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Chapter 3: Cells- The Living Units Flashcards

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Cell Theory

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cell is the smallest unit of life; all organisms are made of one or more cells; cells only come from other cells via mitosis or meiosis

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What are the three main parts of the human cell?

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plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus

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What are parts of the extracellular material?

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extracellular fluid, cellular excretions, and extracellular matrix

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Extracellular Fluid

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internal fluid located outside cells; includes interstitial fluid, blood plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid; dissolves and transports substances in the body

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Cellular Excretion

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include substances that aid in digestion (intestinal and gastric fluids) and some that act as lubricants (saliva, mucus and serous fluids)

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Extracellular Matrix

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nonliving material in connective tissue consisting of ground substance and fibers; seperates the living cells; most abundant

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Plasma Membrane

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composed of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins, that encloses cell contents; out limiting cell membrane; separates interstitual fluid and extracellular fluid

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Phospholipids

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polar, hydrophilic head and nonpolar, hydrophobic tail; forms the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane; the hydorphilic heads face out while the hydrophobic tails face in

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Cholesterol

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20% of plasma membrane is cholesterol; wedges its plate like hydrocarbon rings between the phospholipid tails, which stiffens the membrane

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Transport Protein

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spans the membrane and may provide a hydrophilic channel across the membrane that is selective for a particular solute OR some hydrolyze ATP as an energy source to actively pump substances across the membrane

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Integral Proteins

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firmly inserted into the lipid bilayer; most are transmembrane proteins that span the entire membrane and protrude on both sides; all have hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions which allows them to interact with the tails and heads of the membrane

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What are some of the functions of cells and examples?

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connect body parts, form lining, transport gases, etc; fibroblasts: part of connective tissue; erthrocytes: transport, red blood cells; epithelial: linings; skeletal and smooth muscle cells: move organs or body parts; Fat cells: store nutrients; White blood cells: fight disease

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Interstitial Fluid

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bathes all cells; contains substances cells need

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Blood Plasma

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liquid component of blood; not in blood; it is outside of them in the bloodstream

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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CSF; found in the brain and spinal cord

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Cellular Secretions

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saliva, mucus, gastric juices

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Extracellular Matrix

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nonliving material consisting of proteins, polysaccharides, and fibers

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All cells have….

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plasma membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm; except red blood cells- they get rid of their nucleus to make room to transport nutrients throughout the body

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Plasma Membrane

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selectively permeable outer boundary of cell; separates ICF from ECF

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Cytoplasm

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intracellular fluid (ICF) that contains organelles

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Nucleus

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control center of the cell; largest organelle in the human body

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Structure of the Plasma Membrane

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lipid bilayer embedded with proteins; fluid mosaic

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What are the membrane lipids?

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phospholipids, cholesterol

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Phospholipids

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make up 80% of membrane; hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic tails

