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Cell biology the basics Flashcards

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Tell me about prokaryotes

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Single nucleus, circular chromosomes, cyanobacteria, bacteria, rickettsiae

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Tell me about eukaryotes

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Complex cellular organization, membrane bound organelles well defined nucleus, higher animals, plants, fungi, protozoa

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What are the eight major cellular functions

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Movement, productivity, absorption, secretion, excretion, respiration, reproduction, communication

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4
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What is the chief function of nerve cells

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Conductivity

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5
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Cells of what two organs carry out absorption?

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Kidney and intestines

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6
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What do cells of the adrenal glands secrete?

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Hormonal steroids

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Where does cellular respiration occur

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Mitochondria

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What do pancreatic cells secrete and release

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Insulin necessary to signal muscle cells to absorb sugar

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What are the three principal parts of a typical eukaryotic cell

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Intra-Cellular organelles, cytoplasm, plasma membrane

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What is the nucleus made of?

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Nuclear envelope, nucleolus, dna, histones

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11
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Functions of the nucleus

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Cell division and control of genetic info

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12
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What is the structure of the er

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Tubular or sac like channels

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13
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Function of the er

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Where protein synthesis occurs, senses cellular stress

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14
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What is rna made of

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RNA protein complexes

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15
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What is the function of ribosomes

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Synthesize proteins

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16
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Structure of golgi?

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Flattened smooth membranes, secretory vesicles and cisternae, clathrin coated vesicles

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Where are proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum packaged

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Golgi

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18
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Functions of the golgi?

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Process, package, and release proteins

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19
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What is the structure of lysosomes

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Saclike structures that originate from the Golgi

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20
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What are the function of the lysosome

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Intracrllular digestion, auto digestion, autophagy

21
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Structure of peroxisomes?

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Contain oxidative enzymes, site of oxygen utilization

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Peroxisome functions

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Detoxify compounds and fatty acids, Break down harmful products into harmless ones, make phospholipids for nerve myelination

23
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Structure of mitochondria

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Double membrane, crustaceans for more SA

24
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Functions of mitochondria

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Cellular respiration, energy production, oxidative phosphorylation

25
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Structure of vaults a.k.a. ribonucleoprotein

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Octagonal barrels with many arches

26
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Function of Vaults

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Carry MRNA from the nucleus to cytoplasmic ribosomes

27
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Structure of cytosine

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Gelatinous semi liquid portion of cytoplasm

28
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Functions of cytosol

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Storage, ribosomal proteins synthesis

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Cytoskeleton function

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Maintain cell shape and integrity, movement, mechanotransduction

30
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Basic functions of plasma membrane

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Control space they enclose, enclose cell, provide selective transportation, cell to cell recognition, cellular mobility and shape

31
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Discrete units of the lipid bilayer

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Microdomains

32
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What are the major workhorses of the cell

33
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Functions of proteins

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Receptors, transporters, enzymes, surface markers, adhesion molecules, catalysts

34
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What is the proteolytic cascade

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Sequence of events that cause the breakdown of a protein

35
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What are the 4 major cascades?

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Apoptosis, blood coagulation, matrix metalloprotein cascade, complement cascade

36
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What do plasma membrane receptors act as?

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Cellular r receptors

37
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What binds cells together

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Basement membrane
ECM
Cell adhesion molecules
Cell junctions

38
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What is the bsmt membrane

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Thin tissue underlying organs

39
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What is the ECM

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Proteins in s watery gel like substance of complex carbs

40
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Functions of ECM

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Regulate cells growth differentiation and mvmt

41
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What is CAM

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Cell surface molecule that promotes adhesive interactions

42
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What do cell junctions do

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Holds cells together, lets small molecules pass from cell to cell

43
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Paracrine signsling

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Secreting cell targets nearby cells

44
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Autocrine signsling

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Secreting cell targets itself

45
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Hormonal signaling

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Molecule dumped in blood

46
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Neurohormonal signaling

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NT secreted in blood which acts on target cell

47
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NT

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Nerve cell secretes NT which directly acts on cell

48
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Contact dependent signaling

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Plasma membrane bound receptors and gap junctions

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