The last hoorah Test 1 Flashcards
Epithelial cells packed closely together joined together by ______
JUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES
multinucleate mass from union of separate cells
SYNCYTIUM
Epithelial membrane attached to underlying connective tissue by _____
Basement Membrane
Protein fibers in connective tissue
collagen
Cartilage consists of cells called _____
Chondrocytes
layers of calcified material around blood vessels
Lamellae
bone forming cells _________, are trapped in _______
osteoblasts, Lacunae
the structure of bone of blood vessels, central canals, and lamellae
haversian system / osteons
sufficient amounts of ketone bodies in blood to decrease PH, can lead to coma and death
ketoacidosis
phosphate group attached to N in phospholipid
Lecithin / phosphatidycholine
fatty acid, cyclic hydrocarbon group, controls vessel diameter, ovulation, blood clotting
Prostiglandins
steroid secreted by adrenal cortex as antiinflamatory
cortisol / hydrocortisone
change in tertiary structure of protein
denaturation
a lipoprotein, transports O2 in red blood cells
hemoglobin
The base found in RNA instead of thymine
uracil
proteins that pop out of both sides of membrane ____ vs only one side _______
peripheral, integral proteins
serve as antigen that determines blood type
glycolipids
2 types of cells that can perform amoeboid movement
white blood cells - neutrophils
connective tissue cells - macrophages
phagocytes recognize “eat me” signals ______ of dying cells
phosphatidylserine
centriole that points along axis of cilium
Basal Body
Microtubules that pulls duplicated chromosomes apart
Spindle Apparatus
Proteins that move cargo along cytoskeletal tracks
myosin, kinesins, dyneins
stored chemicals in cytoplasm of cells
inclusions
examples of inclusions include
glycogen granules in the liver
triglicerides in adipose cell
melanin granules in skin
Germ layers from outside to inside
Ectoderm - Mesoderm - Endoderm
Digestion of vacuole by enzymes in lysosome
autophagy
Membrane enclosed organells containing several specific enzymes that promote oxidative reactions
Peroxisomes (particularly occur in liver)
enzymes that promote the removal of H (thus oxidizing the molecule)
oxidasis
enzyme within peroxisomes that prevents excessive accumulation of H2O2 by converting it to water
Catalase
Site for the storage of Ca 2+ in striated muscle cells
agranular endoplasmic reticulum
membranous vesicle formed by the process of endocytosis is a(n) _______
endosome
the opposite of exocytosis, proteins that were released are recycled. this reverse pathway is called _______
Retrograde transport
the term to refer to all of the proteins produced by the genome
proteome
Changes made to the proteins after formation is called
post-translational modifications
the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine
transcription (RNA synthesis) requires the enzyme _______, which engages with a promoter region to transcribe an individual gene
RNA polymerase
regions of noncoding DNA
introns
regions of coding DNA
exons
the mRNA passes through a number of ribosomes to form a structure called ________
polyribosome / polysome
enzyme in cell cytoplasm that joins specific amino acids to the ends of tRNA
aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzymes
Enzyme that joins the nucleotide together to form a second polynucleotide chain in each DNA that is complementary to the first DNA strand
DNA polymerases
The intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis both result in the activation of a group previously inactive cytoplasmic enzymes known as ________, activating processes that lead to fragmentation of the DNA and death of cell
caspases (they are the executioners of cells)
the gene needed for the apoptsosis of cells with DNA that is damaged
p53 gene
______ function as enzymes in reactions involving remodeling of the RNA molecules themselves and in the formation of a growing polypeptide in ribosomes
ribozymes