Lecture 4 and 5 Flashcards
What are the general functions of cells in the human body
- Covering
- Lining
- Storage
- Movement
- Connection
- Defence
- Communication
- Reproduction
Describe covering
Protect outer surface of the body
Describe lining
Regulate nutrient movement into body tissues
Describe storage
Store lipid reserves
Store carbohydrate nutrients as glycogen
Describe movement
Pump blood
Move skeleton
Describe connection
Form ligaments that attach bone to bone
Describe defence
Produce antibodies to target antigens or invading cells
Describe communication
Send information between regions of the brain
Describe reproduction
Produce new blood cells
Produce new invididual
Characteristics of the plasma membrane
Regulates the passage of
gases, nutrients, and wastes between the internal and external
environments of the cell
Has lipids and proteins
Characteristics of the cytoplasm
• All materials (solid and liquid) between plasma membrane and nucleus • Cytosol • Inclusions • Organelles
Characteristics of the nucleus
contains genetic information (DNA)
• controls the shape and activity through protein synthesis
• exports genetic information as RNA via the nucleolus
Describe the contents of a prototypical cell
A generalised cell(not a real cell in the body)
Combines features from many different cells for teaching purposes
Describe the structure of the plasma membrane
Composed of a bilayer of phospholipids with their hydrophobic, fatty acid tails in contact with each other
Integral proteins embedded in the phosoplipid bilayer
Peripheral proteins on the inner or outer surface of the phospholipid bilayer
Carbohydrates attached to proteins or lipids on the extracellular side of the membrane
Cholesterol tucked between the hydrophobic tails of the membrane phospholipids
What are the 3 parts of the cytoplasm
Cytosol
Inclusions
Organelles
Describe cytosol
• A viscous, syrup-like fluid containing many different dissolved substances such as: • Ions • Nutrients • Proteins • Carbohydrates • Amino acids
Describe inclusions
Large storage aggregates of complex molecules found in the
cytosol
Examples: melanin, glyocgen
Describe organelles
Little organs
• A type of division of labor
• The type and number of organelles within a cell is a reflection of the cell’s
function
Structure of endoplasmic reticulum
• A network of intracellular
membrane-bound tunnels
Structure of rough endoplasmic reticulum
• Walls appear rough due to attachment of ribosomes on outside of the RER membrane
Structure of smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Walls have a smooth appearance (no ribosomes!)
• Continuous with RER
Structure of Golgi apparatus
• Stacked cisternae whose lateral edges bulge, pinch off, and give rise to small transport and secretory vesicles
Structure of lysosomes
Lysosomes are vesicles generated
by the Golgi apparatus
Structure of peroxisomes
Vesicles smaller than lysosomes
Structure of mitochondria
• Bean-shaped organelles with double membrane
Structure of ribosomes
Comprised of a large and small
subunit
Structure of centrosome
a pair of centrioles at right angles to
each other
Structure of centrioles
nine sets of microtubule triplets
Structure of cilia
Cell surface extensions that
contain microfilaments
capable of movement
Structure of flagella
often single extension that
contain microfilaments
capable of movement
Structure of microvilli
‘finger-like’ extensions of the
cell surface. Non-motile
Function of rough endoplasmic reticulum
functions to synthesise, transport, or store proteins for: • Secretion by the cell • Incorporation into the plasma membrane • Creation of lysosomes
Function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum
- Functions include:
- Synthesis, transport, and storage of lipids including steroid hormones
- Metabolism of carbohydrates
- Detoxification of drugs, alcohol, and poisons
Function of Golgi apparatus
• Function to receive proteins and lipids from the RER for modification, sorting, and
packaging
Function of lysosomes
Contain enzymes used to digest
(breakdown) and remove waste
products and damaged organelles
within the cell (autophagy)
Function of peroxisomes
• Use O2 and an enzyme
(catalase) to detoxify harmful
molecules taken into the cell
Function of mitochondria
Function to produce a high energy containing molecule called ATP on the cristae
Function of ribosomes
• Responsible for protein synthesis
Function of cytoskeleton
• Provides the structural
component of the cell
• Helps moves organelles and
materials through the cell
Function of centrosome and centrioles
involved in organizing
microtubules
• attached to chromosomes during
cell division causing chromosomal
migration
Function of cilia
to move phlegm and other
substances