Basic Tissues and Body Membranes Flashcards
3 basic cell compartments
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
- Plasma membrane
Ribosomes are made of…
2 subunits of RNA and proteins
Ribosome function
Synthesizes proteins
Ribosomes are located
- Free in the cytoplasm
- Intracellular membranes
Polysomes
Free ribosomes in cytoplasm
Free ribosomes called polysomes do not have…
A membrane
Polysome function
Synthesize proteins for use
inside the cell
Membrane ribosomes are located…
On fold of membranes called rough endoplasmic reticulum
Membrane ribosome function
Synthesize protein for secretion outside of the cell and for plasma membrane
What is continuous with the rough ER
Outer membrane (cytoplasmic surface) of the nuclear envelope
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is not associated with…
Ribosomes on it’s membranes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions
- Lipid metabolism
- Synthesizes steroids
- No ribosomes
Golgi apparatus functions
- Packages proteins into secretory vesicles (granules)
What is the golgi apparatus composed of?
flattened membrane sacs and spheres called vesicles
The Golgi apparatus appears as….
A pale area on the apical side of the nucleus
What are the steps to excrete a protein?
- Rough endoplasmic reticulum
- Golgi apparatus
- Secretory vesicles
- Plasma membrane
Lysosomes
Membrane spheres in cytoplasm that are filled with degradative enzymes
Lysosomes functions
Combine with and digest old/worn-out cellular components and foreign material taken into the cell (phagocytosis)
Mitochondria had how many membranes?
2
What does the inner membrane of the mitochondria form? Why?
Cristae, to increase surface area
Mitochondria function
Generate ATP for energy
Cytoskeleton composiiton
Filaments: Solid rods
Microtubules: Hollow tubes
Cytoskeleton functions
- Cell support
- Movement, muscle contraction
- Intracellular transport
Spindle apparatus
- Part of cytoskeleton
- Formed from microtubules connecting the chromosomes to the centromere
Lipids
Store source of energy and a good insulator
Steroids
Signaling
What do lipids look like on samples? Why?
Empty space from dehydration step