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CELLULAR LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION AND TISSUE LEVEL Flashcards

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1
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Microscopic fundamental units of all
living things

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cells

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2
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divides into two identical daughter
cells

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cell division

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What is the study of cells?

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Cell biology

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The General structure of a cell

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  1. Plasma Membrane
  2. Cytoplasm
  3. Nucleus
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5
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It controls the cell

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Nucleus

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6
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Normally the DNA is spread out
within the nucleus as a threadlike
matrix called______

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chromatin

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7
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Humans have _______ pairs of
chromosomes

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23

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8
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the boundary of the cell, sometimes called the plasma membrane

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Cell Membranes

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9
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Cell Membranes the boundary of the cell, sometimes called the

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plasma membrane

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10
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“selective permeability”

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Cell Membranes

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11
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tiny finger like projections that increases the
cell’s surface

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Microvilli

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12
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tightly stitched between the cells

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Tight junction

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13
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proteins attachments between adjavent cells.

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Desmosomes

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14
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narrow tunnel that directly connect the cytoplasm of two neighboring cells

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Gap Junction

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15
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A gel like material with the cell
membrane

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Cytoplasm

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It is a fluid matrix, the cytosol
in which it consist of 80% to
90% water, salts, organic
molecules and many enzymes Cytosols

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Cytoplasm

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17
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The “powerhouse of the
cell”

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Mitochondria

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18
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They are occasionally
found attached to the
endoplasmic reticulum

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Ribosomes

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19
Q

Plays an active role in the
complex process of protein
synthesis, where they
serve as the structures that
facilitates the joining of
amino acids

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Ribosomes

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20
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Is a complex three dimensional internal
membrane system of flattened sheets,
sacs and tubes that plays an important
role in making proteins and shuttling
cellular products

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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(without ribosomes)

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Smooth ER

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(with ribosomes)

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Rough ER

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23
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functions in many metabolic processes
such as to produce and move lipids

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Smooth ER

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24
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they attaches
polysaccharide groups to the polypeptides
as they are assembled by the ribosome

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Rough ER

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25
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“packages” packages cellular products in
sacs called vesicles so that the products
can cross the cell membrane and exit the
cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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26
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The central deliver system for the cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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27
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It transports lipids and creates lysosomes
and organelles involved in digestion

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Golgi Apparatus

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28
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Function to modify and package proteins
and lipids into vesicle

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Golgi Apparatus

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29
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Sac like compartments that
contains a number of
powerful degradative
enzymes

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Lysosome

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30
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Built in the golgi apparatus

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Lysosome

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31
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Organelles in which oxygen is used
to oxidize substances, breaking
down lipids and detoxifying certain
chemical

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Peroxisomes

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32
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They break down harmful
cell products and waste
materials, cellular debris
and foreign invaders

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Lysosome

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33
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They self replicate by enlarging and
dividing

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Peroxisomes

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34
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Common in liver and kidney cells
which break down potentially
harmful substances

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Peroxisomes

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35
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Threadlike proteins that
make up the cytoskeleton

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Cytoskeleton

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36
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Helps cells maintain their
shape and allows cells their
contents tp move

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Cytoskeleton

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37
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The network is composed of
three elements

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Microtublules
ntermediate filaments
microfilaments

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38
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This are rod like
structures composed
of 9 bundles that
contain three
microtubules each

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Centrioles

39
Q

Many prokaryotes have________, allowing
them to move.

A

flagella

40
Q

they are present in single-celled
protozoans, where they beat in
synchrony to move the cells nimbly
through the water

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Cilia

41
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composed of extensions of the cell
membrane that contains microtubules

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Cilia

42
Q

what are the cell that connects body parts

A

Fibroblast
Erythrocyte

43
Q

type of cell
that contributes to the
formation of connective
tissue

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Fibroblast

44
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carry oxygen
from the lungs and deliver
it throughout the body

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Erythrocyte

45
Q

what cell that covers and lines body
parts

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Epithelial cells

46
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what are the Cells that move organs and body
parts

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Skeletal and smooth muscle

47
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what Cell that stores nutrient

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Fat cell (Adipose)

48
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Cell that fight diseases

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Macrophage( a phagocytic
cell)

49
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Cell that gathers information
and controls body functions

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Nerve cell

50
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Cell of reproduction

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  • Oocyte
  • Sperm
51
Q

This is the biological study
of the activities that take
place in a cell to keep it alive

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Cell physiology

52
Q

The simplest method of
transport and is dependent
upon the concentration
gradient and the size of the
solute

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Passive transport

53
Q

a passive transport
which tends to move from on
area of high concentration to
an area of low concentration
until the concentration is
equal

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Diffusion

54
Q

Materials move across the plasma
membrane with the help of
membrane proteins.

