Q. ________ are supportive structures used in tissue engineering, these allow the cells to propagate and form a tissue.

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Q. A ____________ is a fluid-filled sac that forms in the abdomen comprised of pancreatic enzymes, blood and necrotic (dead) tissue.

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Q. The pancreas is about 6 inches long and sits across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach.

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Q. Cystectomy is a surgical way of removing a cyst.

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Q. The _______________ the epithelium lining the surface of the urinary bladder is a unique cell type with high plasticity and a variety of cellular functions.

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Q. One of the main causes of liver Cirrhosis is metabolic syndrome.

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Q. _____________ is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver.

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Q. _____________ is when the blood-forming cells you received on transplant day start to grow and make healthy blood cells.

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Q. _________ is a type of graft surgery involving the transplantation of skin.

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Q. ____________ is rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a loss of medium spiny projection neurons in the striatum.

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Q. Dopaminergic neurons of the midbrain are the main source of dopamine.

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Q. ___________ is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.

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Q. _______________ produce the myelin sheath insulating neuronal axons.

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Q. The majority of neural tissue found in the CNS consists of two cell types, neuronal cells, and ____________

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Q. Reperfusion injury is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen.

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Q. _______ is the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle.

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Q. Eosinophils are a type of disease-fighting white blood cell.

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Q. ___________ is the physiological process through which new blood vessels form from pre-existing vessels.

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Q. _______________ are a type of leukocyte, or white blood cell.

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Q. ____________ is caused by the stenosis and/or occlusion of a coronary artery.

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