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Chapter 3 Cells Flashcards

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what is a cell

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the smallest unit of life
A cell continually carries out metabolic activities essential for life, as well as specialized functions, and adapts to changing conditions
Cells interact to form tissues, organs, and organ systems
The human body consists of 30 trillion cells that vary considerably in shape and size, yet have much in common

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Differences in cell shape make different functions possible

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Nerve cells have long extensions that conduct electrical impulses, while epithelial cells in the mouth are flat, thin, and densely packed, to provide a protective barrier

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composite cell

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includes many different cell structures; most cells contain most of these structures, but no cell contains all of them

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A cell consists of three main parts:

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Nucleus: Contains DNA (genetic material) and directs cell’s activities
Cytoplasm: Organelles and fluids that make up the majority of the cell; between nucleus and cell membrane
Cell membrane: Boundary that encloses the cell

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organelles

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Within the cytoplasm are specialized organelles (little organs) that perform specific functions for the cell
Organelles are suspended in a fluid called the cytosol

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Cell membrane is also called plasma membrane

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Boundary that contains the cell contents
Regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell
Participates in signal transduction, a method of communication with other cells
Helps cells adhere to other cells

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General Characteristics:

of cell membrane

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Extremely thin, flexible, and elastic
Selectively permeable – regulates entry/exit of substances
Has complex surface features, with adaptations to increase surface area

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Cell Membrane Structure: Lipids

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Composed mainly of lipids and proteins, and some carbohydrates
The basic framework of the cell membrane consists of a double layer (bilayer) of phospholipids, with fatty acid tails turned inward and the water-soluble heads facing the surfaces
The phospholipids can move, forming a stable fluid film
Lipid-soluble molecules (respiratory gases, steroid hormones) can pass through the phospholipid portion of the membrane
Cell membrane is impermeable to water-soluble molecules
Embedded cholesterol molecules stabilize the membrane, and help make it less permeable to water-soluble substances

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Cell Membrane Structure: Proteins

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Many types of proteins are found in the cell membrane
Proteins are classified by their relationship to the phospholipid bilayer:
Integral: span width of bilayer; may protrude on 1 or both sides
Transmembrane: integral proteins that protrude on both sides
Peripheral: associate with one side of bilayer
Membrane proteins vary in shape: rodlike, globular, fibrous
Membrane proteins vary in function:
Some proteins function as receptors or growth factors on the cell surface, starting signal transduction
Other proteins transport ions or molecules across cell membrane, such as ion channels

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Cell Membrane structure: proteins

Cell Identification

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Other proteins have carbohydrates attached (glycoproteins) and are used for cell identification; this helps identify cells as “self,” protecting them from attack by the immune system

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cytoskeleton

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Proteins that protrude into the cell will anchor supportive rods and tubules, forming a cytoskeleton

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cellular adhesion molecules

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Membrane proteins called cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs) help determine a cell’s interactions with other cells

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Cytoplasm

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The cytoplasm makes up most of cell volume, and consists of a clear liquid (cytosol), a supportive cytoskeleton, and networks of membranes and organelles

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Organelles:

Ribosomes

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Tiny, spherical structures composed of RNA and protein
Provide structural support and enzyme activity for protein synthesis
Not membranous
Found in cytoplasm or bound to rough endoplasmic reticulum

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Organelles:
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER):
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Made up of membrane-bound flattened sacs and vesicles
Functions as a transport network throughout the cell
2 types of ER:
Rough ER: contains ribosomes, and functions in protein synthesis
Smooth ER: does not contain ribosomes, and functions in lipid synthesis, absorption of fats, and metabolism of drugs

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Organelles:

Vesicles

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Membranous sacs

Store or transport substances within or between cells

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Golgi apparatus:

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Composed of flattened, membranous sacs
Refines, packages, and transports proteins formed in the rough ER
Vesicles formed in the ER travel to the Golgi apparatus, which may modify their contents by adding sugar molecules to the proteins, to stabilize their structure or to enable folding.
A new vesicle pinches off the Golgi apparatus and may then move to the cell membrane to secrete its contents to the outside (exocytosis)