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Facilitated diffusion

55
Q

These proteins are called transport
proteins and can be channels or
carrier proteins

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Facilitated diffusion

56
Q

channel proteins are transmembrane
proteins that folds in such way as to
form a channel or pore through the
membrane and each of these
channels is specific for one particular
substance

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Facilitated diffusion

57
Q

The movement of water across a
semipermeable membrane

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Osmosis

58
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This is a mechanism that
require the use of the cell’s
energy

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Active
Transport
Processes

59
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a type of
active transport that
moves particles, such as
large molecules, parts of
cells and even whole
cells, into a cell.

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Endocytosis

60
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Three types of
endocytosis

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Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Receptor endocytosis

61
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“cell eating”

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Phagocytosis

62
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“cell drinking”

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Pinocytosis

63
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A targeted variation of endocytosis
that employs receptor proteins in the
plasma membrane that have a specific
binding affinity for certain substances

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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

64
Q

Cells also use ___________ to secrete
proteins such as hormoes,
nuerotransmitters or parts of the
extracellular matrix

A

exocytosis

65
Q

is the series
changes a cell goes through
from the time it is formed until
it divide

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Cell life cycle

66
Q

The DNA molecules that form part
o the chromatin is duplicated
exactly

A

DNA
Replication

67
Q

This occurs toward the end of the
cell’s interphase period

A

DNA
Replication

68
Q

mRNA carries the _________
containing instructions for
protein synthesis from the DNA
gene in the nucleus to the
ribosome in the cytoplasm.

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“message”

69
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Messenger and decoder

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Role of RNA

70
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Group of cells that are similar in structure and function are called

A

TISSUES

71
Q

Lining, covering and
glandular tissue of the body

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Epithelial Tissue/ Epithelium

72
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Protection, absorption,
filtration and secretion

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Epithelial Tissue/ Epithelium

73
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Usually forms membranes where filtration or
exchange of substances by rapid diffusion occurs

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Simple squamous epithelium

74
Q

Also forms serous membranes, or serosae that
slick membranes the tine the ventral body cavity
and cover the organ in the cavity

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Simple squamous epithelium

75
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  • Common in glands and their ducts
  • Functions as absorption, secretion
    and protection
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Simple cuboidal epithelium

76
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  • Goblet cells which produce a
    lubricating mucus
  • Lines the length of the digestive
    tract from the stomach to the anus
  • Functions in secretion, excretion
    and absorption
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Simple columnar epithelium

77
Q

are tissues formed by
a single layer of cells that give
the appearance of being made
from multiple layers

A

Pseudostratified columnar
epithelia

78
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  • Most common type in body
  • The cells at the free edge are squamous cells
    whereas those close to the basement membrane
    are cuboidal or columnar
  • Esophagus, mouth and skin
A

Stratified squamous epithelium

79
Q

gland consists of one or more
cells that make and secrete a
particular product

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Glandular Epithelium

80
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Connective tissues consist of living cells surrounded
by a

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matrix

81
Q

Specialized connective tissue onsisting of cells, fibers
and ground substance. Unlike other connective
tissues, its extracellular components are mineralized
giving it substantial strength and rigidity

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bone

82
Q

Less hard and more flexible than bone

A

Cartilage

83
Q

forms the supporting structure of the
larynx

A

Hayaline cartilage

84
Q

forms the cushion like disks between the
vertebrae of the spinal column

A

Fibrocartilage

85
Q

is found where elasticity is desired, supports
the external ear

A

Elastic cartilage

86
Q

Softer and have more cells and fewer fibers than any other connective tissue except blood.

A

Loose connective tissue

87
Q

They are widely distributed connective tissue variety iin the body, it is soft, pliable tissue that cushions and protects the body organ it wraps

A

Areolar tissues

88
Q

Soft layer of areolar connective tissue is called the __________ underlies all mucous membranes

A

kamina propia

89
Q

it is an areolar tissue in which fat cells predominates

A

Adipose tissue

90
Q

Forms the subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin

A

Adipose tissue

91
Q

This consist of delicate network of interwoven reticular fibers associated with reticular cells which resemble a
fibroblast

A

Reticular connective tissue

92
Q

Highly specialized to contract or
shorten

A

Muscle Tissue

93
Q
  • Neurons, receive and conduct
    electromechanical impulses
    from one part of the body to
    another
  • Irritability and conductivity
A

Nervous tissue

94
Q

carries the message containing instructions for
protein synthesis from the DNA
gene in the nucleus to the
ribosome in the cytoplasm.

A

mRNA

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