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Massage Therapy Chapter 18 > Cell Structures and Functions > Flashcards

Cell Structures and Functions Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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Facilitates the exchange of nutrients and waste materials

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Cytoplasm

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Provides cellular nutrition and supports organelles

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Organelles

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Carries out the maintenance and functions of the cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum (roadways)

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Synthesizes proteins and lipids; metabolizes carbohydrates and steroids; regulates calcium concentration; protein transport

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Ribosomes (protein factories)

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Synthesizes proteins

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Golgi body (packing and shipping plants)

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Synthesizes proteins and lipids and packages them for delivery outside the cell

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Mitochondrion (power plants)

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Site of cellular respiration; provides most of the cell’s ATP

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Lysosome (garbage disposals)

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Engulfs, destroys, and digests pathogens and cellular debris

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Nucleus (control center)

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Directs most metabolic activities, including growth and reproduction; contains DNA and RNA

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