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MN ABSITE: FISER + TrueLearn + Decker > Chapter 1: Cell Biology. > Flashcards

Chapter 1: Cell Biology. Flashcards

1
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Increases membrane fluidity

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Cholesterol

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Determinants of cellular charge

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Cells are more negative on the inside compared to the outside based on Na/K ATPase (3Na out / 2K in)

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3
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Used for co-transport of glucose proteins and other molecules

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Sodium gradient

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[Na] ECF

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140

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[K] ECF

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4

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[Ca] ECF

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5

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[Mg] ECF

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2

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[Cl] ECF

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103

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9
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[HCO3] ECF

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24

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10
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[SO4] ECF

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1

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11
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[Protein] ECF

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16

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12
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[PO4] ECF

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2

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[Organic anions] ECF

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5

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14
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Cations in ECF

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Sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium

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Anions in ECF

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Chloride, bicarb, sulfate, phosphate, proteins, organic anions

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[Na] ICF

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12

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[K] ICF

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150

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18
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[Ca] ICF

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10 x -7

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[Mg] ICF

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7

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[Cl-] ICF

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3

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21
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[HCO3] ICF

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10

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[SO4] ICF

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-

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23
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[HPO4] ICF

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116

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24
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[Protein] ICF

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40

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25
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[Organic anions] ICF

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-

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26
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Adhesion molecules (cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix, respectively), which anchor cells

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Desmosomes / hemidesmosomes

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Cell-cell occluding junctions; form an impermeable barrier (e.g., epithelium)

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Tight junctions

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28
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Allow communication between cells (connexin subunits)

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Gap junctions

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29
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Intramembrane proteins; transduce signal from receptor to response enzyme

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G proteins

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30
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Receptor and response enzyme are a single transmembrane protein

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Ligand-triggered protein kinase

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31
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Glycolipids on cell membrane

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ABO blood-type antigens

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32
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Glycoproteins (Gp) on cell membrane

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HLA-type antigens

33
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What is the osmotic equilibrium?

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Water will move from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration and approach osmotic equilibrium.

34
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Cell cycle: protein synthesis, chromosomal duplication

35
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Cell cycle: mitosis, nucleus divides

36
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Most variable portion of cell cycle, determines cell cycle length

37
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Quiescent phase of cell cycle that can follow G1

38
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Phases of mitosis

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Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

39
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Mitosis: centromere, attachment, spindle formation, nucleus disappears

40
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Mitosis: chromosome alignment

41
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Mitosis: chromosomes pulled apart

42
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Mitosis: separate nucleus reforms around each set of chromosomes

43
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Double membrane, outer membrane continuous with rough endoplasmic reticulum

44
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Inside the nucleus, no membrane, ribosomes are made here

45
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DNA strand is used as a template by RNA polymerase for synthesis of an mRNA strand.

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Transcription

46
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Bind DNA and help the transcription of genes.

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Transcription factors.

47
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Binds receptor in cytoplasm, then enters nucleus and acts as a transcription factor.

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Steroid hormone.

48
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Binds receptor in nucleus, then acts as a transcription factor.

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Thyroid hormone.

49
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Examples of transcription factors

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Steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, AP-1, NF-kB, STAT, NFAT

50
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Bind RNA polymerase and initiate transcription

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Initiation factors.

51
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Uses oligonucleotides to amplify specific DNA sequences

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DNA polymerase chain reaction

52
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Purines

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Guanine, adenine

53
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Pyrimidines

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Cytosine, thymidine (only in DNA), uracil (only in RNA)

54
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Forms 3 hydrogen bonds with cytosine

55
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Forms 2 hydrogen bonds with either thymidine or uracil

56
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mRNA used as a template by ribosomes for the synthesis of protein

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Translation

57
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Have small and large subunits that read mRNA, then bind appropriate tRNAs that have amino acids, and eventually make proteins

58
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1 glucose molecule generates 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate molecules

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Glycolysis

59
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2 membranes, Krebs cycle on inner matrix, NADH/FADH2 created

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Mitochondria

60
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The 2 pyruvate molecules (from the breakdown of 1 glucose) create NADH and FADH2

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Krebs cycle

61
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Enter the electron transport chain to create ATP

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NADH and FADH2

62
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How many ATP does 1 molecule of glucose create?

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1 glucose = 36 ATP

63
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Mechanism by which lactic acid (Cori cycle) and amino acids are converted to glucose.

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Gluconeogenesis.

64
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Used in times of starvation or stress (basically the glycolysis pathway in reverse)

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Gluconeogenesis

65
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Why are fat and lipids not available for gluconeogenesis?

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Because acetyl CoA (breakdown product of fat metabolism) cannot be converted back to pyruvate.

66
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Mechanism in which the liver converts muscle lactate into new glucose; pyruvate plays a key role in this process.

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Cori cycle

67
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Synthesizes proteins that are exported (increased in pancreatic acinar cells)

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum.

68
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Lipid / steroid synthesis, detoxifies drugs (increased in liver and adrenal cortex)

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

69
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Modifies proteins with carbohydrates; proteins are then transported to the cellular membrane, secreted, or targeted to lysosomes

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Golgi apparatus

70
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Have digestive enzymes that degrade engulfed particles and worn-out organelles

71
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Engulf large particles, then fuse with lysosomes

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Phagosomes

72
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Engulf small particles, then fuse with lysosomes

73
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Activated by calcium and diacylglycerol (DAG). Phosphorylates other enzymes and proteins.

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Protein kinase C

74
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Activated by cAMP. Phosphorylates other enzymes and proteins.

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Protein Kinase A.

75
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Thick filaments, uses ATP to slide along actin to cause muscle contraction

76
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Thin filaments, interact with myosin above

77
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Keratin (hair/nails), desmin (muscle), vimentin (fibroblasts).

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Intermediate filaments.

78
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Form specialized cellular structures such as cilia, neuronal axons, and mitotic spindles. Also involved in the transport of organelles in the cell (form a latticework inside the cell).

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Microtubules.

79
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Specialized microtubule involved in cell division (forms spindle fibers, which pull the chromosome apart)

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Centriole.

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