Cytology Flashcards
the smallest unit of life itself
cell
the study of cells
cell biology or cytology
the first person to see a cell using a homemade microscope
Robert Hooke
he was known as a contemporary of Isaac Newton
A German botanist who learned all plants are composed of cells
Matthias Schleiden
a scientist who determined all animals are composed of cells
Theodor Schwann
in 1855 proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells
Rudolf Virchow
- all living things are composed of one or more cell
- a cell is the basic unit of organization in all animals
- all cells come from existing cells
cell theory
- cells use and transfer energy
- hereditary information is passed from cell to cell
- all cells have the same basic chemical composition
modern cell theory
a group of cells connected together to carry out a specific function
tissue
several types of tissues that work together to perform a function
organ
a group of organs cooperating to perform a function
organ system
the type of cells in multicellular organism and have a cellular membrane around the cell but no membrane bound organelles
prokaryotic cell
ex. plants and animals
The type of cells in single celled organisms
Eukaryotic cells
the cell membrane that separates the cell from its environment
plasma membrane
fluid inside the cells and contains molecules and organelles
cytoplasm
little organs inside the cell
organelles
the control center of the cell containing all of the DNA and the genetic material of the cell
nucleus
three main parts of a eukaryotic cell
- plasma membrane
- cytoplasm with organelles
- nucleus
what is the main job of the plasma membrane
maintain homeostasis
how does a cell maintain homeostasis?
through selective permeability
only lets certain things in and out
has a hydrolic, water loving, head and two hydrophobic, water avoiding, tails
phospholipids
forms a fluid mosaic model
phospholipid bilayer