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Functional units of living things that very in shape, size and function?
Cell
Name the 3 components of a cell?
– Plasma Membrane
– Cytoplasm
– Nucleus
Cells outer boundary?
Plasma Membrane
Which of the 3 components of a cell, separate cells internal environment (inside) from its external environment (outside)?
Plasma Membrane
Which of the 3 components of a cell, regulates flow of materials into and out of cell?
Plasma Membrane
Which of the 3 components of a cell has all cellular contents between plasma membrane and nucleus?
Cytoplasm
Two components of the Cytoplasm component of cell?
– Cytosol (ICF)
– Organelles
Fluid portion of Cytoplasm; water and dissolved solutes?
Cytosol (ICF)
Little organs with characteristic structures and specific functions?
Organelles
Which 3 components of a cell is the largest organelle of cell?
Nucleus
Which of the 3 components of a cell contains chromosomes (DNA) that control cellular activities?
Nucleus
Which of the 3 components of a cell controlls most cellular activities?
Nucleus
This structure consist of lipids and proteins arranged in a lipid bilayer (double layer)?
Plasma Membrane Structure
2 main types of lipids?
– Phospholipids
– Cholesterol
This Lipid is the most common?
Phospholipids
This lipid strengthens membrane?
Cholesterol
2 types of proteins?
– Intergral
– Peripheral Proteins
This protein extends through lipid bilayer?
Integral Proteins
This protein is attach to surfaces?
Peripheral Proteins
This permits some substances to pass through but not others?
Selected Permeability
Permeable to nonpolar (uncharged) substances and water (exception)?
Lipid Bilayer Portion
Permeable to polar (charged) Substances (includes water)?
Protein Portion
With plasma membrane functions examples of protein portion would be?
– Channels
– Transporters
– Carriers
Substances cross membrane 2 ways?
– Passably
– Actively
Which transport method requires no energy?
Passively
Which transport method requires energy (ATP)?
Actively
Simple diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and filtration are processes of what transport methods?
Passive Processes
Transports in Vesicles, pinocytosis and Phagocytosis are processes of what transport method?
Active Processes
What are the 2 ways that substances cross membranes while transporting in vesicles in a active process?
– Pinocytosis
– Phagocytosis
Diffusion requires energy or no energy?
No energy
With diffusion each substance moves passively from _____to_____ concentration?
Higher to Lower Concentrations
(less crowded)
This moves down with their concentration gradient
"downhill"?
Diffusion
Eventually equilibrium (a uniform mixture) is reached?
Diffusion
Nonpolar (uncharged) substances diffuse passively across lipid portion of plasma membrane?
Simple Diffusion
Polar (charged) Substances diffuse passively across protein portion of plasma membrane?
Facilitated Diffusion
Glucose (polar) diffuses passively across protein portion of plasma membrane?
Facilitated Diffusion
Water moves passively from an area of higher water (lower solutes) concentration to an area of lower water (higher solutes) concentration?
Osmosis
Solute concentrations effect water movement and alter cells shape?
Tonicity
Equal solute concentrations in cytosol (ICF) and interstitial (ECF) and cell maintains normal shape?
Isotonic Solution
Lower solute concentrations in interstitial fluid than cytosol and cell burst (lysis)?
Hypotonic Solution
Higher solute concentration in interstitial fluid than cytosol and cell shrinks (crenates)?
Hypertonic Solution
With active processes this requires energy (ATP) and moves substances against their gradient (from lower concentrations to higher concentrations) " uphill" pumps?
Active Transport
Most important active transport pump?
Sodium-Potassium Pump
Sodium ions (Na +) pumps_____, and potassium ions (K +) pumps_____cell?
– Out
– into
With active processes this requires energy?
Transport in Vesicles
Transports materials in or out of cell?
Vesicles (sacs)
Transport in Vesicles has 2 types?
– Exocytosis (secretion)
– Endocytosis
Which type of Vesicle transports materials out of the cell?
Exocytosis (secretion)
Which type of Vesicle transports materials into cell?
Endocytosis
Which type of endocytosis is cell drinking?
Pinocytosis
Which type of endocytosis is cell eating?
Phagocytosis
All cellular contents between plasma membrane and nucleus?
Cytoplasm
2 components of Cytoplasm?
– Cytosol (ICF)
– Organelles
Which component of Cytoplasm has fluid portion of cytoplasm; water and dissolved solute?
Cytosol
Which component of Cytoplasm has little organs with characteristic structures and specific functions?
Organelles
With organelles this determines cells shape and organizes cellular contents?
Cytoskeleton
With organelles what are the 3 types of Cytoskeletons?
– Microfilaments
– Intermediate Filaments
– Microtubules
Short, hair-like projections from cell surface, moves fluids along cell surface?
Cilia
Longer than Cilia, moves entire cell; only example is sperm cells tail?
Flagella
2 types of ribosomes?
– Free Ribosomes
– Membrane Bound Ribosomes
Which ribosome produce proteins for use in cytosol (ICF)?
