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Chapter 2.2/2.3- Cells and Tissues Flashcards

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Centrioles

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Short cylinders made of nine trip units of parallel micro tubes

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Cilia

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Hair- like projections that move back and forth to move mucus or fluid across outside of cell

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Cytoplasm

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The part of the cell that contains everything inside the cell membrane except nucleus

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Cytoskeleton

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Network of proteins that defines he shape of a cell & gives it mechanical strength

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ER

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Network of membranes in the cytoplasm of a cell

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Extracellular fluids

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The fluid consisting of mostly water that surrounds a typical cell

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Extracellular matrix

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The solid or gel- like substance that surrounds a typical cell

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Golgi apparatus

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A set of membranes discs in the cytoplasm

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of cell; organelles in the cytoplasm that makes ATP

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Mitosis

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Division of a cell nucleus & chromosomes into 2 nuclei; each w/ own set of identical chromosomes

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Nucleus

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Round/oval mass of protoplasm w/in the cytoplasm of a cell that contains cell’s DNA & is bounded by a membrane

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Plasma membrane

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Membrane that defines the outer shell of a cell

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Ribosomes

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Very large enzymes that make polypeptides

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Transfer RNA

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A molecule that binds to the mRNA- ribosome complex assemble into amino acids into polypeptides

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Cardiac muscle

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The molar tissue of the heart

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Cartilage

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Connective tissue that provides support & flexibility to parts of the skeleton

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Connective tissue

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Supporting tissues; when consists mainly of an extracellular matrix

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Epithelial tissue

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A class of tissue that includes epithella and glands

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Histology

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The study of tissue

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Muscle tissue

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A type of tissue that generates force and allows the body to move

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Nerve tissue

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Tissue that conveys info by electrical signaling

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Neurons

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Cells that make up nerve tissues

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Osseous tissue

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Bones tissue

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Reticular connective tissue

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Tissue that contains reticular fibers and is found in lymph nodes, bone marrow and the screen

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Skeletal muscle

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Voluntary muscle that is usually attached to bone and helps us to move

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Smooth muscle

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Involuntary muscle found in the walls of hollow organs

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Card-

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Cyte-

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Erythro-

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Hemat-

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