Cells Flashcards
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Which term is assigned to the study of cellular structure and function?
Cytology
What is the structural and functional unit of all living matter that vary considerably in size, shape, and function?
Cell
Which unit of living matter’s structure and function are closely related?
Cell
Plasma Membrane
Cell Membrane
What encases the cell?
Cell Membrane
Which cell component separates intracellular (inside the cell) material from extracellular (outside of the cell) material?
Cell Membrane
Which cell component physically holds the cell together?
Cell Membrane
Which cell component’s chief function is the selection of substances allowed to enter or leave the cell?
Cell Membrane
Because the membrane chooses the substances allowed to cross it, the membrane is said to be selectively ___, or semi___.
permeable x 2
What three components compose a cell membrane?
Phospholipids
Protein
Carbohydrates
Which cell membrane component is arranged in two layers?
Phospholipids
What performs several important functions in the cell membrane like providing structural support, acting as binding sites for hormones, and poking holes, or pores, through the lipid membrane (pores form channels through which water and dissolved substances flow)?
Protein
Substances move across the semipermeable membrane in two ways.
They can dissolve in the ___ portion of the membrane, as do oxygen and carbon dioxide (___-soluble substances).
Substances can also cross the membrane by flowing through the ___.
lipid x 2
pores
What are water and electrically charged substances such as sodium and chloride that can not penetrate the lipid membrane and must use the pores considered?
Water-Soluble
Which aspect of the pores helps select which substances cross the membrane?
Size
Substances larger than the pores cannot cross the membrane, whereas smaller substances such as sodium and chloride flow through easily.
Which two categories determine how drugs are classified?
Lipid-Soluble
Water-Soluble
What determines drug distribution throughout the body?
Solubility
Which two compartments is the cell’s inside divided into?
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
The inside of the cell resembles the inside of a raw egg; the “yellow yolk” is the ___, and the “white” is the ___.
nucleus
cytoplasm
Which compartment is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
Which cell compartment contains the genetic information and controls all protein synthesis?
Nucleus
How many nucleuses do most adult cells have?
One
Only mature red blood cells (RBC) have no nucleus.
What is double-layered and surrounds the nucleus?
Nuclear Membrane
What contains large pores that allow the free movement of certain substances between the nucleus and cytoplasm?
Nuclear Membrane