Cell division Flashcards
division of nucleus
mitosis
2 cells resulting from cell division
daughter cells
what process occurs at the beginning of cell cycle
cell growth
is cancer infectuous
No
what causes cancer
uncontrolled cell division
what factors increase your risk of getting cancer
genetic factors
what are the warning signs of cancer
losing weight, fatigue, blood in urine or feces
one of two identical strands that make up a chromosone
chromatid
flap covers trachia when you swallow, prevents food and water from entering lungs
epiglottis
Voice box
larynx
carries food to the stomach
esophagus
organ of gas exchange
lung
low friction membrane that covers the lungs
plural membrane
connect trachera to the bronchales
Bronchi
Your bronchioles are some of the smallest airways in your lungs. Inhaled air passes through tiny ducts from the bronchioles into elastic air sacs (alveoli). The alveoli are surrounded by the alveolar-capillary membrane
bronchioles
smallest blood vessel, contracts, breath in
capilaries
caries air from bronchiols exchange to alveoli
alveolar duct
air sacs, sight of gas exchange.
alveloli
