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WorksheetsRegenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What disease was Luke Massella born with?
a)
Nephritis
b)
Muscular dystrophy
c)
Spina bifida
d)
Pyelonephritis
2.
Where do scaffolds come from?
a)
animal organs
b)
human donors
c)
synthetic biomaterials
d)
all of the above
3.
Synthetic or natural materials used to replace part of a living system.
a)
Epigenetics
b)
Biomaterials
c)
Bioreactor
d)
Stem cells
4.
Nano means:
a)
one hundredth of a meter
b)
one thousandth of a meter
c)
one billionth of a meter
d)
one millionth of a meter
5.
Nanotechnology is making today's products:
a)
lighter
b)
stronger
c)
faster
d)
all of the above
6.
Surrounds and supports the cells that form tissues and organs in the body.
a)
extracellular matrix
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
none of the above
7.
Undifferentiated cells that give rise to other cells.
a)
biomaterials
b)
stem cells
c)
tissues
d)
organs
8.
The process of removing cells from the extracellular matrix.
a)
scaffold
b)
decellularization
c)
biomaterials
d)
tissues
9.
The study of heritable changes in gene expression that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence.
a)
Epigenetics
b)
Pluripotent
c)
Totipotent
d)
Multipotent
10.
A support structure
a)
extracellular matrix
b)
decellularization
c)
scaffold
d)
organ
11.
Combination of two or more tissues that function together.
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
scaffold
d)
stem cells
12.
A group of similar cells from the same origin performing a specific function.
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
stem cell
d)
Epigenetics
13.
A nanometer-scale tube- like structure is called a:
a)
atom
b)
isotope
c)
proton
d)
nanotube
14.
What can diagnostic nanotechnology help with?
a)
regeneration
b)
rapid testing
c)
drug analysis
d)
cell population
15.
What type of printer is being developed that may be able to build human replacement organs?
a)
bioprinter
b)
bioreactor
c)
biomaterial
d)
Rizzo
16.
Who is the director for WFIRM?
a)
Dr. Anthony Atala
b)
Dr. Anthony Ayala
c)
Dr. Anthony Atlas
d)
Dr. Anthony Arrow
17.
Luke Massella received a new ____ grown outside his body
a)
kidney
b)
finger
c)
bladder
d)
liver
18.
90% of patients on a transplant list are waiting for a ______.
a)
liver
b)
kidney
c)
bladder
d)
gallbladder
19.
_______ regenerates every 10 years.
a)
Bone
b)
Skin
20.
______ regenerates every 2 weeks.
a)
skin
b)
bone
21.
Nanoparticles deliver drugs to cancer cells.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A future application in nanotechnology includes nanobiomaterials and tissue/organ regeneration.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
A sheet of newspaper is about 1,000 nanometers thick.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
North Carolina is not considered to be a global leader in nanobiotechnology.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Nanomaterials are used in sunscreens and cosmetics.
a)
True
b)
False
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