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The basic living, structral and functional unit of the body
CELL
The study of cells
CYTOLOGY
The term that refers to all cellular contents located between the plasma membrane and the nucleus
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Highly specialized structures for specific cellular activities
ORGANELLS
Temporary structures that contain secretion and storage products of the cell
INCLUSIONS
Plasma membranes are_____ % protien
50
Plasma membranes are____
% lipids by weight
50
About_____% off lipids are phospholipids
75
______make up about 5 % of the membrane lipids
Colycolipids
The reamining 20% of membrane lipids are______
cholesterol
______proteins extend across the phospholipids bilayer among the fatty acid tails
Integral
Most integral proteins are ______, combinations of sugar and protein
glcoprotein
_____proteins do not extend across the phospholipids bilayer
Perprieal
Some intergral proteins orm tiny____through which certain in substances flow into or out of the cell
pores
Some integral proteins act as _______to move a substance from one side of the membrane to the other
transports
Integral proteins also serve as recognition sites called_____
receptors
The property of memebraness to regulate the entry and exit of certain substances is called ______ _______
selective permeability
The phospholipids bilayer portion of the plasma membrane is_______ to all charged molecules or ions
impermeable
Mechanisms that move substances across a membrane without using cellular energy are______ process
passive
In _____ process, the cell uses energy from the splitting of ATP to move substances across a membrane
active
The random mixing of ions and molecules in a solution due to their kinetic energy is called______
difussion
Molecules after a period of time become evenly distibuted, this piont is called______
equilbrium
Another passive process is_____,which is the net movement of a solvent(water in living systems) through a selectively permeable membrane
Osmosis
In an ______ solution the total concentrations of water and sloutes are the same on both sides of a membrane
isotonic
In a _______ solution water molecules enter the cell faster that they can leave
hypotonic
The reputure of red blood cells by putting them in distilled water is called______
hemolysis
A_____ solution has a higher concentration of solutes and a lower concentration of water causing destructtion of red blood cells
hypertonic
The shrinking of red blood cells because of water moving out of teh cell is called_______
creanation
In______ water and some solutes move across a membrane due to gravity or hydrostatice pressure
filtration
In facilitated diffusion substances move down a concentration gradient with the help of proteins called_______carriers
transport
Active transport and bulk transport both require energy derived from spiltting______
ATP
A typical bidy cell estends about 40% of the ATP ti generates to run primary active______ ______
transport pump
The most prevalent primary active transport pump is the________pump
sodium potassium
Sometimes,two substances move in the same direction across a plasma membrane , this process is called________
antiport
In_____or "cell eating" solid particles are taken in by endocytosis
phagocytsis
In_____ ____or "cell drinkning" liquids are taken in by endocytosis
peno cytosis
Cytosol is _____to ____% water
70,75
_____ are particles which are large and reamin suspeneded in cytosol
Colliods
_____are specialized structures that have characteristic appearances and specific roles in growth, maintenance, reapair,and control
Organalles
The______is usually a spherical or oval organelle and is the largest structure in the cell
nucleus
A double membrane called the ______ ______ seprates the nucleus from the cytoplasm
nuclear enevlope
Water-filled _____ _____ in the enevlope allow most ions and water-soluble molecules to shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm
nucelus pores
In the nondividing cell DNA and associated proteins are loosely packed and form a network called______
chromitin
During cell division, DNA and certain proteins condense and coil into rod-shaped bodies called________
chormosomes
_______are tiny spheres that contain ribosomal RNA and several ribosomal proteins
Ribosomes
The _______ _______or ER is a system of membrane-enclosed channels of varying shapes called cisterns
endoplasmic reticulum
The____ER is studded with ribosomes
rough
The____ER us the site if fatty acid, phospholipid. abd steroid synthesis
smooth
The_____complex is extensive in cells with high secretory activity
Golgi
______are memebrane-enclosed vesicles that contain powerful digestive enzymes
Lysosomes
______are organelles that contain one or more enzymes that use molecular oxygen to oxidize various organic sudbstances
Peroxisomes
The _______function is the generate ATP;they are called the powerhouse of the cell
mitocandria
The inner membrane of the mitochndria is called______
crictae
Cellular respiration occurs only if ______is present
oxygen
Cellular shape depends in a complex internal network of filamentous proteins in the cytoplasm called the________
cytoskeleton
______ ______ are rodlike structures of varying length, formed from the protein actin, these are found in muscle tissue
Micro fillament
_____ ______ are larger, consist of a protein called tubulin, and help support and shape cells
Micro Tubes
If the projections are numerous and short, resembling many hairs, they are called_______
cilia
______is a pigement stored in certain cells of the skin, hair and eyes
Melanio
______is a polysaccharide that is stored in the liver, skeletal muscles and the inner lining of the uterus and vagina
Glycogen
______,which are stored in adipocytes(fat cells) may be broke down to synthesize ATP
Triglycorides
______is the process by which genetic information encoded in DNA is copied onto a strand of RNA called messenger RNA
Transcription
_______is the process whereby information in the nucleotide sequence of mRNA specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein
Translation
In the mRNA molecule, each, set of three consecutive nucleotides is called a ______
codon
Transfer RNA binds to specific amino acids and bring them to the ribosome. One end of the tRNA is coupled to a specific amino acid, and the other has a triplet of nucleotides called________
anticodon
______division is the process by which cells reproduce themselves
Cell
The cytoplasmic division us called______-
cytokinesus
The process by which the egg and sperm are produced is called______
meiosis
The____ ____is a series of activities through whuch a cell passes from the time it is ormed untill it reproduces
cell cycle
The period of interphase during which chromosomes are replicated is calle___phase
5
The first phase of mitosis is called______during which the chromatin condenses and shortens into chromosomes
prophase
The second phase of mitosis is called_____,during which the chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell
metaphase
The thrid phase of mitosis is called______, during which the chromosomes separate and start movement to the poles of the cell
Hepaphase
The final phase of mitosis is called____ during which the chromosomes stop moving and complete cleavage of the cell takes place
Telophase
Sex cells are called_____
gametes
The fusion of the egg and the sperm us called_______
feterlization
The fertilized egg is called a ______
zygote
The cells that have the total chromosome number are called______cells
liploid
The sex cells carry a ______chromosome number
haplod
The formation of haploid sperm cells in the teste occurs as part if the process called________
spermatogens
The formation of haploid ova(eggs) in the ovaries of the female occurs as part of ________
oogensis
When cells in some area of the body divide without control, the the excess of tissue that develops is called a_______
tumor
A chemical or other enviromental agent that produces cancer is called a_____-
carcingen
A______is a permanent structural change in a gene
mutation
____is a normal process accompanied by a progressive allteration of the body's homeostatic adaptive responses
aging