3 functions of muscle tissue. 1) movement a. of whole body or body parts (skeletal) b. of substances w/in body (cardiac-pumps blood, smooth-substances move through hollow organs) 2) heat production (mostly skeletal) 3) maintain posture and stabilize joints (skeletal).
Human embryonic stem cells in cell culture. Pluripotent: Embryonic stem cells are able to develop into any type of cell, excepting those of the placenta. Only embryonic stem cells of the morula are totipotent: able to develop into any type of cell, including those of the placenta. Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage preimplantation embryo. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4â5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50â150 cells.
Stem cells are important for living organisms for many reasons. In the 3- to 5-day-old embryo, called a blastocyst, the inner cells give rise to the entire body of the organism, including all of the many specialized cell types and organs such as the heart, lungs, skin, sperm, eggs and other tissues.