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Cholesterol
lipid (hydrophobic); makes up 20% od membrane; sandwiched between phospholipid tails; allows membrane to be more or less fluid; more cholesterol=less fluid; maintains membrane fluidity
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What are the membrane proteins?
integral and peripheral proteins
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Integral Proteins
embedded in some way (does not ncessarily have to be through the entire plasma membrane) to the fatty acid tails; if taken out it destroys the membrane
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Peripheral Proteins
outside of membrane on the hydrophilic heads; can be removed
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What are the functions of the membrane proteins?
transport, receptors, anchor cytoskeleton fibrs, link cells together
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Membrane Carbohydrates
short branching monosaccharides are attached to some extracellular surface (not the inside) proteins and phospholipids; they function as "name tags"; announcing to white blood cells who they are (a kidney cell) and who they belong to (you)
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Glycoprotein
protein with a carb attached to it
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Glycolipid
Carb attached to one of the fatty acid tails
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Cell junctions...
link cells together
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Tight Junctions
water/materials can not pass between them; impermeable; fuse cells together (a band not the whole cell); prevents materials from passing between cells- it makes the materials go through the cells; found in epithelial of skin and lining of digestive tract
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Desmosomes
spot welds; holds cells together in certain spots so its flexible; bind cells together in spots allowing tissue to be flexible; allows materials to pass between cells; found in epithelial of skin and heart muscle cells
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Gap Junction
hold cells together but allow rapid communication among cells ; channels that allow ions to pass from cytoplasm of one cell to cytoplasm of an adjacent cell; found in electrically excitable tissues (heart muscle, smooth muscle)
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Passive Transport
ATP not required (kinetic energy used not ATP); substances move from high to low concentration; includes simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis
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Simple Diffusion
pass through bilayer without help; typically hydrophobic molecules or really small molecules
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Facilitated Diffusion
has to pass through a protein (because it may be too big or simply can not go through the membrane alone) but still does not use ATP
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Osmosis
water can move through bilayer because it is so small but aquaporins (proteins) are the main way water moves into cells; movement of h2o depends primarily on solute concentration; water always moves passively
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Active Transport
requires ATP; substances move from lower to higher concentrations (against the gradient)
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Sodium Potassium Pump
example of active transport; they are constantly working to keep sodium and potassium at their respective levels; high na+ and low k+ outside cell and low na+ and high k+ inside ceel
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Only muscle and nerve cells can....
change their polarity
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Vesicular Transport
substances moved across membrane via vesicles; requires ATP; not moving directly through the phospholipid bilayer
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Endocytosis
form of vesicular transport; substances imported or brought in to the cell
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What are the three forms of endocytosis?
phagocytosis, pinocytosis, receptor mediated endocytosis
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Phagocytosis
large external particle surrounded by a pseudopod and becomes inclosed in the vesicle; non-selective
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Pinocytosis
fluid-phase endocytosis; brings fluid into the cell (and picks up whatever is in the fluid outside of the cell aka interstitial fluid); non-selective
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Receptor Mediated Endocytosis
selective; external substances binds to membrane proteins; only select for one thing
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Where is insulin created?
in the beta cells of the pancreas
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Exocytosis
substances exported out of the cell; secretion of neurotransmitters, hormones, mucus, etc
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Cytoplasm
portion of cell between plasma membrane and nucleus; includes structures and stuff; mostly water; site of most cellular activity
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Cytosol
fluid portion containing dissolved solutes
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Inclusions
chemical compound and by products of cellular metabolism; ex) glycogen granules, lipid droplets, melanin granules
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What is glycogen?
stored energy but can be used immediately unlike fats; liver and muscle cells have glycogen (used in a situation such as fight or flight when you need immediate energy)
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What is found in the cytoplasm?
cytosol, inclusions, non-membranous structures, and organelles
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Organelle
any membrane bound structure found in cells
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What are the non-membranous structures?
ribosomes, centrioles, cytoskeleton
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Ribosomes
dark staining granules composed of rRNA and protein; function- produce proteins
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Centrioles
paired barrel shaped structures made up of 9 triplets of microtubules; function- during cell division form spindle apparatus
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Cytoskeleton
network of three types of rods running through cytosol
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What are the three types of rods found in the cytoskeleton?
microfilaments, intermediate filaments, microtubules
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Microfilaments
strands of actin; very thin and looks like pearls twisted together; involved in muscle contraction;
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Intermediate Filaments
size is between microfilament and microtubule; attach to desmosomes; provide resistance to mechanical strength
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Microtubules
think, fat, hollow; form centrioles, spindle apparatus, cilia and flagella
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Nucleus
largest organelle; control center of cell; houses DNA (genes); 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total)
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Mitochondria
produces ATP (site of ATP synthesis); double membrane- smooth outer membrane and folded inner membrane (studded with ribosomes)
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
studded with ribosomes that produces proteins that are going to be excreted from the cells such as insulin
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
lacks ribosomes; site of lipid metabolism and synthesis; drug detoxification (primarily in liver cells); Ca+2 storage in neurons and muscle cells- muscle cells and neurons can not contract/work without a storage of Ca+2
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Golgi Apparatus
modifies proteins made by the rough ER; tags proteins with a "destination tag"; packages proteins for secretion from cell
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Lysosomes
suicide sacs; if cell needs to die all lysosomes bursts in the cell; membranous sacs containing digestive enzymes; site of intracellular digestion; such as pulling bacteria in through endocytosis and the lysosomes breaking it down
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What are the cellular extensions?tanc
cilia and flagellum and microvilli
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Cilia and Flagellum
hairlike extensions containing a central core of microtubules in a 9 + 2 arrangement (9 pairs in sets of two and a pair in the middle); cilia are short and propel substances across cell surface; flagellum are long and propels the cell itself
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Microvilli
extensions of the plasma membrane; cytoplasm extends up and forms microvilli; finger like projects (fatter than cilia and flagellum); increases surface area for absorption; intestinal and kidney cells for example

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