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Organization of Cells Flashcards

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active transport

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The movement of solutes against their concentration gradients using membrane transporters.

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cancer

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A tumor that spreads to other tissues; a malignant neoplasms

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carcinogen

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cancer causing substance

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cytology

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study of cells

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cytoplasm

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substance that fills the cells, consisting of liquid cytosol and organelles

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diffusion

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Movement of solutes from a region where they are in higher concentration to a region where they are in lower concentration

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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endocytosis

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The movement of large amounts of material into a cell using vessels

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exocytosis

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The movement of large amounts of material out of the cell using vesicles

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filtration

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Movement of material through a semipermeable membrane down a pressure gradient.

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gene

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Hereditary factor; portion of the DNA on a chromosome encoding a specific protein.

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hemolysis

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disease of newborn (HDN). Condition that results from Rh incompatibility between a mother and her fetus; erythroblastosis fetalis

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hypertonic

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describing a solution that is more concentrated than the fluids within a cell

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hypotonic

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Describing a solution that is less concentrated then the fluids within a cell

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interphase

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Stage in a cell’s life cycle between one mitosis and the next; time period when a cell is not dividing.

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isotonic

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Describing a solution that has the same concentration as the fluid within a cell.

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micrometer

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1/1000th of a millimetre; an instrument for measuring through a microscope.

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microscope

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magnifying instrument used to examine cells and other structures not visible with the naked eye. compound light micro., transmission electron micro., and Scanning electron micro.,

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mitochondria

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cellular organelles that manufacture ATP with the energy released from the oxidation of nutrients; sing., mitochondrion.

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mitosis

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type of cell division that produces two daughter cells exactly like the parent cell.

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mutation

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change in a gene or a chromosome

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nucleus

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largest cellular organelle, containing the DNA, which directs all cell activities; group of neutrons in the central nervous system; in chemistry, the central part of an atom.

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organelle

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specialized structure within a cell

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osmosis

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passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from the region of lower solute concentration to the region of higher solute concentration.

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phagocytosis

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engulfing of large particles through the plasma membrane.

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ribosome

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small body in the cell’s cytoplasm that is a site of protein manufacture

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RNA

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ribonucleic acid, substance needed for protein manufacture in the cell

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plasma membrane

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outer covering of a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell; cell membrane

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chromosome

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Contains genes that determine hereditary traits. in the cells nucleus

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Stages of Mitosis

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Prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
interphase

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prophase

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DNA strands coil into chromosomes
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear
Centrioles move to opposite poles and form spindles

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes line up across centre of cell
Chromosomes attach to spindle

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Anaphase

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Centromeres split
Identical chromosomes move toward opposite centrioles

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Telophase

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Chromosomes continue to move towards centrioles
Nuclear membrane forms around each group of chromosomes
Plasma membrane pinches off in middle of cell to form two new identical daughter cells

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plasma membrane

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Outer layer of the cell composed of lipids and proteins. Regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

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Microvilli

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Short extensions of the plasma membrane.
Absorb materials into the cell

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Nucleus

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Large, membrane-bound, dark-staining, organelle near the centre of the cell. Contains the chromosomes, the hereditary structures that direct all cellular activities

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Nucleolus

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Small body in the nucleus. Makes ribosomes

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Cytoplasm

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Colloid that fills the cell from the nuclear membrane to the plasma membrane. Site of cellular activities.

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Cytosol

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The fluid portion of the cytoplasm contains water enzymes, nutrients and other substances. Chemical reactions and nutrient storage

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Network of membranes within the cytoplasm. Rough ER has ribosomes attached to it. smooth ER does not. Rough ER modifies folds and sorts proteins. Smooth ER participates in lipid synthesis.

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Ribosomes

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Small bodies free in the cytoplasm or attached tot he ER. composed of RNA and protein. Manufacture proteins

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Golgi apparatus

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layers of membranes. Further modifies proteins; sorts and prepares proteins for transport to parts of the cell or out of the cell.

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Mitochondria

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Large organelles with internal folding membranes. Convert energy from nutrients into ATP

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Lysosomes

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Small sacs of digestive enzymes. Digest substances with in the cell

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Peroxisomes

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Membrane-enclosed organelles containing enzymes. Digest substances within the cell.

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Proteasomes

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Barrel-shaped organelles. Destroy improperly synthesized proteins.

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Vesicles

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small membrane-bound sacs in the cytoplasm. Store materials and move materials into or out of the cell.

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Centrioles

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Rod-shaped bodies (usually two) near the nucleus. Help separate the chromosomes during cell division.

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Surface projections

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Structures that extend from the cell. Move the cell or the fluids around the cell.

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Cilia

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Short, hairlike projections from the cell. Move the fluids around the cell.

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Flagellum

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Long, whiplike extensions from the cell. Moves the cell. (sperm)

PNUR 113 (11 decks)

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