Chp. 2 Book Flashcards

1
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How are all cells similar?

A

contain water, protein, sugar, acids, fats, meterials

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2
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What surrounds and protects the cell and regulars as a passageway?

A

cell membrane

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3
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What is a photograph of an individual’s chromosomes, arranged by size, shape, and number?

A

karyotype

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4
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What word is a puncture of the sac around the fetus for removal of fluid and cells?

A

amniocentesis

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5
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What is down syndrome?
What’s another name for it?
It is the mother’s or father’s age the affects the chances?

A
  • an extra copy of chromosome 21
  • trisomy 21 syndrome
  • mothers
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6
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What is the cytoplasm?

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  • all the material outside the nucleus
  • contains special apparatus to supply chemical needs
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7
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What is the mitochondria?

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  • small rod-shaped
  • provide energy for the cell
    • use nutrients and oxygen to release energy in food
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8
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What occurs during catabolism?

A
  • sugar and fat are broken down
  • energy is released by mitochondria
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9
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define cata-

A

down

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10
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What is the endoplasmic reticulum?

A
  • network of canals (systems that manufacture proteins
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11
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What is attached to the endoplasmic reticulum?

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ribosomes

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12
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What is anabolism?

A
  • build up small protiens to large proteins
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13
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Define ana-

A

up

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14
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What are important proteins for cell growth?

A
  • hormones
  • enzymes
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15
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Anabolism and catabolism make up what?
What is it?

A

metabolism:
- total chemical processes in cell

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16
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Define bol

17
Q

What secretes thyroid hormones that stimulat metabolism?

A

thyroid gland

18
Q

What cell is long, slender, and contains fibers that aid in contracting and relaxing?

A

muscle cells

19
Q

What cell is may be square and flat to provide protection?

A

epithelial cells

20
Q

What cell may be long and have various fibrous extenstions that carry impulses?

A

nerve cells

21
Q

What word is the study of tissue?

22
Q

Define thel/o

A

breast nipple

23
Q

What is the singlar version of viscera?

24
Q

What is the fluid that accumulates in the peritoneal cavity?

25
Q

What is the plural version of vertebra?

26
Q

Define spinal column

A

bone tissue

27
Q

Define spinal cord

A

nervous tissue

28
Q

What is the lower portion of the neck of the uretus?

29
Q

Define -somes
-type

A

bodies

picture/classification

30
Q

Compare epinephrine and adrenaline

A
  • same hormone
  • different names for same substance secreted from the adrenal glands (above kidneys)