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basic living, structural and functional unit of the body

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cell

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2
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study of cell structure and cell physiology

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cytology

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3
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disc shaped cell

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Red blood cell

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4
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threadlike extension cell

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nerve cells

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5
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toothpicks shaped cell

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smooth muscle cell

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cubelike cells

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epithelial cell

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7
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forms the cell’s outer boundary

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cell membrane

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8
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separates the cell from the environment

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cell membrane

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9
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selective barrier that surrounds and contain cytoplasm of the cell

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cell membrane

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10
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determines the kinds and amount of substances passing into and out of the cell

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cell membrane

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11
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acts as gatekeepers to certain molecules and ions

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proteins

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12
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acts as barrier to certain substances

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lipids

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13
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made up of phospholipids, cholesterol and glycolipids

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lipid bilayer

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14
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polar heads are __

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hydrophilic

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15
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Fatty acid and tails of phospholipids are ___

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hydrophobic

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16
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aka transmembrane proteins

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integral proteins

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17
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attached to the inner or outer surface of the membrane but do not extend through it

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peripheral protein

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helps the cell recognize each other, adhere to one another and be protected from digested by enzymes

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glycocalyx

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19
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membrane proteins with carbohydrate group attached that protrudes into the extracellular fluid

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glycoproteins

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20
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serves to stabilize the membrane and reduce membrane fluidity

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Cholesterol

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21
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sugary coating surrounding the membrane made up of carbohydrate

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glycocalyx

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22
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lipid composition of the cell membrane

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membrane fluidity

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23
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combined concentration and electrical gradient are called the

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electrochemical gradient

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24
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all the cellular contents between the plasma membrane and the nucleus

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cytoplasm

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25
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difference in concentration of a chemical between one side of the plasma membrane

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concentration gradient

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26
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electrical gradient is aka

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membrane potential

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27
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difference between inside and outside of cell

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electrical gradient

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28
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intracellular fluid that contains inclusions and dissolved solutes

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cytosol

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29
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organized units of living substances in cell having specific functions in the cell

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organelles

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30
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lifeless accumulation of metabolites or cell products such as stored protein CHON

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Inclusions

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31
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site of many chemical reactions that provide the building blocks for cell maintenance, structure, function and growth

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cytosol

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32
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network of protein filaments throughout cytosol

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cytoskeleton

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33
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composed of actin and function in movement and mechanical support

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microfilaments

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34
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composed of several different proteins and functions in support and to help anchor organelles such as nucleus

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intermediate filaments

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35
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composed of protein called tubulin and help determine cell shape and function in the intracellular transport of organelles and the migration of chromosome during cell division

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microtubules

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36
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network membrane in the shapes of flattened sacs or tubules

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endoplasmic reticulum

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37
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connected to the nuclear envelope, a series of flattened sacs, surface is studded with granular ribosomes and produces various proteins

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rough endoplasmic reticulum

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38
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network of membrane tubules, does not have ribosomes, synthesizes fatty acid and steroids, detoxifies certain drugs, produces lipids

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smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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39
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powerhouse of the cell

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mitochondria

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40
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mitochondrial membrane that has narrow folds of the inner membrane and use to increase the efficiency of the organelle in generating energy

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mitochondrial membrane that is smooth, outer part and a large fluid like cavity

42
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site of ATP production in the cell by catabolism of nutrient molecules

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mitochondria

43
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vesicles from the golgi complex that contains powerful digestive enzymes

44
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smaller than lysosomes, detoxify several toxic substances such as alcohol and is abundant in liver

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peroxisomes

45
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continuously destroy unneeded, damaged or faulty proteins found in the cytosol and in the nucleus

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proteosomes

46
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this structure is a specialized portion of endoplasmic reticulum and includes an array of parallel membranes and vesicles w/o ribosomes

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Golgi apparatus

47
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discovered golgi apparatus in 1898

