General Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards

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3 main parts of a cell

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Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nuleus - P.C.N

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Organelles

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Structures within a CELL that CARRY OUT METABOLIC or CELLUALR functions

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Plasma membrane is made of

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PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER embedded with proteins. The proteins make it SELECTIVELY permeable

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Proteins

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Made of amino acid JOINED by PEPTIDE BONDS

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Cytoplasm

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SEMI-FLUID substance INSIDE a CELL MEMBRANE

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Nucleus

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SURROUNDED BY a DOUBLE MEMBRANE of DNA, REGULATES mitosis

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Mitosis

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Process of CELLULAR DIVISION in EUKARYOTES.

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Golgi complex

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Receives vessels of protein, modifies, repackages, and sends it to where it is needed. Also makes Digestive enzyme vessels called lysosomes.

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ROUGH endoplasmic reticulum

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SURROUNDS the OUTER nucleus, produces protein THROUGH RIBOSOMES

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SMOOTH endoplasmic reticulum

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PRODUCES and STORES LIPIDS

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10
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Lysosomes

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Powerful digestive enzymes necessary for cellular metabolism.

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Mitochondria

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The POWERHOUSE of the CELL, turns FOOD we eat INTO ATP THROUGH cellular respiration

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12
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Nervous tissue

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Receives SIGNALS from INSIDE or OUTSIDE the BODY and COMMUNICATES through ELECTRICAL impulses with the rest of the body

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Tissues

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GROUP of similar CELLS that WORK TOGETHER for a single function. There are 4 basic types.

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Epithelial

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COVERS BODY surfaces and body cavities, seres as a PROTECTIVE barrier

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Connective tissue

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Connects other tissues together to bind and support body parts

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Organs

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Made of 2 or more tissues and have a specific shape and function

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Muscle tissue

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Moves the body and its contents through contraction

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Organ systems

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Related organs with a common multifaceted function: digestive, respiratory, central nervous system

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Sagital or Median

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Divides body left and right

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Superior

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Above

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Frontal/coronal

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Divides front and back

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Transverse

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Divides top and bottom half

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Inferior

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Below

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

21
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Medial

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Toward or at the midline of the body

22
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Lateral

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Away from the midline