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MUSC Physiology > EXAM 1 Cell and Molec > Flashcards

EXAM 1 Cell and Molec Flashcards

1
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helps DNA condense into chromatin

A

histones

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2
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mRNA is synthesized here

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nucleus

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3
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these allow organ formation and cell to cell interaction

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intercellular junctions

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4
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highest strength of intercellular junctions

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tight junctions

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5
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intercellular junction that helps adhere to basil lamina

A

hemidesmosome

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6
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intercellular junctions that allow small molecule passage

A

gap junctions

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7
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in cell membrane, center of bilayer is _____.

A

hydrophobic

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8
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proteins that penetrate into cell membrane

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integral

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9
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hydrophilic proteins associated with outside of membrane

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peripheral

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10
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microtubules and microfilaments are what type of proteins?

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cytoskeletal proteins

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11
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functions of cytoskeletal proteins

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maintain shape, allow movement, facilitate polarity, cytotoxic transport

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12
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examples of muscular motors

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actin, myosin, dyenin, kinesin

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13
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vesicles that contain large amounts of lytic enzymes

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lysosomes

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14
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lysosomes role

A

degrade molecules

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15
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site of most ATP production

A

mitochondria

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16
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B-oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation occur here

A

mitochondria

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17
Q

when nucleotides are degraded what is produced?

A

URIC acid

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18
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what causes gout?

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accumulation of uric acid

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19
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in chemotherapy why do patients uric acid levels climb?

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a lot of cell death occurring

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20
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formed from a SINGLE chain of nucleotides

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RNA

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21
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secreted proteins are made on the ________

A

endoplasmic reticulum

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22
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coding parts of DNA are called____.

A

EXONS

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23
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noncoding parts of DNA are called ____.

24
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Deamination yields _____.

25
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what starts Urea cycle?

26
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lab tests that are important functions of liver damage

27
Q

When the Krebs cycle is unable to process acetyl-coA, what is produced?

28
Q

If there are ketones in urine, pt is using a high level of ____ for energy.

29
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pathway that uses amino acids and turns it back into glucose

A

gluconeogenesis

30
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Energy source in fat

A

long carbon chains

31
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In B-oxidation, for each acetyl- coA, we can obtain ___ ATP

32
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process where glycogen can be turned back into glucose

A

glycogenolysis

33
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pathway that starts with pyruvate and will end up with 36 ATP per glucose

A

Krebs cycle

34
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does glycolysis require oxygen?

35
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pathway where we get 2 ATP per glucose molecule

A

glycolosis

36
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the ultimate source of energy for biological reactions are compounds with _____.

A

high-energy phosphate bonds

37
Q

what is normal plasma osmolality?

A

285-295 mOsm/kg

38
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osmolality is calculated by what three compounds in blood?

A

sodium, glucose, blood-urea nitrogen

39
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causes cells to swell

A

hypotonic solution

40
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solution that causes cell to shrink

A

hypertonic

41
Q

primary cation in ECF

42
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primary anion in ECF

43
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primary cation in ICF

44
Q

how do capillaries separate blood from interstitial fluid?

A

basement membranes

45
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blood and interstitial fluid make up the _____.

A

extracellular fluid

46
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makes up 2/3 of total body fluid

A

intracellular fluid

47
Q

% of blood plasma in human fluid

48
Q

ECF and ICF make up what percent of body weight?

49
Q

normal somatic cells are _____.

50
Q

phase in mitosis where initial cell growth begins

51
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mitosis phase that most cells are in

52
Q

dna synthesis occurs to form tetraploid cells in this phase of mitosis

53
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mitosis phase that has continued cell growth before division

54
Q

cell division phase of mitosis

55
Q

cell proliferation in germ cells is done by ____.

56
Q

in meiosis, chromatids separate to form how many haploid cells?

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