Cell Cylcle Test Flashcards
Interphase
Phase where cell grows, makes a copy of its DNA and prepares to divide into 2 cells
Mitosis
Stage where the cells nucleus divides into 2 nuclei and produces two daughter cells
Prophase
First and longest stage were chromatin bundles to form chromosomes. Nucleus disappears and spindles form
Metaphase
Second stage where all the chromosomes are pulled to the center of the cell
Anaphase
Third stage where sister chromatids separate and each chromatid is now a daughter
Spindles, shortens, and splits chromatids to opposite sides of the cell
Telophase
Chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell and two new nuclei are formed
Cytokinesis
Final stage where cytoplasm divides
Chromosomes
Bundled up chromatin in the nucleus
Centromere
Joins sister chromatids at the center
DNA
Genetic material that carries info about an organism from one generation to the next
Cancer
Disease caused by disruption to the cell cycle leading to uncontrolled cell division
Benign
Abnormal mass of essentially normal cells that always remain at site and can be removed w/surgery
Malignant
Mass of cancerous cells that displace normal tissue as it grows
Can spread
Cell cycle
Regular cycle of growth
Radiation treatment
Treatment of disease using XD-rays