Chapter 5: Cytoskeleton Flashcards
1
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an interconnected system of protein fibers and tubes that extends throughout the cytoplasm
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cytoskeleton
2
Q
thin protein fibers assembled from actin subunits
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microfilaments
3
Q
intermediate in size between microtubules and microfilaments
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intermediate filaments
4
Q
dynamic structures changing their lengths by the addition or removal of tubulin dimers
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microtubules
5
Q
at the midpoint of the cell center are two short, barrel shaped structures also formed from microtubules
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centrioles