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25 Cards in this Set
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Arm |
connects base and head, provides support |
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Coarse Adjustment Knob |
raises and lowers stage, controls focus |
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Condenser |
concentrates light on the specimen |
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Fine Adjustment Knob |
precision focusing |
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Mechanical Stage and Control |
keeps slide stationary |
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Nosepiece |
attachment for objective lenses (rotates) |
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Objective |
provides different magnifications |
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Oculars (Eyepieces) |
to look at specimen |
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Stage |
to hold/house specimen |
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Centrosome / centrioles |
microtubule organizing center, important in cell division |
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Golgi Apparatus |
prepares and packages products for exocytosis |
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Lysosome |
breakdown of material in cell, exports enzymes out of cell to digest. |
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Microvilli |
increase plasma membrane surface area for absorption |
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Nuclear Envelope |
regulates movement of materials between cytoplasm and nucleoplasm |
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Nucleolus |
site of RNA synthesis |
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Nucleus |
Contains DNA and RNA, regulates protein synthesis and cell division. |
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Ribosomes |
protein synthesis (attach mRNA) |
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Smooth ER |
lipid and carbohydrate assembly |
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Rough ER |
protein synthesis |
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Plasma membrane |
physical barrier, regulates movement |
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Cytoplasm |
regulation of cellular metabolism |
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Mitochondria |
nutrients broken down, ATP produced (site of cellular respiration) |
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Cytosol |
transport of substances and other cell structures |
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Cilia |
rhythmic movements propel fluids |
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Chromatin |
DNA contains the genes, which control protein synthesis. |