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Camilo golgi

48
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site of accumulation and concentration of secretory products of cell synthesis

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golgi apparatus

49
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modifies, sorts and package proteins for transport to different destinations

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golgi complex

50
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dense aggregations of RNA and proteins usually attached in ER

51
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located near the nucleus, consists of two centrioles and pericentriolar material

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centrosome

52
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numerous hair-like structure extended from the surface of a cell and functioning to move the materials across surface of the cell

53
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longer than cilia, used to move an entire cell; sperm

54
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serves as center for organizing microtubules in the interphase cells and mitotic spindle during cell division

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centrioles

55
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special zone of cytoplasm containing centrioles

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centrosome

56
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control center of the cell

57
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contains chromosomes. each of which consist of single molecule of DNA and associated proteins

58
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genetic material; blueprint that contains all the instructions needed for building the body

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

59
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controls both biochemical reaction that occurs in the cell and the reproduction of the cell

60
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membrane that is composed of 2 layers with a small space between them

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nuclear membrane

61
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jelly-like fluid that is enclosed by the nuclear membrane; it is where the nucleoli and chromatin are suspended

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nucleoplasma

62
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potential avenues of exchange between the nucleoplasm and the cytoplasm

63
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peacemaker of the cell; site where rRNA is synthesized and ribosome sub units are assembled

64
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consists of segment of a large DNA molecule; units of heredity

65
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double membrane that separates the nucleus from cytoplasm

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nuclear envelope

66
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long molecules of DNA combined with protein molecules (histones)

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chromosomes

67
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a complex of macromolecules composed of DNA, RNA and protein

68
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primary protein components of chromatin that help to organize DNA into beadlike structures called nucleosomes by providing a base of which DNA can be wrapped around

69
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involves transcription and translations; determines physical and chemical characteristics of the cell

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protein synthesis

70
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process by which genetic information encoded in DNA is copied onto a strand of RNA

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transcription

71
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process of reading the mRNA nucleotide sequence to determine the amino acid sequence of the protein

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translation

72
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process by which cells reproduce themselves.

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cell division

73
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cell division that results in the production of sperm and eggs is called

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reproductive cell division

74
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two chromosomes that make up each pair in cell division

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homologous chromosomes (homologs)

75
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cell cycle is an orderly sequence of events in which a body cell duplicates its contents and divides into two

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somatic cell division

76
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somatic cells contain two sets of chromosomes are called

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diploid cells

77
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cell is not dividing, and cell replicates its DNA

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interphase

78
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cytoplasmic division

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cytokinesis

79
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nuclear division

80
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distribution of two sets of chromosomes, one set into each of two separate nuclei

81
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chromatin fibers condenses and shortens, change into chromosomes

82
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the centromeres line up at the exact center of the mitotic spindle, a region called the metaphase plate or equatorial plane

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chromatid pairs split at the centromere and move to opposite poles of cell; the chromatids are now called chromosomes

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two identical nuclei are formed around the identical sets of chromosomes at opposite poles of the cell uncoil and revert to their threadlike chromatin form, new nucleoli appears, and the mitotic spindle eventually breaks up

85
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reproductive cell division that occurs in the gonads that produces gametes with half the number of the chromosomes

86
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gametes contains a single set of 23 chromosomes

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haploid cells

87
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average adult has nearly __ cells

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100 trillion

88
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there are about __ different types of cells

89
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permits organization of cells into more complex tissues and organs

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cellular diversity

90
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diseases process that is involving our cells; cancer

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homeostatic imbalance

91
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group diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation

92
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cells that divide without control develop into a __

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tumor or neoplasm

93
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cancer that arise from epithelial cells

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cancerous of growth of melanocytes

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cancer arise from muscle cells or connective tissues

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cancer of blood forming organs

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cancer of lymphatic tissue

98
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process where cancer cells leaves their site of origin and travel to other tissues or organs

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metastasis

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