Free Ribosomes
Which ribosome is rough Endoplasmic reticulum and produce proteins for secretion (exocytosis)?
Membrane Bound Ribosomes
What are the 2 types of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
– Rough ER
– Smooth ER
Which endoplasmic reticulum (ER) produce proteins for secretion?
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Which endoplasmic reticulum detoxifies drugs and other harmful substances (drug tolerance increases it)?
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (abundant in liver)
This modifies, sorts, packages, and transports proteins received from the rough ER?
Golgi Complex (apparatus)
Golgi complex forms_____Vesicles.discharge proteins via exocytosis?
Secretory
Golgi complex forms_____Vesicles; lysosomes that carry molecules to other organelles?
Transport
Membrane – enclosed vesicles formed from golgi complex?
Lysosomes
This is formed from the golgi complex and contain digestive enzymes that break down a variety of molecules?
Lysosomes
With lysosomes this is worn-out organelles digestive?
Autophagy
With lysosomes this is when the entire cell is destroyed?
Autolysis
Site of most ATP production and has self replicating organelles?
Mitochondria (powerhouse)
The outer and inner folds that increase the surface area of the mitochondria is called the?
Cristae
The cavity part of the Mitochondria is called the?
Matrix
Mitochondria is abundant in_____such as_____cells?
– Active Cells
– Muscle Cells
This encloses the nucleus?
Nuclear Envelope
With the nucleus this produces ribosomes?
Nucleolus
With the nucleus this controls the cells activities?
Chromosomes (DNA)
With the nucleus these have 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent?
Human Somatic (body) Cells
Within the nucleus what has DNA segments?
Genes
What is it called when the total number of genes in a cell is 30,000?
Human Genome
Single or double stranded (identical)?
Chromosomes (DNA)
Chromosome in a non-dividing cell?
Chromatin
Chromosome in a dividing cell?
Chromatid
DNA provides instructions for producing proteins through?
Transcription And Translation
Information contained in a specific region of DNA is first_____in nucleus to mRNA?
Transcribed (copied)
After DNA is transcribed (copied) the mRNA is then_____in cytoplasm by ribosome, into a Pacific sequence of amino acids to form a new_____?
Translated (read), Protein
Transcription occurs in the?
Nucleus
What starts transcription?
Promoter
What stops transcription?
Terminator
With cell division, this involves the mitotic phase where to genetically identical cells formed with 46 single-stranded chromosomes from original cell (46 double stranded chromosomes) is called?
Somatic (body) Cell Division
Cell division, this involves meiosis where 4 genetically non-identical gametes (sex) cells form with 23 single stranded chromosomes in each cell is called?
Reproductive Cell Division
With the somatic cell (life) cycle what are the 2 main phases?
– Interphase
– Mitotic Phase
Which phase of the somatic cell (life) cycle has growth between divisions?
Interphase
Which phase of the somatic cell (life) cycle is where cells divide?
Mitotic Phase
With Interphase, the growth phase is where the?
DNA and Organelles Replicate
2 types of mitotic phases?
– Mitosis
– Cytokinesis
Which mitotic phase is nuclear division, 46 double-stranded chromosomes (Chromatids) separated into 2 cells?
Mitosis
What are the 4 phases of mitosis?
– Prophase
– Metaphase
– Anaphase
– Telophase
This mitosis phase is where chromatin condenses into chromatids, and the nuclear envelope disappears?
Prophase
This mitosis phase is where double-stranded Chromatids line up at the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
This mitosis phase is where double-stranded chromatids move away to opposite poles of the cell?
Anaphase
This mitosis phase is where the nuclear envelope and chromatin reform?
Telophase
Which mitosis phase is where cytoplasm divides into 2 identical cells with 46 single-stranded chromosomes (Chromatids)?
Cytokinesis
With reproductive cell division, this has more genetically non-identical gametes (sex) cells form with 23 single-stranded chromosomes in each cell?
Meiosis
Somatic (body) cell division has genetically_____cells?
Identical
Reproductive cell division has genetically_____cells (gametes)?
Non-Identical
With cancer these cells divide without control and results in excessive tissue?
Tumor (Neoplasm)
With cancer this is malignant and has the ability to metastasize (spread) to other body parts?
Cancerous Tumor
With cancer this is non-malignant (wart) and does not metastasize?
Benign Tumor
With cancer this increases lymph flow reducing edema (swelling), provides pain relief, and decreases depression and anxiety?
Massage Benefits
Cancer treatments?
– Surgery
– Chemotherapy
– Radiation
What is progressive alteration of the body's homeostatic responses?
Aging
Excessive glucose forms irreversible cross-links between cell membrane proteins (stiffen cells) like when free radicals (unstable molecules) produce oxidative damage to nucliec acid (DNA and RNA) is what?
Causes of Aging
Vitamin C, vitamin D and selenium inhibited free radical formation?
Antioxidants
This genetically programs cells death?
Apoptosis
This is pathological cell death, it results from disease?
Necrosis