Cells Flashcards

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Cholesterol

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a steroid with an attached OH (hydroxyl) group

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2
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Glycolipid

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lipids with attached carbohydrate groups.

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3
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T/T the head of the lipid bilayer is hydrophobic

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False

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4
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3 Types of membrane proteins

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integral, transmembrane, peripheral, glycoprotein

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5
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Glycocalyx

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sugary coat formed by carbohydrate portions of glycolipids and glycoproteins in the PM; allows cells to recognize each other

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6
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6 Functions of membrane proteins

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ion channels, carriers, receptor, linkers, enzymes, cell identity markers

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7
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What molecules is the PM highly permeable to? Moderately permeable?

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oxygen, carbon dioxide, steroids
water, urea
the more hydrophobic or lipid-soluble a substance, the greater the membrane’s permeability to that substance

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8
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T/F The inner surface of the plasma membrane is more positively charged

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False

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9
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T/F Na+ is more concentrated inside the cell

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False

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10
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5 Factors that influence rate of diffusion

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steepness of concentration gradient, temperature, mass of diffusing substance, surface area, diffusion distance

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11
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Important example of simple diffusion

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oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and body cells, and between blood and air within the lungs during breathing

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12
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Most abundant ion channel in the PM

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K+ or Cl-

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13
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Transport maximum

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Once all of the carriers are occupied, the transport maximum is reached, and a further increase in the concentration gradient does not increase the rate of facilitated diffusion

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14
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How does glucose enter the body cells?

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Carrier mediated facilitated diffusion

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15
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Aquaporins

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integral membrane proteins that function as water channels, play a critical role in controlling the water content of cells; responsible for the production of cerebrospinal fluid, aqueous humor, tears, sweat, saliva, and the concentration of urine

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16
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Osmotic pressure

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amount of pressure needed to restore the starting condition; the higher the solute concentration, the higher the solution’s osmotic pressure

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17
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Hypotonic soultion

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lower concentration of solutes than the cytosol; RBCs hemolysis (burst)

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Hypertonic

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higher concentration of solutes than the cytosol; RBCs crenate (shrink)

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19
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2 Sources of energy for active transport

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(1) hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the source in primary active transport; (2) energy stored in an ionic concentration gradient is the source in secondary active transport

20
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Most abundant primary active transport pump

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Na+/K+ ATPase

21
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Symporters

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transporter in secondary active transport that move two substances in the same direction

22
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Antiporters

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transporters in secondary active transport that move two substances in opposite directions

23
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6 Steps in receptor mediated endocytosis

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(1) binding (2) vesicle formation (3) uncoating (4) fusion with endosome (5) recycling of receptors to PM (6) degradation in lysosomes

24
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2 Types of phagocytes

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macrophages and nuetrophils

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Bulk-phase endocytosis
the plasma membrane folds inward and forms a vesicle containing a droplet of extracellular fluid
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Transcytosis
vesicles undergo endocytosis on one side of a cell, move across the cell, and then undergo exocytosis on the opposite side
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What % of the total cell volume is cytosol?
55%
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Microfilaments
thinnest, generate movement and provide mechanical support
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What does the centrosome consist of?
pair of centrioles and the pericentriolar matrix
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Functions of centrosomes
microtubule organizer, pericentriolar matrix organizes mitotic spindles
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Rough ER
synthesize glycoproteins and phospholipids
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Smooth ER
synthesizes fatty acids and steroids; inactivates or detoxifies drugs; removes the phosphate group from glucose-6-phosphate; stores and releases calcium ions that trigger contraction in muscle cells
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Functions of the golgi complex
Modifies, sorts, packages, and transports proteins received from the rough ER; makes transfer, secretory and membrane vesicles
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Difference between autolysis and autophagy
autophagy is the digestion of worn-out organelles and autolysis is the entire cell
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Function of proteasome
destruction of faulty, damaged, or unneeded proteins
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T/F Mitochondria play role in apoptosis
True
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T/F the nuclear envelope has a lipid bilayer
True
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Proteome
all of an organism’s proteins.
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T/F Introns code for proteins
False. Exons do.
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Interphase
DNA replicates and organelles produced; G1, S, and G2 phases
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2 Events in the mitotic phase
nuclear division (mitosis) and a cytoplasmic division (cytokinesis)
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Prophase
chromatin fibers condense and shorten into chromosomes
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Metaphase
microtubules of the mitotic spindle align the centromeres of the chromatid pairs along the metaphase plate
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Anaphase
centromeres split, separating the two members of each chromatid pair and move toward opposite ends of the cell
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Telophase
chromosomes unravel into chromatin and a nuclear envelope forms around them