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56 Cards in this Set
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Microfilaments |
Actin; cytokinesis |
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Microtubules |
Tubulin; motor protein paths, cilia, flagella, centrioles |
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Intermediate filaments |
Keratin, desmin, vimentin, lamins; adhesion, cytoskeleton integrity |
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Epithelial tissue |
Functional parenchyma |
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Connective tissue |
Supportive stroma |
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Gram-positive |
Purple, more peptidoglycan |
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Gram-negative |
Pink, less peptidoglycan, outer membrane |
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Transformation |
Integrate foreign genetic material |
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Transduction |
Virus |
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Positive sense |
Directly translate |
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Negative sense |
RNA replicase makes a complementary strand |
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Meiosis I |
Reductional division |
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Meiosis II |
Equatorial division |
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Anaphase |
Chromosomes align at the metaphase plate and are held by two spindle fibers |
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Anaphase I |
Homologous chromosomes line up across from each other at the metaphase plate and are held by one spindle fiber |
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Seminiferous tubules |
Sperm production |
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Sertoli cells |
Nourish sperm |
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Interstitial cells of Leydig |
Secrete testosterone and androgens |
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Epididymis |
Sperm motility and storage |
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Ovaries |
Estrogen and progesterone production |
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Peritoneal sac |
Where eggs are ovulated |
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Fallopian tube, oviduct |
Propel eggs |
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FSH |
Stimulate Sertoli cells and ovaries |
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LH |
Stimulate interstitial cells and the corpus luteum |
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Trophoblast cells |
Placenta |
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Inner cell mass |
Organism |
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Ectoderm |
Integument, lens, nervous system including adrenal medulla, inner ear |
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Mesoderm |
Bones, muscle, circulatory system, gonads including adrenal cortex |
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Endoderm |
Linings of internal organs, accessory organs |
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Neural tube |
CNS |
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Neural crest cells |
PNS, calcitonin-producing cells, melanocytes |
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Totipotent |
Embryonic stem cells |
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Pluripotent |
Germ cell layers |
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Multipotent |
Hematopoietic stem cells |
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Umbilical arteries |
Carry deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta |
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Umbilical vein |
Carry oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus |
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Foramen ovale |
Connect the right atrium to the left atrium |
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Ductus arteriosus |
Connect the pulmonary artery to the aorta |
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Ductus venosus |
Connect the umbilical vein to the IVC |
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Dendrites |
Carry signals to the soma |
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Axon |
Carry signals from the soma |
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Resting membrane potential |
More potassium inside, more sodium outside |
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Temporal summation |
Short time period |
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Spatial summation |
Based on number and location |
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White matter |
Axons, deep in the brain |
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Gray matter |
Cell bodies, dendrites, deep in the spinal cord |
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ADH |
Increase water reabsorption in collecting ducts |
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Calcitonin |
Decrease blood calcium |
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PTH |
Increase blood calcium |
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Aldosterone |
Increase sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct |
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Alpha cells |
Glucagon |
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Beta cells |
Insulin |
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Pharynx |
Air, food |
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Larynx |
Air |
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Vital capacity |
TLC-RV |
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Tidal volume |
Normal breath |