Other cell terms Flashcards
Anabolism
the building metabolic phase; grows, maintains, & repairs body structures
biology
study of life and life processes
catabolism
the breaking down metabolic phase; producing energy from food & oxygen
chromosomes
short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes
cyt/o-
a cell
cytoplasm
substance between plasma membrane & nucleus of all cells
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical genes are made of
genes
regions of DNA organized into the body’s “blueprint”
kary/o-
the nucleus
karyoplasm
substance of the nucleus
karyotype
picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell
matabolism
chemical process by which cells obtain and use energy
nucleus
spheroid body within a cell that dictates protein production; controls transport, metabolism, growth, heredity.
organelles
structures within cytoplasm
-plasm
formative, formed material
plasma membrane
outside boundary of the cell
RNA
ribonucleic acid, needed for production of protein within cells
tissue fluid
saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body