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Mitochondria

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Elongated fluid-filled sacs
The inner membrane of the mitochondrion is folded into cristae, which increase surface area
House many chemical reactions that extract energy from nutrients (cellular respiration) and produce ATP
Store the energy in the chemical bonds of ATP
Very active cells contain thousands of mitochondria
Mitochondria have their own DNA and reproduce by dividing

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Lysosomes:

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Membranous sacs
Formed by budding off Golgi apparatus
Contain enzymes that break down nutrients, ingested materials, debris, worn out cell parts, cholesterol (in some cells), toxins, and drugs

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Peroxisomes

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Also membranous sacs
Contain a different set of enzymes than lysosomes
Their enzymes function in the breakdown of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide, and detoxification of alcohol

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cytoskeleton.

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In the cytoplasm, there are several structures, which are not organelles, but rather part of the cytoskeleton.

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Microfilaments and microtubules

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Microfilaments and microtubules are thin, threadlike structures that serve as the cytoskeleton of the cell:

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Microfilaments

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made of the protein actin; cause various cellular movements; group together to form myofibrils in muscle

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Microtubules

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made of the globular protein tubulin, are attached in a spiral to form a long tube; important in cell division

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Intermediate fibers

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made of different proteins in different cells, are abundant in skin cells and neurons

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Other Cellular Structures: Centrosome

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A non-membranous structure, made up of two hollow cylinders called centrioles, that function in the distribution of chromosomes during cell division; made of nine groups of three microtubules

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Other Cellular Structures: Cilia

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Motile extensions from the cell; short cilia are abundant on the free surfaces of certain epithelial cells and move in a wave (respiratory linings, for example) to move fluids or whole cells

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Other Cellular Structures: Flagella

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Another type of motile extension from cell; usually a cell only has 1 flagellum; the only human cell with a flagellum is a sperm cell; the flagellum allow the sperm to swim toward the egg cell

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nucleus

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The nucleus contains genetic material, DNA, which controls cell activities

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nuclear envelope

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The fairly large nucleus is surrounded by a double-layered nuclear envelope.
Containing relatively large nuclear pores that allow the passage of certain substances

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nucleoplasm

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Contains a fluid called nucleoplasm

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The nucleolus

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The nucleolus is a small, dense body in the nucleus, composed of RNA and protein; it is the site of ribosome production

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Chromatin

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Chromatin consists of loosely coiled fibers of protein and DNA found in the nucleus

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chromosomes

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Condensed DNA is referred to as chromosomes; this form of DNA is present during cell division

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selective barrier

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The cell membrane is a selective barrier, which controls which substances pass through it

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Movements Into and Out of the Cell:

passive

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Mechanisms of movement across the membrane may be passive, requiring no energy from the cell,

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active

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requiring cellular energy

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passive transport mechanisms:

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Examples of passive transport mechanisms: diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, and filtration

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active transport mechanisms

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Examples of active transport mechanisms: active transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis

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Passive mechanisms:

Diffusion

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Characteristics: Molecules move through the phospholipid bilayer from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.

Source of Energy: Molecular motion

Example: Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs

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Facilitated diffusion

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Ions move through channels, or molecules move by carrier proteins, across the membrane from a region of higher concentration toward one of lower concentration.

Molecular motion

Movement of glucose through a cell membrane

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Osmosis

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Water molecules move through a selectively permeable membrane toward the solution with more impermeant solute (greater osmotic pressure).

Molecular motion

Distilled water entering a cell

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Filtration

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Smaller molecules are forced through porous membranes from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure.

Hydrostatic pressure

Molecules leaving blood capillaries

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Active mechanisms:

Active transport

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Carrier molecules transport molecules or ions through membranes from regions of lower concentration toward regions of higher concentration.

