cells Flashcards
cell membrane
outer covering that keeps it together
four specialized types
epithelial, nerve, muscle, connective
form protective coverings, sometimes produce fluids
epithelial cell
carry electrical messages and coordinate body activities
nerve cell
can contract and shorten or relax and lengthen to change the shape and position of body parts
muscle
support and connect body parts and exist in many different types
connective tissue cells
control center for all cell activities, responsible for cell reproduction
nucleus
type of cell reproduction
mitosis
surrounds the nucleus
cytoplasm
types of cytoplasm’s
protoplasm, chromosomes, genes
control physical and chemical inherited traits
genes
threadlike structures in the nucleus
chromosomes
living substance refers to everything in the cell
protoplasm