Chapter 2: Cell Flashcards
Cells
Are the basic structural and functional unit of multicellular organisms
Cytoplasm
Contains organelles, fibers (cytoskeleton), and inclusions (carbohydrates, lipids, pigments)
Cytosol
Is a fluid component (gel-like) that contains enzymes, electrolytes, sugars, amino acids, gases, etc.; surrounds the nucleus and organelles
Embryoblast
Aka Inner cell mass - a structure in the early development of an embryo
Blastomere
Produced by cell division (cleavage) of the zygote after fertilization
Plasma membrane (plasmalemma)
Is made of phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins, and oligosaccharides covalently linked to phospholipids or proteins
Phospholipid
Contains a polar hydrophilic head group and two nonpolar hydrophobic fatty acid chains
7.5-10 nm
Plasma membrane width is between __-__ nm; not visible in the LM
Plasma membrane
Has a trilaminar structure and is amphipathic
Integral protein
A protein that is embedded deep within the plasma membrane
Peripheral protein
A protein that is shallow or attached outside of the plasma membrane
Heterogenicity
When membranes differ in their protein make up
Integral proteins
Globular proteins with hydrophilic/hydrophobic regions (one pass or multi pass transmembrane proteins)
Glycolipids and Glycoproteins
Part of cell recognition, cell adhesion, carbohydrate regions/moieties (external surface only); the glycocalyx
Roles of membrane proteins
Pumps i.e. ion channels (active transport); channel proteins (entry/exit); receptors (recognition and binding); transducers; structural (cell to cell junctions)
Membrane proteins
Are synthesized in the RER and modified and completed in the Golgi apparatus
Glycosylation
The process by which a carbohydrate is covalently attached to a target macromolecule, typically proteins and lipid; occurs in the golgi
Phagocytosis
the ingestion of particles such as bacteria or dead cell remnants; macrophages and neutrophils are blood-derives cells that specialize in this
Pinocytosis
cell drinking; involves smaller invaginations of cell membrane which fuse and entrap extracellular fluid and its dissolved contents
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
plasma membrane receptors first bind specific substances; receptor and bound substance then taken up by cell
Clathrin
electron-dense coating on the cytoplasmic surface, contains an abundance of the protein ________
Cilia
short, numerous membrane extensions supported by microtubules