Question

a patient with muscular dystrophy starts to receive stem cells that generate muscle tissue. which is the best prediction of what will happen to the patients muscle function?
muscle function should decrease because the cells would produce muscle tissue.
muscle function should increase because the cells would produce muscle tissue.
muscle function should decrease because the cells would not produce muscle tissue.
muscle function should increase because the cells would not produce muscle tissue.

Explanation:

Stem cells can differentiate into muscle tissue. In muscular dystrophy, there is a loss of muscle function due to damaged muscle cells. If stem cells generate new muscle tissue, it would replace or repair the damaged muscle, leading to an increase in muscle function. The other options are incorrect as they either state a decrease in function (which is not logical if new muscle tissue is being produced) or claim the cells do not produce muscle tissue (contradicting the given information that the stem cells generate muscle tissue).

Answer:

Muscle function should increase because the cells would produce muscle tissue.