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organelle function and location Flashcards

1
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ribosome

A

site of protein synthesis

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2
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smooth ER

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site of lipid synthesis

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3
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mitochondria

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main site of ATP synthesis

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4
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nucleus

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encloses chromatin

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5
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golgi apparatus

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packages protein for transportation

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6
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lysosome

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sac of digestive enzymes

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7
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centriole

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form basal bodies; help direct mitotic spindle formation

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8
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cytoskeleton

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internal cellular network of rodlike structures

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9
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inclusion

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ex: glycogen granules, foreign ingested material

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10
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plasma membrane

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forms external boundary of cell

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11
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nucleolus

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packaging site for ribosomes

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12
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lines body cavities and covers body’s external surfaces

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Epithelium

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13
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pumps blood, flushes urine out of body, allows one to swing a bat

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Muscle

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14
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forms endocrine and exocrine glands

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Epithelium

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15
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anchors, packages, and supports body organs

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Connective

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16
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classified based on shape and arrangement of cells

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Epithelium

17
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derived from mesenchyme

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Connective

18
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major function is to contract

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Muscle

19
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transmits electrical signals

A

Nervous

20
Q

consists of cells within an extracellular matrix

A

Connective

21
Q

most widespread tissue in the body

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Connective

22
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forms nerves and the brain

A

Nervous

23
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attaches bone to bones and bone to muscles

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dense regular connective tissue

24
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insulates against heat loss

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adipose connective tissue

25
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forms fibrous joint capsule

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dense irregular connective tissue

26
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makes up intervertebral discs

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fibrocartilage

27
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composes basement membrane
(soft packaging tissue with jelly-like matrix)

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areolar connective tissue

28
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forms the larynx, costal cartilages of ribs, and embryonic skeleton

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hyaline cartilage

29
Q

provides flexible framework for external ear

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elastic cartilage

30
Q

provides levers for muscles to act on

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osseous tissue

31
Q

forms walls of large arteries

A

elastic connective tissue

32
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Skeletal muscle is:

A

Striated
Cylindrical cells
Voluntary
Many nuclei
Attached to bones

33
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Cardiac muscle is:

A

Striated
Branching cells
Involuntary
One nucleus
Intercalated discs
Forms heart walls

34
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Smooth muscle is:

A

Spindle-shaped cells
Involuntary
One nucleus
In wall of bladder and stomach

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