MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Totipotent stem cells are able to divide and differentiate into cells of the whole organism. Totipotency has the highest differentiation potential and allows cells to form both embryo and extra-embryonic structures. One example of a totipotent cell is a zygote, which is formed after a sperm fertilizes an egg.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stem cells have unspecialized capability and do not have tissue-specific structures to perform specialized functions. They can give rise to specialized cells: Stem cells go through a process called differentiation and create special types of cells (muscle, nerve, skin, etc.).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into all of the cells of the adult body. Adult stem cells are found in a tissue or organ and can differentiate to yield the specialized cell types of that tissue or organ.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pluripotent stem cells are so named because they have the ability to differentiate into all cell types in the body.