Histology Flashcards
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”
Emergent Properties
Bulk movement of components out of the cell via a membrane transporter
Exocytosis
Bulk movement of substances into a cell via vesicles formed at the plasmalemma
Endocytosis
Type of endocytosis where vesicles engulf foreign materials as extensions of pseudopodia
Phagocytosis
Endocytosis where vesicles take up interstitial fluid into the cell
Pinocytosis
Endocytosis where plasma membrane receptors bind to specific substances, and the substance and receptor are uptaken into the cell
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Triggered/intentional cell death
Apoptosis
Rough ER function
Modifies, Transports, Sorts proteins produced by attached ribosomes
These proteins are secreted for use in plasma membrane, used as enzymes in lysosomes
Smooth ER function
Synthesizes, stores, and transports lipids. Metab of carbohydrates. Forms vesicles and peroxisomes. Detox of toxins (drugs, alcohol, etc).
Golgi apparatus function
Modifies, packages, and stores materials arrived from the Rough ER.
Forms secretory vesicles and lysosomes
Vesicle Function
Transportation of cellular materials
Lysosome function
Digestion of microbes or cellular materials (or entire cell)
Peroxisome function
Detox of specific harmful substances either uptaken or produced by the cell via redox reactions
Mitochondria Function
Aerobic synthesis of ATP via glycolysis and ATP synthase reactions
Ribosomes function
Protein synthesis via RNA synthase (translation)
Cytoskeleton function
Maintains cell structure and participates in mitosis/meiosis
Centrosome function
Organizes microtubules and participates in mitotic spindle formation
Proteases
Enzymes that degrade and digest proteins that are faulty (Quality Assurance enzymes)
Inclusions
Aggregates of proteins, lipids, carbs, etc to serve as temporary storage sites for these molecules
What organelles are double membrane?
Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Nucleus
DNA core and histones
Nucleosome
Packed nucleosomes in 30-nm chromatin fiber
Chromatin
Extended loops of transcriptionally active chromatin that is tethered to a protein scaffold
Chromosome
Condensed heterochromatin and dispersed euchromatin
Chromatids
The middle section of the chromosome
Centromere
Tissue definition
A collection of cells and their ECM, have a common embryonic origin, and organized to perform a specific function
Four main tissue types in adults
Muscular, Nervous, Epithelial, Connective
Tissue type that lines body surface, cavities, and lumens
Epithelial
Subdivision of this tissue type lines body cavities (like plueral, pericardium, etc)
Mesothelium