CELL Flashcards
are the basic structural and functional units, the smallest living parts of the body.
cells
fluid containing a system of membranous organelles, non-membranous molecular assemblies, and a cytoskeleton.
cytoplasm
The first zygotic cellular divisions produce cells called
blastomeres
Explanted to tissue culture cells of the inner cell mass are called
embryonic stem cells
Most cells of the fetus undergo a specialization process called ___ in which they predominantly express sets of genes that mediate specific cytoplasmic activities, becoming efficiently organized in tissues with specialized functions and usually changing their shape accordingly
differentiation
Movement
Muscles and other contractile cells
Form adhesive and tight junctions between cells
Epithelial cells
Synthesize and secrete components of the extracellular matrix
Fibroblasts, cells of bone and cartilage
Convert physical and chemical stimuli into action potentials
Neurons and sensory cells
Synthesis and secretion of degradative enzymes
Cells of digestive glands
Synthesis and secretion of glycoproteins
Cells of mucous glands
Synthesis and secretion of steroids
Certain cells of the adrenal gland, testis, and ovary
Ion transport
Cells of the kidney and salivary gland ducts
Intracellular digestion
Macrophages and neutrophils
Lipid storage
Fat cells
metabolite absorption
Cells lining in the intestine
consists of phospholipids, cholesterol and proteins, with oligosaccharide chains covalently linked to many of the phospholipids and proteins.
This limiting membrane functions as a selective barrier regulating the passage of materials into and out of the cell and facilitating the transport of specific molecules.
Plasma membrane