chapter 2 - whole body Flashcards

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anabolism

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process of building up large protein from small protein pieces called amino acids. ana- means up, bol means cast, -ism is a process

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catabolism

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complex nutrients are broken down to simpler substances and energy is released, cata- means down, bol means to cast, and -ism is a process

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cell membrane

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structure surrounding and protecting the cell, it determines what enters and leaves the cell.

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chromosomes

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rod shaped structure in the nucleus that contain region of DNA called genes. 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cells except the egg and sperm

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cytoplasm

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all the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane

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DNA

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chemical found within each chromosome , arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activites if the cell.

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endoplasmic reticulum

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here, large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces (amino acids)

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genes

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regions of dna within each chromosomes

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karyotype

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pictures of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell, they are arranged by size, shape, and number

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metabolism

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total of the chemical process in a cell, it includes catabolism and anabolism, meta - means change

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mitochondria

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source of energy for the cell, catabolism occurs here

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nucleus

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control center of the cell, it contains chromosomes nad directs the activites of the cells

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ribosomes

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on the endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes arrange amino acids on the er to make protein,

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defferentiation

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this change in cells as tey mature and specialize

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tissues

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a group of smililar cells working together to do a specific job

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hist/o

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tissue, histologoist

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epithelial tissue

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forms the linings of internal organs
outer surface if the skin covering the body
also lines the exocrine and endocrine glands
responsible for the secretions that the glands produce
all the tissue that ciers the outside of the body and lines the inner surface of inter organs

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muscle tissue

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voluntary muscle is found in arms and legs and parts of the body where movement is under conscious control
involuntary muscle found in the heart and digestive system , movemtn not under conscious control. cardiac muscle is specialized type of muscle found only in the heart

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connective tissue

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adipose(fat) tissue
catilage (elastic fibrous tissue attached to bones) bone and blood

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nerve tissue

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  • conducts electrical impulses
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organs

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types of tissues combine to form an organ