lecture 3 ; cell structure, function, organelle and mitosis Flashcards
- smallest living unit in the body
- obtain nutrients
- makes molecules needed to survive
- dispose of wastes
- maintain shape of cell
- replicate (mitosis)
without energy; all of that stops
cells
cells organized into 3 areas
- plasma membrane
- cytoplasm
- nucleus
- outer boundary
- separates the intracellular fluid within cell form extracellular fluid outside and between cells
- transport substances across the membrane
- fluid mosaic model (lipid bilayer)
plasma membrane
4 methods of membrane transport
- simple diffusion
- osmosis
- facilitated diffusion
- active transport
- contains most organelles
- lies internal to plasma membrane
- consists of cytosol, organelles and inclusions
cytoplasm
controls cellular activities
nucleus
- subunits of cells with specific function
- most cells contain the same basic organelles
- not all cells have all organelles in the same abundance
organelles
relate to location at the interface of cell’s exterior and interior
- provides barrier against substances outside cell
- some plasma membranes act as receptors
- determines which substances enter or leave the cell
- membrane is selectively permeable
functions of the plasma membrane
tendency of molecules to move down their concentration gradient
simple diffusion
diffusion of water molecules across a membrane
osmosis
movement of molecules down their concentration gradient through an integral protein
facilitated diffusion
integral proteins move molecules across the plasma membrane against their concentration gradient
active transport
mechanism by which particles enter cells
endocytosis
cell eating
phagocytosis
cell drinking
pinocytosis
- plasma proteins bind to certain molecules
- invaginates and forms a coated pit
- pinches off to become a coasted vesicle
- this is the method by which insulin, other hormones, enzymes and low density lipoproteins enter cells
receptor- mediated endocytosis
a mechanism that moves substances out of the cell
- substance is enclosed in a vesicle
- vesicle migrates to the plasma membrane
exocytosis
- jelly like fluid in which other cellular elements are suspended
- consists of water, ions, and enzymes
cytosol
constructed of proteins and ribosomal RNA; not surrounded by a membrane
- site of protein synthesis
- assembly of proteins called translation
- are the “assembly line” of the manufacturing plant
- attahed to ER
ribosome
system of membrane walled envelopes and tubes throughout cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
ribosomes stud the external surfaces
rough Er
consists of tubules in a branching network
-no ribosomes attached; therefore no protein synthesis
smooth er
stack of 3 to 10 disc-shaped envelopes
- sorts products of er and sends them to proper destination
- products of rough er move through the ____ from the convex to the concave side
- “packaging and shipping” division of the manufacturing plant
Golgi apparatus
membrane walled sacs containing digestive enzymes
- digest unwanted substances
- are the cells “demolition crew”
lysosomes