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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/04/2011

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Term
Hydrophobic
Definition
Nonpolar tails in a phospholipid bilayer are ____________
Term
Phospholipid Bilayer
Definition
The foundational structure of the plasma membrane
Term
Nucleus
Definition
Contains DNA
Term
Nucleolus
Definition
Site of Ribosomal Growth
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Plasma Membrane
Definition
Surround the cell and regulates what enters and leaves
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
Uses oxygen to breakdown food, which releases heat and forms ATP
Term
Ribosomes
Definition
Site of Protein Synthesis
Term
Rough ER
Definition
Manufacture the cells plasma membrane
Term
Smooth ER
Definition
Function in lipid metabolism and detoxifies
Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition
Function is to sort, modify, and package proteins
Term
Vesicles
Definition
What proteins made by ribosomes are packaged into
Term
Lysosome
Definition
Cellular garbage disposals that break down worn-out or unusable cell structures
Term
Peroxisome
Definition
Disarm Free radicals
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
Maintains the shape of the cell provides support for the cell are organelles and functions in cell movement
Term
Cilia
Definition
Move substances across the cell surface
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Flagella
Definition
Propel the cell forward
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What is Passive Transport?
Definition
Transport that requires no energy, because it moves along the concentration gradient
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Active Transport
Definition
Transport that requires ATP, because it moves against the concentration gradient
Term
What are the four types of passive transport?
Definition
Diffusion, Osmosis, Filtration, and Facilitated Diffusion.
Term
What are the two types of active transport?
Definition
Solute Pumps and bulk transport.
Term
What are the two types of bulk transport
Definition
Exocytosis and Endocytosis
Term
What are the two major periods of the cell life cycle?
Definition
Interphase and Cell Division
Term
What has to happen before a cell divides?
Definition
DNA is replicated
Term
What are the phases of a cells life?
Definition
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Term
Gene
Definition
DNA segment that carries a blueprint for building one protein
Term
Protein Synthesis
Definition
Process by which individual cells build proteins
Term
What are the two steps of protein synthesis?
Definition
Translation and Transcription
Term
What are the functions of Epithelial Tissue?
Definition
Protection
Absorbtion
Filtration
Secretion
Term
What are the two types of arrangements in Epithelial Tissue?
Definition
Simple and Stratified
Term
What are the three types of shapes for epithelial tissues?
Definition
Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
Term
What are the five types of simple epithelia?
Definition
Simple Squamous, Simple Cuboidal, Simple Columnar, Pseudostratified Columnar
Term
What are the three types of stratified epithelia?
Definition
Stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, Stratified Columnar
Term
What are the two types of Glandular Epithelia?
Definition
Endocrine and Exocrine
Term
What are the functions of Connective Tissue?
Definition
Binds the body's tissue together, supports the body, and provides protection
Term
What are the 5 types of connective tissue?
Definition
Osseous (Bone), Cartilage, Dense Connective, Loose Connective, Vascular (Blood)
Term
What are the two types of cartilage?
Definition
Hyaline and Elastic
Term
What are the 2 types of dense connective tissue?
Definition
Tendons and Ligaments
Term
What are the three types of loose connective tissue?
Definition
Areolar, Adipose, Reticular connective
Term
What is the function of muscular tissue?
Definition
Specialize to contract and shorten to cause movement
Term
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Definition
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
Term
What is the function of Nervous Tissue?
Definition
To recieve and conduct impulses
Term
What are two types of nervous cells?
Definition
Neurons and Supporting Cells
Term
Cancer
Definition
Malignant, uncontrolled cell growth.
Term
What are the steps of Tissue Repair?
Definition
Stimulate the body's inflammatory and immune responses.
- Regeneration
- Fibrosis
Capillaries become permeable
Granulation Tissue Forms
Surface Epithelium regenerates
Term
Neoplasm
Definition
An abnormal growth of cells caused by uncontrolled mitosis
Term
Carcinogens
Definition
Cancer causing substances
Term
Metastasize
Definition
Malignant cells can spread through out the body through blood
Term
Granulation Tissue
Definition
A delicate pink tissue composed primarily of new cappilaries
Term
Regeneration
Definition
The replacement of destroyed tissue by the same cells
Term
Fibrosis
Definition
Involves repair by dense connective tissue, which creates scar tissue
Term
Fibrosis
Definition
Involves repair by dense connective tissue, which creates scar tissue
Term
Neurons
Definition
receive and conduct electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another
Term
Supporting Cells
Definition
Insulate, support, and protect neurons
Term
Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
Definition
Non-living material that surrounds living cells
Term
What are the two components of the Extracelllular Matrix
Definition
Fibers and Ground Substance
Term
What are the three types of RNA?
Definition
Transfer RNA - Brings amino acids to the ribosome for building proteins
Messenger RNA - • Carries the instructions for building a protein from the nucleus to the ribosome
Ribosomal RNA - Part of ribosome structure
Term
What happens during prophase?
Definition
Centrioles migrate to the poles to direct assembly of mitotic spindle fibers.
Term
What happens during Metaphase?
Definition
Chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell on to the metaphase plate.
Term
What happens during Anaphase?
Definition
Chromosomes are pulled apart and toward the opposite ends of the cell.
Term
What happens during telophase?
Definition
• Chromosomes uncoil to become chromatin
• Nuclear envelope reforms around chromatin
• Spindles break down and disappear
Term
Mitosis
Definition
The division of the nucleus
Term
Cytokinesis
Definition
Division of the cytoplasm
Term
Sodium Potassium pump
Definition
It simultaneously moves 3 sodium ions (Na+) out of the cell, and 2 potassium ions(k+) into the cell. It also is essential to nerve cell function.
Term
Hypertonic Solution
Definition
Solute concentration is greater than that inside the cell; cell loses water
Term
Hypotonic Solution
Definition
solute concentration is less than that inside the cell; cell gains water
Term
Isotonic Solution
Definition
Solute concentration is the same as that inside the cell; no net water movement across the plasma membrane
Term
Osmosis
Definition
the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
Term
Tonicity
Definition
the ability of a solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water.
Term
Facilitated Diffusion
Definition
occurs when a substance enters or leaves the cell, going down its concentration gradient, but uses a membrane protein as a bridge
Term
Filtration
Definition
the process by which water and solutes are forced through a membrane or capillary wall
Term
Diffusion
Definition
the process by which particles tend to scatter themselves throughout available space
Term
Fibroblasts
Definition
elongated cells that secrete protein cable like fibers
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