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Microfilaments

Actin; cytokinesis

Microtubules

Tubulin; motor protein paths, cilia, flagella, centrioles

Intermediate filaments

Keratin, desmin, vimentin, lamins; adhesion, cytoskeleton integrity

Epithelial tissue

Functional parenchyma

Connective tissue

Supportive stroma

Gram-positive

Purple, more peptidoglycan

Gram-negative

Pink, less peptidoglycan, outer membrane

Transformation

Integrate foreign genetic material

Transduction

Virus

Positive sense

Directly translate

Negative sense

RNA replicase makes a complementary strand

Meiosis I

Reductional division

Meiosis II

Equatorial division

Anaphase

Chromosomes align at the metaphase plate and are held by two spindle fibers

Anaphase I

Homologous chromosomes line up across from each other at the metaphase plate and are held by one spindle fiber

Seminiferous tubules

Sperm production

Sertoli cells

Nourish sperm

Interstitial cells of Leydig

Secrete testosterone and androgens

Epididymis

Sperm motility and storage

Ovaries

Estrogen and progesterone production

Peritoneal sac

Where eggs are ovulated

Fallopian tube, oviduct

Propel eggs

FSH

Stimulate Sertoli cells and ovaries

LH

Stimulate interstitial cells and the corpus luteum

Trophoblast cells

Placenta

Inner cell mass

Organism

Ectoderm

Integument, lens, nervous system including adrenal medulla, inner ear

Mesoderm

Bones, muscle, circulatory system, gonads including adrenal cortex

Endoderm

Linings of internal organs, accessory organs

Neural tube

CNS

Neural crest cells

PNS, calcitonin-producing cells, melanocytes

Totipotent

Embryonic stem cells

Pluripotent

Germ cell layers

Multipotent

Hematopoietic stem cells

Umbilical arteries

Carry deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta

Umbilical vein

Carry oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus

Foramen ovale

Connect the right atrium to the left atrium

Ductus arteriosus

Connect the pulmonary artery to the aorta

Ductus venosus

Connect the umbilical vein to the IVC

Dendrites

Carry signals to the soma

Axon

Carry signals from the soma

Resting membrane potential

More potassium inside, more sodium outside

Temporal summation

Short time period

Spatial summation

Based on number and location

White matter

Axons, deep in the brain

Gray matter

Cell bodies, dendrites, deep in the spinal cord

ADH

Increase water reabsorption in collecting ducts

Calcitonin

Decrease blood calcium

PTH

Increase blood calcium

Aldosterone

Increase sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct

Alpha cells

Glucagon

Beta cells

Insulin

Pharynx

Air, food

Larynx

Air

Vital capacity

TLC-RV

Tidal volume

Normal breath