Cell Structures and Types (Larsen 1) Flashcards

1
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Levels of organization in a multicellular organism

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  • Cells
  • Tissues
  • Organ
  • Organ system
  • Organism
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2
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Made of specialized cell types bound together with various extracellular products

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Tissues

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3
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Made of 2 or more tissues forming a large functional unit

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Organ

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4
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Made of organs with interrelated functions

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Organ system

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5
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Made of organ systems

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Organism

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6
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What is a tissue?

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  • Structurally similar cells
  • Cell products (extracellular matrices)
  • Group of cells and their products together perform a function
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7
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What are the basic tissues?

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Epithelium
Connective tissues
Muscle
Nerve tissue

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8
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Which tissue lines body surfaces and cavities, protects & performs glandular secretion?

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Epithelium (Such as enamel, which is a product of the ameloblast, which is drived from epithelium)

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9
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Which tissue supports and protect tissues & organs?

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Connective tissue

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10
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Which tissue is responsible for body movement?

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Muscle

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11
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Which tissue transmits nervous impulses?

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Nerve tissue

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12
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What is needed to make a tooth?

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  • Epithelium
  • Connective tissue
  • Need to go from undifferentiated to specific cell fates
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13
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In making distinct tissues, ____ and ____ must be sensed and responded to by cells.

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Time and place

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14
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In making distinct tissues, there must be ____ and ____ regulation of cellular products.

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Temporal and spatial

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15
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Example of distinct cell types from same genome: Jejunum of small intestine

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  • Complete digestion

- Absorb nutrients

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16
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Example of distinct cell types from same genome: Neuron

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  • Communication
  • Movement
  • Sensory perception
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17
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How do we make distinct tissues?

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Regulate gene expression for the appropriate amount in the proper place at the right time

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18
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DNA –> RNA Pol II –> ____ –> Protein

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mRNA

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19
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DNA –> RNA Pol I –> ____ –> Protein

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rRNA

20
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DNA –> RNA Pol III –> ____ –> Protein

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tRNA, 5S RNA and other small RNAs

21
Q

Cell fates: Cells start ______ then _____ to perform specific functions.

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  • Undifferentiated

- Differentiate

22
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Cell fates: Cycles of _____, _____, and _____ lead to organ formation.

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  • Division
  • Differentiation
  • Morphogenesis (moving into place)
23
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Cell fates: _____ is important for maintenance.

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Mitosis

24
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Cell fates: May become ______.

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Post-mitotic (neurons and ameloblasts)

25
Q

Cell fates: May undergo ______.

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Programmed cell death (ameloblasts)

26
Q

What did Brenner, Sulston and Horvitz win the 2002 Nobel Prize for?

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Foundational studies which elucidated organogenesis

27
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Active, lighter staining because it is more open due to transcription

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Euchromatin

28
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Closed off, compacted, not used

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Heterochromatin

29
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Nucleoplasm

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Equivalent to cytoplasm

30
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Nuclear envelope

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Boundary

31
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Perinuclear space

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Pores used for export

32
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Moderately dense part of nucleolus

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Fibrillar areas

33
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Fibrillar areas

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: DNA sequences for the rRNA genes and rRNA transcripts

34
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Denser part of nucleolus

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Granular material

35
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Granular material

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The large and small ribosomal subunits being assembled rRNA

36
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Functions of the nucleus

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  • DNA
  • RNA
  • Utilization of genome
37
Q

mRNA and tRNA come from _____.

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Euchromatin

38
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Functions of the nucleolus

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rRNA synthesis

39
Q

Permanent constituents of the cell that act as miniature “cell organs” and perform specific functions

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Membraneous Organelles

40
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Membraneous Organelles

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  • Mitochondria
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Golgi apparatus
41
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Function of mitochondria

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ATP synthesis

42
Q

Mitochondria is ______ because it has its own genome.

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Self replicating

43
Q

Network of tubules, vesicles and sacs that are interconnected

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Endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth)

44
Q

Which ER is needed for making a tooth?

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Rough ER

45
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Functions of RER

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  • Protein synthesis
  • Glycosylation
  • Protein folding
46
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Function of golgi apparatus

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Packages and exports molecules