Cellular energy (ATP)

Movement of various ions, sugars, and amino acids through membranes

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Endocytosis:

Pinocytosis

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Membrane engulfs droplets containing dissolved molecules from surroundings.

Cellular energy

Uptake of water and solutes by all body cells

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Phagocytosis

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Membrane engulfs particles from surroundings.

cellular energy

White blood cell engulfing bacterial cell

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Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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Membrane engulfs selected molecules combined with receptor proteins

Cellular energy

Cell removing cholesterol molecules from its surroundings

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Exocytosis

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Vesicle fuses with membrane and releases contents outside of the cell.

Cellular energy

Neurotransmitter release

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Cell Cycle:

Main phases

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interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis (division of the cytoplasm)

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checkpoints

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Whether the cell cycle progresses at certain times, called checkpoints, is controlled by interaction of special proteins

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restriction checkpoint

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A restriction checkpoint determines fate of cell: to continue cell cycle and divide, to enter a non-dividing stage as a specialized cell, or to die

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Interphase

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Phase of the cell cycle, before cell division begins, in which the cell grows and synthesizes new molecules, membranes, DNA, and organelles
This is a time of great synthetic activity, rather than a time of rest

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Cell Division:

2 types of cell division

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Meiosis:
Only used for sperm & egg cell production
Ensures that mature gametes have ½ the normal number of chromosomes as normal body cells
Cell Division (Mitosis + Cytokinesis):
More common type of cell division, used to increase number of cells
Mitosis is division of the nucleus
Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm
Regulated carefully, so that each of two daughter cells receives an exact copy of the original cell’s genetic material (DNA)

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Mitosis

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Mitosis is described as a series of four stages, but the process is actually continuous:

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Prophase

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The first stage of mitosis
DNA condenses into visible chromosomes (each consisting of two chromatids connected by a centromere)
Centrioles migrate to opposite poles
Microtubules of the cytoskeleton organize into spindle fibers
The nuclear membrane and nucleolus disassemble

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Metaphase

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Spindle fibers attach to centromeres on the chromosomes

Chromosomes randomly align midway between centrioles

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Anaphase

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Sister chromatids are pulled apart
Chromatids are now considered individual chromosomes
Chromatids are pulled along the shortening spindle fibers toward opposite centrioles

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Telophase

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The final stage of mitosis
Begins when the chromosomes have completed their migrations to opposite sides
A nuclear envelope and nucleolus assemble for each forming cell
The spindle fibers disassemble
The chromosomes unwind, and take back their chromatin form

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Cytokinesis (Cytoplasmic Division)

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Begins during anaphase of mitosis, when cell membrane constricts around middle of cell

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cleavage furrow

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Constriction, called the cleavage furrow, continues throughout telophase; it eventually pinches the daughter cells apart

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Contractile ring

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Contractile ring of microfilaments attaches to inside of cell membrane; it divides the cytoplasm
The two daughter cells may have slightly different amounts of cytoplasm and organelles, but they share identical genetic information

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Cell Differentiation:

Differentiation

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The process by which a cell develops/specializes into a specific type of cell with specialized functions
Humans have >290 types of differentiated cells
Cell differentiation allows cells to specialize by using different parts of the complete genome that is present in each cell; in each type of cell, some genes are “turned on” while others are “turned off”

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Stem cells

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retain the ability to divide without specialization; their presence in the cell allows for continuous growth and renewal

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Progenitor cells

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are daughters of stem cells that are partially specialized.

Stem and progenitor cells allow cells to retain the ability to produce cells that will become the differentiated cells in each area of the body

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Cell Death

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Not all cells divide or differentiate; some die

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Apoptosis

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is a form of programmed cell death that is a normal part of development, rather than from injury or disease
Removes overgrown tissues, damaged cells, extra cells in fetus
Steps of apoptosis:
Cell becomes rounded and bulges
Nuclear membrane breaks down
Chromatin condenses and enzymes cut up the chromosomes
Cell shatters into many membrane-bound pieces
Scavenger cells engulf and destroy the fragments

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