Deck 6

Question 0

If the projections formed by the centrioles are substantially longer, they are called

Answer 0

Flagella

Question 1

Projections or “eyelashes” that are whiplike cellular extensions that move substances along the cell surface

Answer 1

Cilia

Question 2

[Cell that connects body parts]; has a large Golgi apparatus to make and secrete protein building blocks of these fibers

Answer 2

Fibroblast

Question 3

[Cell that connects body parts]; carries oxygen in the bloodstream

Answer 3

Erythrocyte (red blood cell)

Question 4

[Cell that covers and lines body organs]; has abundant intermediate filaments that resist tearing when the epithelium is rubbed or pulled

Answer 4

Epithelial cell

Question 5

[Cells that move organs and body parts]; elongated cells that are filled with abundant contractile filaments, so they can shorten forcefully and move the bones or change the size of internal organs

Answer 5

Skeletal and smooth muscle tissue

Question 6

[Cell that stores nutrients]; produced by a large lipid droplet in its cytoplasm

Answer 6

Fat cell

Question 7

[Cell that fights disease]; this cell extends long pseudopods (“false feet”) to crawl through tissue to reach infection sites

Answer 7

Macrophage (a phagocytic cell)

Question 8

[Cell that gathers information and controls body functions]; has long processes for receiving messages and transmitting them to other structures in the body

Answer 8

Nerve cell (neuron)

Question 9

[Cell of reproduction]; the largest cell in the body; an egg cell containing several copies of all organelles

Answer 9

Oocyte