Specialised Cells Flashcards
Where is the nerve cell found?
All over the body
How is the nerve cell adapted?
It is very long to carry messages around the body
Where is the white blood cell found?
In the blood
What is the role of the white blood cell?
Kills microbes to protect against disease
What is the name of cells found in airways?
Ciliated epithelia cells
What do ciliated epithelia cells do?
Line the windpipe and have hair-like structures, called cilia which waft to and fro to revove germs and dirt
What shape are red blood cells.
Biconcave
What do red blood cells do?
Carry oxygen around the body
What cells are found in the ovaries?
Egg cell, ovum
What is the role of the ovum?
Large food store for fertilised embryo
What design feature does the sperm cell have?
Tail to swim to the egg
Where is the root hair cell found?
Roots of plants
What is the function of the long outgrowth in the root hair cell?
Increases surface area for absorption of water
What is the name of a leaf cell?
Palisade cell
How is a palisade cell adapted?
There are lots of chloroplasts to carry out photosynthesis
