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Histology 2ndYR 1st Sem Prelims > Cytoplasm pt.2 - pt.4 > Flashcards

Cytoplasm pt.2 - pt.4 Flashcards

1
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Cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell

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Endocytosis

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Type of endocytosis where the material engulfed is a solid particle

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Phagocytosis

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Type of Endocytosis where the material engulfed is fluid by nature

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Pinocytosis

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4
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Pinocytosis is also known as?

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Cell Drinking

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Type of Endocytosis where the material will only be engulfed and enclosed if the material will bind with a receptor

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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

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6
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Help mediate the liberation of the clathrin-coated vesicle from the plasma memberame

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Dynamin

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7
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Membrane bound organelle associated with the endocytotic pathways

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Endosomes

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Sorts out and recycles proteins internalized from the endocytotic pathways

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Endosomes

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9
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Type of Endosome

  • Found near the cell membrane
  • First to interact with the endocytotic vesicle
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Early Endosomes

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Type of Endosome

  • Found deeper than the early endosome
  • receives the vesicles originating from the early endosome
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Late Endosomes

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11
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Also known as Prelysosome

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Late Endosome

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12
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Matures into Lysosomes

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Late Endosomes

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13
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Site for Intracellular Digestion and turnover of cellular components

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Lysosomes

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14
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Mature form of late endosomes

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Lysosomes

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15
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What do you call the inner foldings inside the mitochondria

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Cristae

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16
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The Mitochondria is most abundant where

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Cardiac Muscles & Kidney Tubules

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17
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Products of the Kreb Cycles

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FADH2 & NADH

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18
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Aside from ATP Production, what are the other functions of the mitochondria?

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  1. Synthesis of Steroid Hormones
  2. Beta Oxidation of fatty acids
  3. Initiator of Apoptosis
  4. Synthesis of reactive oxygen species
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19
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What do you call programmed cell death

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Apoptosis

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20
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Breaks down excess hydrogen peroxide into H2O and O2

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Peroxisomes

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21
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What enzymes do peroxisomes contain?

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Catalase Enzymes

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22
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Peroxisomes are involved in ____________ of very long fatty acid chains

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Beta Oxidation

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23
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Peroxisomes aid in the synthesis of __________ for the synthesis of myelin sheath

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Plasmalogen

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24
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Are made of specific sequences of amino acids

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Proteins

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25
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________ will determine the proper sequence of amino acids to form a certain protein

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Genes

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26
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DNA (Gene) is copied in the form of mRNA in the nucleus

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Transcription

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27
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mRNA codes are read in the ribosomes for protein synthesis

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Translation

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28
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The _______ will be the one to go out of the nucleus to interact with the ribosome in order to form specific proteins

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mRNA

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29
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that has ribosomes

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Rough ER

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30
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that functions to produce proteins

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Rough ER

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31
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that is continuous with the nuclear membrane

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Rough ER

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32
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Series of interconnected sacs found within the ER

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Cisternae / Cisterns

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33
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Shape of the Cisterns in the RER

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Saccular

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34
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Shape of the cisterns in the SER

35
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All proteins (except for antibodies) are produced where?

36
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Identify:

  1. Are Protein producing cells
  2. Has abundant RER and SER
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Hepatocytes

37
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that are devoid of ribosomes

38
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that functions in Lipid Synthesis

39
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that functions in drug & alcohol metabolism

40
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Endoplasmic Reticulum that functions to sequester calcium in the muscles

41
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Modifies, stores, and packages proteins synthesized from the RER

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Golgi Apparatus

42
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The Cis Face of the Golgi Apparatus faces where?

43
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The Trans Face of the Golgi Apparatus faces where?

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Exit for packaged proteins

44
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Which type of Pathway in the Golgi Apparatus:

Proteins are packed into transport vesicles and are constantly released out side the cell with out the need for any stimuli

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Constitutive Pathway

45
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Which type of pathway in the Golgi Apparatus?

Proteins are packed into secretory vesicles which are then stored temporarily

Will only be released with the presence of a stimuli

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Regulated Pathway

46
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Which type of protein pathway?

RER > Golgi Apparatus > Else where

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Anterograde (forward) Pathway

47
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Which type of protein pathway?

RER > Golgi Apparatus > back to RER

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Retrograde Pathway

48
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Protein complexes that coats membrane bound transport vesicles

49
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Two types of Coatomers

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Coatomer Protein I (COP I)

Coatomer Protein II (COP II)

50
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Type of COP the mediates retrograde pathway

51
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Type of COP that mediates anterograde pathway

52
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Small and abundant protein complexes present in the cytoplasm that:

  • Degrades denatured and non-functional polypeptides
  • Removes proteins no longer needed by the cells
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Proteasome

53
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Two non-membranous cylindrical structure composed of microtubules

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Centrioles

54
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Centrioles are composed of how many triplets of microtubules?

55
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Centrioles are composed of one pair, which are arranged at a ___________ with each other

A

Right Angle

56
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Centrioles produces __________________ during cell division

A

Mitotic spindle fibers

57
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Protein polymers that determine the shapes of cells

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Cytoskeleton

58
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Plays an important role in the movements of organelles and cytoplasmic vesicles as well as in the movements of entire cells

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Cytoskeleton

59
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3 components of the cytoskeleton

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  1. Microfilaments
  2. Intermediate Filaments
  3. Microtubules
60
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Subunit of microfilaments

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G-actin monomers

61
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Diameter of Microfilaments

62
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Which of the 3 cytoskeleton components is the thinnest/smallest

A

Microfilaments

63
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Monomeric proteins of Microfilaments

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Globular G-actin

64
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Relative stability of Microfilaments

65
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Polarity of Microfilaments

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Positive and negative ends

66
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Structure of Microfilaments

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Two intertwined filaments of F-actin

67
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Key functions of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Contract and move cells
  2. Change cell shape
  3. Cytokinesis
  4. Cytoplasmic Transport and Streaming
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Microfilaments

68
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General Locations of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Concentrated beneath cell membrane
  2. Cell extension (microvili)
A

Microfilaments

69
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Subunits of Intermediate Filaments

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Antiparallel tetramers of two rod-like dimers

70
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Diameter of Intermediate Filaments

71
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Monomeric proteins of Intermediate Filaments

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Various a-helical rod-like proteins

72
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Polarity of Intermediate Filaments

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No apparent polarity

73
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Relative stability of Intermediate Filaments

74
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General Locations of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Arrayed throughout cytoplasm
  2. Desmosomes
  3. Inside Nuclear Envelope
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Intermediate Filaments

75
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Key functions of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Strengthen cell and tissue structure
  2. Maintain cell shape
  3. Maintain nuclear shape
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Intermediate Filaments

76
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Subunit of Microtubules

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Heterodimers of aB-tubulin

77
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Overall structure of Microtubules

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Hollow tube with a wall of 13 parallel protofilaments

78
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Diameter of Microtubules

79
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Thickest or biggest Cytoskeletal component

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Microtubules

80
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Monomeric proteins of Microtubules

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a and B tubulin

81
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Polarity of Microtubules

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Positive and negative ends

82
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Relative stability of Microtubules

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  • Dynamic (in the cytoplasm)
  • Stable (in axonemes)
83
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General locations of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Radiating through cytoplasm (from concentration of centrosomes)
  2. Axonemes
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Microtubules

84
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Key functions of which cytoskeletal component:

  1. Maintain cell’s shape and polarity
  2. Provide tracks for organelle and chromosome movement
  3. Moves Cillia and Flagella
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Microtubules

Histology 2ndYR 1st Sem Prelims (7 decks)

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