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The Cell Flashcards

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Dutch Microscopist

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Leeuwenhoek

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1
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First to use the word cell

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Robert Hooke

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2
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Plant tissue made up of cells

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Schleden

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3
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Animal tissue made up of cells

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Schwann

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4
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Cell theory - cells come from preexisting cells

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Virchow

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Protoplasm

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Purkinje

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12
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Fluid mosaic model composition

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Phospholipid bi-layer

Embedded glycoproteins

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13
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Plasma membrane proteins functions

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Receptors
Recognition sites
Transport vesicles

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14
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Fluid mosaic model
Fluid structure
Regulates flow

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Plasma membrane

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15
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Decreases permeability of membrane

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Cholesterol

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16
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Storage and processing of genetic info

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Nucleus

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17
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Contains DNA and DNA-binding proteins

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Chromatin

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18
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DNA-binding proteins

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Histone

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19
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Separates nuclear contents from cytoplasm

Equipped with complex proteins which allow movement of molecules

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Nuclear membrane

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20
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Synthesis of ribosomal RNA

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Nucleoli

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21
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Network of membranous channels

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ER

22
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Studded with ribosomes

Site of protein synthesis

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Rough ER

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No ribosomes

Lipid synthesis

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Smooth ER

24
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Protein synthesis

Free or attached to rough er

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Ribosomes

25
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Stacks of flattened membrane

Modification, packaging and storage of ER products

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Golgi Body

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Transport ER products to golgi

Membranous sac

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Vesicle

27
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Transport and storage of materials

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Membranous sac

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Specialized vesicle
Contains hydrolytic enzymes
Digestion of damaged organelles or pathogens

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Lysosomes

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Double membrane organelle
Folded inner - cristae
ATP synthesis
Self replicating

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Mitochondria

30
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Supports and maintain cell shape

Movements within cell

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Cytoskeleton

31
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Protein filament

Muscle contraction and other cellular movements

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Microfilaments

32
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Protein tubulin

Movement of chromosomes during cell division

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Microtubules

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6 biochemically distinct sub-types
Resist cell stretching
Hold adjacent cells together
Composition and arrangement depend on cell type

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Intermediate filaments

34
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9 triplets of microtubules arranged as a cylinder
Organization of spindle apparatus
Replicate prior to cell division

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Centrioles

35
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Motile extension of cell surface

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Cilia and flagella

36
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Extension of plasma membrane

For movement of cells

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Pseudopodia

37
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Small projections of cell surface
Increase surface area
Small intestine

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Microvilli

38
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Seal to prevent passage

Encircles cells

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Tight junctions

39
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Link adjacent cells together
Below tight junction
Ex. Desmosome, hemidesmosome

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Adhesion junction

40
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Form tiny canals allowing passage

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Communicating junctions

41
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Basal body

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Kinetosome

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