Mitosis Flashcards
What is essential for body growth and tissue repair?
Cell Division
What is interphase?
it refers to all stages of cell cycle other than the mitosis phase.
What are the phases of the mitotic phase?
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis
Where the chromosomes become condensed and the nucleolus dissapears, mitotic spindle begins to form?
Prophase
Where chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate, or equator of the spindle?
Metaphase
The chromosomes seperate and move towards the poles of the cell?
Anaphase
The chromosomes have reached opposite sides of the cell and the nuclear envelope begins to form. The spindle breaks down and disappears.
Telophase
The cytoplasm divides into two cells.
Cytokinesis
What are the 4 primary tissue types?
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Neural
What does avascular mean?
there is no blood vessels. all nutrients must be received through diffusion or absorbtion