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1
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4 elements of cell theory

A

1) cell most basic part of body
2) activity of organism depends on activity of cells
3) certain cells do certain things
4) continuity of life has a cellular basis

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2
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3 regions of the nucleus

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1) Nuclear envelope
2) nucleolus
3) Chromatin

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3
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nucleoli

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assemble ribosomes, found in nucleus

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4
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phospholipid heads

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hydrophilic

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5
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phopholipid tails

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hydrophobic

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6
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proteins in cell membrane

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1)enzymes, 2)receptors, 3)transport

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7
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Tight Junctions

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impermeable, keep substances from passing in between cells

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8
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desmosomes

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prevent cells from being pulled apart. anchoring cells

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9
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gap junctions

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connect cells so that they can communicate with each other through hollow tubes

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10
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which cell has no nucleus

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red blood cells

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11
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_____ cells do not divide

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brain cells

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12
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Site of Atp synthesis

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mitochondria

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13
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site of protein synthesis

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ribosome

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14
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holds ribosomes and transports proteins throughout the cell

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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15
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lipid motabolism

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smooth er

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16
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modifies, packages, and transports proteins

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golgi apparatus

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17
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three pathways from the Golgi apparatus

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1) Secretory: goes outside of the cell
2) In House: fuses with plasma membrane
3) lysosomes: digestive enzymes transported to lysosomes

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18
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digest worn down or non-usable cell structures

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lysosomes

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19
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contain oxidase enzymes to detoxify harmful substances like alcohol

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peroxisomes

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20
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generate spindle fibers during mitosis

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centrioles

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21
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where can cilia be found?

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lining the trachea to move mucus

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22
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cells that secretes cable like fibers

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fibroblast

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23
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carries oxygen in the bloodstream

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erythrocyte

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24
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covers and lines body organs

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epithelial cell

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25
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cell that moves organs and body parts

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skeletal and smooth muscle cells

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26
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cell that stores nutrients

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fat cells

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27
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cell that fights disease

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macrophage

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28
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cell that gathers information and controls body functions

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nerve cell

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29
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cells of reproduction

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oocyte, sperm

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30
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solvent

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what is being dissolved into

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31
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solute

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the stuff getting dissolved

32
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fluid inside the cell

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intracellular fluid

33
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fluid outside of the cell

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interstitial fluid

34
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plasma membrane is _____ permeable

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selectively

35
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diffusion goes

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down the concentration gradient: from highest concentration of solute to lowest concentration

36
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small particles and ____ ______ molecules are able to diffuse across the cellular membrane

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lipid soluble

37
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water passes through the cell membrane using

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aquaporins

38
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same solute and water concentrations

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isotonic solution

39
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solution with more solute than the cell

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hypertonic

40
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solution with less solute than the cell

41
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cell will shrink in a

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hypertonic solution

42
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cell will swell in a

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hypotonic solution

43
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diffusion of water

44
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cell explodes

45
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building materials for cells

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fibrous proteins

46
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4 types of tissue

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1) epithelial
2) connective
3) muscle
4) nervous

47
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free surface of epithelial tissue

48
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no blood supply

49
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simple squamous

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FXN: diffusion
location: airsacks in lungs

50
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simple cuboidal

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filtration

kidneys

51
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simple columnar

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absorption

small intestine

52
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pseudostratified columnar

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traps things

trachea

53
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stratified squamous

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protection

mouth

54
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stratified cuboidal

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protection

rare in the body

55
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stratified columnar

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protection

ducts of large glands

56
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transitional

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stretching

bladder

57
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glandular epithelium

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secretion

thyroid

58
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two types of glands

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endocrine and exocrine

59
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endocrine glands

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ductless hormone glands, example thyroid

60
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exocrine glands

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have ducts that lead to the surface of the epithelial tissue, ex. sweat glands

61
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nonliving cells that surround living cells

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extracellular matrix

62
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bone

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protect and support the body

femur

63
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hyaline cartilage

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flexibility

larynx

64
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elastic cartilage

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elasticity

ear

65
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fibrocartilage

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compression

between the vertebrae in the spinal column

66
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dense connective tissue

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attaching

tendons

67
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areolar

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holds organs in place

around organs

68
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adipose

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fuel storage

surrounds kidneys

69
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reticular

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framework

lymphnodes

70
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blood

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transportation

capillaries

71
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types of muscle tissue

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cardiac, skeletal, smooth

72
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skeletal

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moves things

deltoid

73
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cardiac

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pump blood

heart

74
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smooth

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propulsion

walls of the stomach

75
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nervous tissue

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communication of signals

brain

Anatomy (12 decks)

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