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1
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Two layers of phospholipids

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Hydrophobic tails, hydrophilic heads

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2
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Sphingolipid makeup:

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Fatty acid tails that are slightly longer than phospholipids, with a phosopholipid or glycolipid head

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3
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Three components of membrane:

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Phospholipids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol

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4
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Net effect of cholesterol on membrane

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Increases fluidity and decreased permeability to water

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5
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Membrane proteins that are usually cytosolic and easily dissociated from membrane

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Peripheral membrane protein

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6
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Sphingolipid anchored peripheral proteins form ______

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Lipid rafts

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7
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Membrane proteins that are ambipathic and lodged in the membrane

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Integral membrane proteins

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8
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Transmembrane integral membrane proteins include:

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Channels and carrier proteins

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9
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One sided integral membrane proteins include:

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Enzymes and receptors

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10
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Two types of membrane carbohydrates

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Glycoproteins and glycolipids

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11
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Location and binding mechanism of membrane carbohydrates

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Covalently bonded to lipids or proteins on the extracellular surface

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12
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Two functions of membrane carbohydrates

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Glycocalyx and cell recognition

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13
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Function of glycocalyx

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Protection and cell adhesion

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14
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What is the glycocalyx

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Glycoprotein that covers some cell membranes

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15
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Functions of cytosol (4)

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  1. location of specific chemical reactions
  2. storage of fat, carbohydrates
  3. storage of secretory vesicles
  4. ionic composition (nerve and muscle cells)
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16
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Protein factories of the cell

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Ribosomes

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17
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Proteins formed by _______ ribosomes are released into the cell

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free

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18
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Proteins formed by ______ are transported to the golgi and then secreted or distributed to other organelles

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rough ER ribosomes

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19
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Function of rough ER

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synthesis of proteins and lipids to be packaged into vesicles

20
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Function of smooth ER

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Lipids synthesis and formation of transport vesicles

21
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Main function of sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Storage of calcium in muscle cells

22
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Functions of golgi (2)

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  1. Modification of the macromolecules made by the ER

2. Packaging of macromolecules into vesicles for transport to cell surface or the cytosol

23
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Function of mitocondria

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Production of ATP via aerobic metabolism/cellular respiration

24
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Inner membrane of mitochondria form the

25
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The enzymes of Krebs cycle are found in the ____

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Mitochondrial matrix

26
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The electron transport chain is found on _______

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Cristae of inner membrane of mitochondria

27
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Kearns-Sayre syndrom results from _________

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Deletions in mitochrondrial DNA

28
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_______ are barrel-shaped organelles that were recently discovered and are implicated in multi-drug resistance to chemotherapy

29
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Six functions of the cytoskeleton

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  1. mechanical support and structure
  2. intracellular transport of materials
  3. suspension of organelles
  4. formation of adhesions with other cells
  5. contraction
  6. movement
30
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Three types of motor proteins

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Myosins, kinesins, dyenins

31
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Function of myosins

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Binds to actin for muscle contraction

32
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Function of kinesins

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Movement of vesicles

33
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Function of dyenins

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Movement of vesicles; whiplike motion of cilia and flagella

34
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Common type of microfilament

35
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Four functions of microfilaments

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  1. muscle contraction
  2. ameobid-like movements
  3. separation of cytoplasm during cell division
  4. structural support for cell projections like microvilli
36
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Myosin, neurofilaments, and keratin are common types of ________

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Intermediate filaments

37
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ALS results in….

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The progressive degeneration and death of motor neurons

38
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Recent theory of ALS

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Abnormal accumulation and disorganization of neurofilaments

39
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Three functions of microtubules

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  1. mitotic spindle fibres
  2. transport of secretory vesicles
  3. major component of cilia and flagella
40
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Microtubules have a _______ structure

41
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_______ provide a highway for vesicular transport along the axon

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Microtubules

42
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Function of reverse vesicular traffic

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Moving debris from the axon back to cell body for destruction by lysosomes

43
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Function of lysosomes

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Breaking down molecules

44
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Tay Sachs disease is caused by a genetic mutation of ______ gene

45
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Tay Sachs results _____

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Inability to make an enzyme that breaks down GM2 ganglioside

46
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Accumulation of gangliosides in neurons leads to

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premature neuron death

47
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Function of peroxisomes

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Location of oxidative reactions; detoxifying molecules

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