Cells Flashcards
- Sites of ribosome assembly
- Dense non-membranous mass where RNA is synthesized
- Location for the components found in ribosomes
Nucleolus
Most cells are composed of four elements:
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen
- Scattered throughout the nucleus and present when the cell is not dividing
- Condenses to form dense, rodlike bodies called chromosomes when the cell divides
Chromatin
3 main regions of cells
C, N, P
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
- Plasma membrane
The Plasma Membrane is also called
plasmalemma
needed for building proteins and necessary for cell reproduction
DNA
The activity of an organism depends on the _____ of its cells
collective activities
“water loving” polar “heads” are oriented on the inner and outer surfaces of the membrane
Hydrophilic
- Contains cell contents
- Separates cell contents from the environment
- forms the outer boundary of the cell
The Plasma Membrane
is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms
cell
3 regions of Nucleus: CNN
- Nuclear envelope (membrane)
- Nucleolus
- Chromatin
___ and ___ scattered among the phospholipids; it determines the fluidity of the plasma membrane
Cholesterol and proteins
the model that is constructed of 2 layers of phospholipids arranged “tail to tail”
Fluid mosaic model
- Control center of the cell
* Site where the genetic material is stored
Nucleus
“water-fearing” nonpolar “tails” form the center (interior) of the membrane
Makes the plasma membrane relatively impermeable to most water-soluble molecules
Hydrophobic
Nuclear envelope encloses the jellylike fluid
nucleoplasm
Selective impermeable to maintains the ____
homeostasis
• Fluid mosaic model is constructed of _____ arranged “tail to tail”
2 layers of phospholipids
- Separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm
- Consists of a double membrane that bounds the nucleus
- Contains nucleopores which are a potential passageway for the exchange of substances
Nuclear envelope (membrane)
Classification of proteins that act as transporters or receptors.
Peripheral proteins
Responsible for specialized membrane functions: ERT
o Enzymes
o Receptors for hormones or other chemical messengers
o Transport as channels or carriers
Depending on Protein position it can be classified as:
Pp, Ip
Peripheral proteins
Integral proteins
Classification of proteins that act as cytoskeleton anchors or enzymes
Integral proteins
made ribosome
Protein
The Carbohydrates consist of _____ and _____ which form a glycocalyx
glycolipids and glycoproteins
filmy covering is
glycocalyx
- The cellular material outside the nucleus and inside the plasma membrane
- The portion of the cell located between the plasma membrane and the nucleus
- Site of most cellular activities
Cytoplasm
are branched sugars attached to proteins that abut the extracellular space
Glycoproteins
is the fuzzy, sticky, sugar-rich area on the cell’s surface
Glycocalyx
3 major components of the Cytoplasm (CIO)
Cytosol
Inclusions
Organelles
Chemical substances that float in the cytosol
Inclusions
The fluid that suspends other elements and contains nutrients and electrolytes
Cytosol
Metabolic machinery of the cell that performs functions for the cell
Organelles
folds created by the inner membrane
cristae
inside the mitochondria created by the inner membrane
matrix
- “Powerhouses” of the cell
* Responsible for the ATP production via cell respiration
Mitochondria
• Sites of protein synthesis in the cell
Ribosomes
Ribosomes can be found at two locations:
free-floating in cytoplasm
part of RER
- Fluid-filled tunnels (or canals) that carry substances within the cell
- Continuous with the nuclear membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum:
- Rough endoplasmic reticulum
* Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
In RER,
• _____ is attached
• ____ vesicles move proteins within the cell
Ribosomes
Transport
arrange order:
1 - Protein is packaged in a tiny membranous sac transport vesicle
2 - As the protein synthesize at the ribosome, it migrates to the RER tunnel system.
3- The transport vesicle buds from the RER and travels to the golgi apparatus for processing
4 - In the tunnel, the protein folds into its functional shape. Short sugar chains may be attached to the protein that forms glycoprotein
2, 4, 1, 3
- Modifies and packages proteins arriving from the rough ER via transport vesicles
- Produces different types of packages
Golgi apparatus