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1
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Inclusion body in fat cells

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Lipid droplets

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2
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Inclusion body in respiratory system

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Mucus

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3
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Inclusion body in muscles and liver

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Glycogen

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4
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Inclusion body in skin and hair cells

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Melanin

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5
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Plasma membrane, transport processes

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1 active process
2 passive process(diffusion)

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6
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Passive process

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1 simple diffusion
2 facilitated diffusion(carrier, transporter)
3 osmosis

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7
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Active processes

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1 active process(primary and secondary)
2 endocytosis
3 exocytosis( phagocytosis, receptor mediated)

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8
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Plasma membrane is impermeable for?

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Charged molecules, ions

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9
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Golgi apparatus has flattened vesicles called

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Cisternae

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10
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Lysosomes have digestive enzymes called

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Hydrolases

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11
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Lysosomes execute cell’s death

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Apoptosis

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12
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Lysosomes get rid of the worn out organelles. This process is called

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Autophagy

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13
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Proteasomes play ac crucial role in …

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Degrade faulty, unneeded cytoplasmic proteins
Maintaining cell’s cellular health
Regulate other cellular processes

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14
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Inner mitochondrial membrane consist of folds called…

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Cristae

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15
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Functions of mitochondria

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1 generate ATP through aerobic cellular respiration
2 plays a role in apoptosis

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16
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Functions of the cytoskeleton

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1 move organelles in the cells
2 maintain cell’s shape

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17
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Function and location of centrosome

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1 important for the cell’s division
2 close to nucleus

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18
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Why is the function of cilia , and where does it found

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Moving fluid
Found in the trachea to sweep mucus
, and fallopian tubes (oviduct ) to Move eggs to the uterus

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19
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Nucleic acids are responsible for

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Storage, expression. Transmission of genetic information

20
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Nitrogenous bases

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1 pyrimidines T,C
2 purines A,G

21
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Enzyme responsible for the DNA transcription

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RNA polymerase enzyme

22
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Plasma membrane contains cholesterol for

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Structural support

23
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Substance transported throu simple diffusion

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, non polar molecules, hydrophobic molecules: oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide. Fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins, steroids

24
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Substances transported through facilitated diffusion

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Charged, polar solutes: glucose, galactose, fructose. Ions and vitamins

25
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Name of the water channel

26
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Substances transported through active transport

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Polar,charged molecules
NA+,K+,H+,
CL-,I-
Ca2+

27
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Substances transported through exocytosis

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Bacteria
Viruses
Antibodies
Aged/dead cells
Vitamins
Hormones

28
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Solutes and nutrients in the cytoplasm

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Vitamins
Minerals
Proteins
Enzymes
Ions
Nucleotides
Amino acids

29
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Role of smooth ER

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1 synthesis of steroids and lipids (estrogen, cholesterol, testosterone)
2 ca 2+ storage and release
3 carbohydrate metabolism
4 detoxification

30
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Golgi apparatus function

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Modify proteins , lipids and other macromolecules
Then sorts them into vesicles

31
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The proteasomes recycle cytoplasmic proteins and turn them in to

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Amino acids
Small peptides
And turn it back to the cytosol

32
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Functions of lysosomes

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Execute apoptosis
Carry out autophage
Fuses with digest substances (phagocytes)

33
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Cytoskeleton has 3 types of fibers

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1 microfillament(actin )
2 intermediate
3 microtubules (large diameter)

34
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Nucleosomes

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Bead like structure of histones
Forms the chromatin

35
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Nucleotides

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DNA consists of polynucleotides and a double helix
Consist of:
Nitrogenous base
Phosphate group
Deoxyribose sugar

36
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Functions of smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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1 release, and storage of calcium
2 carbohydrate, metabolism
3 detoxification of harmful substances
4 synthesis of lipids and steroids

37
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The three types of fibers that the cytoskeleton is made of

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1microfillament
2 intermediate fillament
3 microtubule

38
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Substances transported through carrier mediated facilitated diffusion

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Glucose, amino acids

39
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Substances transport through simple diffusion

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Steroids, lipids

40
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Hypotonic solution causes

41
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What happens in the hypertonic solution?

42
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What is the function of the junctions and what are the three types of it?

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For communicating and connection
1 tight(impermeable) jun
2 gap(communicating)
3 dismosomes( anchoring)

43
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Tight junction function

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Does an allows substances to enter between the cells
Predominant in kidney , small intestine, stomach

44
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Desomosomes junction function

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Allow for stress relief
Predominant in cardiac cells and epidermis

45
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Gap junction function

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For communicating
Predominant in muscle cells like cardiac cells , and in neurons

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