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1
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  • Sites of ribosome assembly
  • Dense non-membranous mass where RNA is synthesized
  • Location for the components found in ribosomes
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Nucleolus

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Most cells are composed of four elements:

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Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen

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  • Scattered throughout the nucleus and present when the cell is not dividing
  • Condenses to form dense, rodlike bodies called chromosomes when the cell divides
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Chromatin

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3 main regions of cells

C, N, P

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  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Nucleus
  3. Plasma membrane
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5
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The Plasma Membrane is also called

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plasmalemma

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6
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needed for building proteins and necessary for cell reproduction

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DNA

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7
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The activity of an organism depends on the _____ of its cells

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collective activities

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8
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“water loving” polar “heads” are oriented on the inner and outer surfaces of the membrane

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Hydrophilic

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9
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  • Contains cell contents
  • Separates cell contents from the environment
  • forms the outer boundary of the cell
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The Plasma Membrane

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10
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is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

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cell

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11
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3 regions of Nucleus: CNN

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  1. Nuclear envelope (membrane)
  2. Nucleolus
  3. Chromatin
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12
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___ and ___ scattered among the phospholipids; it determines the fluidity of the plasma membrane

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Cholesterol and proteins

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13
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the model that is constructed of 2 layers of phospholipids arranged “tail to tail”

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Fluid mosaic model

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14
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  • Control center of the cell

* Site where the genetic material is stored

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Nucleus

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15
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“water-fearing” nonpolar “tails” form the center (interior) of the membrane

Makes the plasma membrane relatively impermeable to most water-soluble molecules

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Hydrophobic

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16
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Nuclear envelope encloses the jellylike fluid

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nucleoplasm

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17
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Selective impermeable to maintains the ____

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homeostasis

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18
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• Fluid mosaic model is constructed of _____ arranged “tail to tail”

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2 layers of phospholipids

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19
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  • 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
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Nuclear envelope (membrane)

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20
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Classification of proteins that act as transporters or receptors.

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Peripheral proteins

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21
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Responsible for specialized membrane functions: ERT

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o Enzymes
o Receptors for hormones or other chemical messengers
o Transport as channels or carriers

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22
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Depending on Protein position it can be classified as:

Pp, Ip

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Peripheral proteins

Integral proteins

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23
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Classification of proteins that act as cytoskeleton anchors or enzymes

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Integral proteins

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24
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made ribosome

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Protein

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25
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The Carbohydrates consist of _____ and _____ which form a glycocalyx

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glycolipids and glycoproteins

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26
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filmy covering is

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glycocalyx

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27
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  • 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
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Cytoplasm

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28
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are branched sugars attached to proteins that abut the extracellular space

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Glycoproteins

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29
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is the fuzzy, sticky, sugar-rich area on the cell’s surface

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Glycocalyx

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30
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3 major components of the Cytoplasm (CIO)

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Cytosol
Inclusions
Organelles

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31
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Chemical substances that float in the cytosol

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Inclusions

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32
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The fluid that suspends other elements and contains nutrients and electrolytes

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Cytosol

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33
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Metabolic machinery of the cell that performs functions for the cell

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Organelles

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34
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folds created by the inner membrane

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cristae

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35
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inside the mitochondria created by the inner membrane

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matrix

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36
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  • “Powerhouses” of the cell

* Responsible for the ATP production via cell respiration

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Mitochondria

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37
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• Sites of protein synthesis in the cell

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Ribosomes

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38
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Ribosomes can be found at two locations:

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free-floating in cytoplasm

part of RER

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39
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  • Fluid-filled tunnels (or canals) that carry substances within the cell
  • Continuous with the nuclear membrane
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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40
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Two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum:

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  • Rough endoplasmic reticulum

* Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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41
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In RER,
• _____ is attached
• ____ vesicles move proteins within the cell

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Ribosomes

Transport

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42
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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

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2, 4, 1, 3

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43
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  • Modifies and packages proteins arriving from the rough ER via transport vesicles
  • Produces different types of packages
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Golgi apparatus

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44
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Protein assembly

Transport vesicles move proteins within cell

45
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In SER,
• ____ ribosomes
• Functions in ______

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lacks

lipid metabolism

46
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Detoxification and Lipid production

47
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Golgi apparatus different types of packages (SIL)

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o Secretory vesicles (pathway 1)
o In-house proteins and lipids (pathway 2)
o Lysosomes (pathway 3)

48
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• Membranous sacs of oxidase enzymes

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Peroxisomes

49
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cell drinking

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Pinocytosis

50
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  • Membranous “bags” that contain digestive enzymes

* House phagocytes that dispose of bacteria and cell debris

51
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  • Network of protein structures that extend throughout the cytoplasm
  • Provides the cell with an internal framework that determines cell shape, supports organelles, and provides the machinery for intracellular transport
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Cytoskeleton

