CHAPTER 2 ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY Flashcards
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Structural unit of all living things
Cell
Without the _____ in our bodies, we are nothing
Cells
From Latin cella, meaning
“Small room”
He imagined the cell as living in a small room
Robert Hooke
It is the basic living unit of the body
Cell
The entire body contains about ______ cells.
100 trillion
Is the collective term for what’s inside the cell membrane
Protoplasm
What are the 5 basic substances of the cell?
Water, Carbohydrates, electrolytes, proteins, lipids
the power house of the cell. Generates majority of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Energy currency of the cell
Mitochondria
components of the cell skeleton which determines the shape of the cell
Microtubule
a cellular organelle involved in the process of cell division
Centrosome
Contains digestive enzymes also called as the “Suicidal Bag” because it is capable of destroying its own cell
Lysosome
important in lipid metabolism and chemical toxification
Peroxisome
serves as storage
Vacuole
associated with lipid or fat manufacture and
hormone production
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
contains ribosome, involved in the production,
folding, quality control, and dispatch of some proteins
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
the brain of the cell
Nucleus
contains chromatin inside the cell
Nucleolus
What are the four concepts of the cell theory?
- A cell is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. So, when you define cell properties, you are in fact defining the properties of life.
- The activity of the organism depends on the collective activities of its cells.
- According to the principle of complementarity, the biochemical activities of cells are dictated by their shape or form and by the relative number of their specific subcellular structures.
- Continuity of life has a cellular basis
it is a rodlike, double-membrane structures: inner membrane folded into projections called cristae.
Mitochondria
its function is to site Site of ATP synthesis; powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria
it is a Dense Particles consisting of two subunits, each composed of ribosomal RNA and protein. Free attached to rough endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
its function is to site protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Membranous system enclosing a cavity, the cistern, and coiling through cytoplasm. Externally studded with ribosomes
Rough E.R