrine | Source cell produces signal that travels through bloodstream to reach target cell |
| Signals that bind to GPCR's | Neurotransmitters, Histamine, and Photons |