52
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cell eating

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Phagocytes

53
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3 different types of elements form the cytoskeleton: MIM

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Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules

54
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the middle type of element of the cytoskeleton

form purple network surrounding pink nucleus

A

Intermediate filaments

55
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Cytoskeleton provides the cell with an ______ that determines cell shape, supports organelles, and provides the machinery for intracellular transport

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internal framework

56
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  • Generate microtubules

* Direct the formation of mitotic spindle during cell division

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Centrioles

57
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the largest type of element of the cytoskeleton

form blue batlike network

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Microfilaments

58
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the smallest type of element of the cytoskeleton

appear as gold networks surrounding cell pink nucleus

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Microtubules

59
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move materials across the cell surface

60
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propel the cell and speeding up the sperm

61
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are tiny, fingerlike extensions of the plasma membrane

Strengthen the surface area that is needed for absorption

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Microvilli

62
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red blood cell

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Erythrocyte

63
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Cilia are located in the respiratory system(lungs) to move _________

64
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platelets

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Thrombocytes

65
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white blood cells

A

Leukocytes

66
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Carries oxygen in the bloodstream

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Erythrocyte (red blood cell)

67
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Secretes cable-like fibers

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Fibroblast

68
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Cells responsible for moving organs and body parts

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Skeletal muscle and smooth muscle cells

69
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Cells that cover and line body organs

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Epithelial cell

70
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Cells that stores nutrients

71
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Cell that fights disease

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Leukocytes (wbc)

72
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Cell that gathers information and controls body functions

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Nerve cell (neuron)

73
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  • Largest cell in the body

* Divides to become an embryo upon fertilization

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Oocyte (female)

74
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  • Built for swimming to the egg for fertilization

* Flagellum acts as a motile whip

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Sperm (male)

75
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Where does fertilization occur?

A

fallopian tube then to uterus

76
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What if it stays in the fallopian tube?

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Abnormality, ectopic pregnancy.

77
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• Homogeneous mixture of two or more components

78
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dissolving

present in the larger quantity

79
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components in smaller quantities within a solution

being dissolve

80
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the body’s main solvent is ______

81
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  • Inside the cell

* Solution containing gases, nutrients, and salts dissolved in water

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Intracellular fluid

82
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  • Outside the cell
  • Fluid on the exterior of the cell
  • Contains thousands of ingredients, such as nutrients, hormones, neurotransmitters, salts, waste products
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Extracellular fluid (interstitial fluid)

83
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2 basic methods of transport (PA)

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Passive processes

Active processes

84
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move across the membrane

no need metabolic energy

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Passive processes

85
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the cell provides the metabolic energy (ATP) to drive the transport process
needs ATP

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Active processes

86
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  • movement is from high concentration to low concentration

* Movement of solute

87
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  • An unassisted process

* Solutes are lipid-soluble or small enough to pass through membrane pores

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Simple diffusion

88
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• Movement of water

89
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same solute and water concentrations

90
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contain more solutes than the cells do
(cell shrinking)
Lesser solute

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Hypertonic

91
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contain fewer solutes
(cell bursting)
Greater solute, Lesser water

92
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• Transports lipid-insoluble and large substances

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Facilitated diffusion

93
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High to low but pressure is involved.
• A pressure gradient must exist that pushes solute-containing fluid (filtrate) from a high-pressure area to a lower-pressure area

A

Filtration

94
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Diffusion movement of _______
Osmosis movement of ________
Filtration ____

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solute
solvent
pressure

95
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  • ATP is used to move substances across a membrane

* Low to high

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Active processes

96
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ATP energizes _____

A

solute pumps

97
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Active transport example: SP

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sodium-potassium

98
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transported out of the cell

extracellular fluid ECF

99
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transported into the cell

intracellular ICF

100
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PISO means

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Potassium inside; Sodium Outside

101
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Where sodium goes, ____

A

water follows

102
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substances are moved across the membrane “in bulk” without actually crossing the plasma membrane

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Vesicular transport

103
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out the cell

Mechanism cells use to actively secrete hormones, mucus, and other products

A

Exocytosis

104
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in the cell
Extracellular substances are enclosed (engulfed) in a membranous vesicle
Everything happens inside the cell

A

Endocytosis

105
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Types of endocytosis PPR

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  1. Phagocytosis
  2. Pinocytosis
  3. Receptor-mediated endocytosis
106
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“cell eating”

a protective mechanism, not a means of getting nutrients

A

Phagocytosis

107
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“cell drinking”

Cell “gulps” droplets of extracellular fluid containing dissolved proteins or fats

A

Pinocytosis

108
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Receptor proteins on the membrane surface bind only certain substances

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Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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