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Cellular Structure and The Cell Cycle Flashcards

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cytology

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study of cells

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cell theory

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  • all living organisms are made of one or more cells
  • cells are basic structural and functional units
  • all activities of organism stem from activities of its constituent cell
  • all cells arise from preexisting cells
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squamous

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thin flat scaly shaped often with bulge where nucleus is

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cuboidal

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squarish looking in frontal section, equal height and width

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columnar

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distinctly taller than wide

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polygonal

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irregular angular shapes with 4,5 or more sides

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stellate

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multiple pointed processes projecting from cell

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spheroidal/oval

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round to oval

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discoidal

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disc shaped

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fusiform

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spindle shaped, elongated with think middle and tapered ends

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fibrous

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long, slender and threadlike

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micrometer

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one millionth of a meter

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cytoplasm

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fluid between the nucleus and surface membrane

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plasma membrane

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made of proteins and lipids, surrounds the cell

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cytosol/intracellular fluid

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cell juice, holds cytoskeleton, organelles and inclusions

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extracellular fluid

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body fluids not contained in cells

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tissue fluid

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ECF located amid the cells

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cytoskeleton

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network of protein filaments and cylinders that structurally support a cell, determine its shape, organize its contents, direct the movement of materials within cell and contribute to movements of the cell as a whole

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microfilaments

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made of protein actin
-concentrated in fibrous mat call terminal web, provides physical support
-form supportive cones of the microvilli and play role in cell movement

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intermediate filaments

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more stiff, give cell its shape, resits stress and form junctions that attach cells

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microtubules

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cylinders made of 13 parallel strands (protofilaments)
-hold organelles in place, form bundles to maintain cell shape and rigidity, act as monorail tracks for motor proteins

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organelles

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organs of the cell

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nucleus

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largest organelle, contains cells chromosomes, genetic control center of the cell

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nuclear envelope

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double membrane that encloses nucleus

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nuclear pores
holes in nuclear envelope formed by ring of proteins, regulate molecular traffic through envelope
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nucleoplasm
material in the nucleus - chromatin, nucleoli
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endoplasmic reticulum
system of interconnected channels enclosed by a unit membrane, synthesizes steroids/lipids, detoxifies alcohol/drugs and manufactures most membranes
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rough ER
parallel flattened sacs covered with ribosomes - produces phospholipids and proteins
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smooth ER
more tubular, branches more extensively and lack ribosomes -engage in detox, synthesize stride hormones, store/release calcium and synthesis lipids
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ribosomes
small granules of protein and RNA in nucleoli, cytosol, mitochondria, and surfaces of rough ER and nuclear envelope -read coded messages, mRNA, and assemble amino acids into proteins -make enzymes and other proteins
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Golgi complex
small system of cisterns that synthesize carbs and put finishing touches on protein and glycoprotein synthesis
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lysosome
package of enzymes bounded by a membrane - hydrolyze proteins, nucleic acids, complex carbs, phospholipids and other substrates
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autophagy
when lysosomes digest and dispose of surplus or nonfatal organelles and other cell components in order to recycle their nutrients to more important cells
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autolysis
digestion of surplus cells by their own lysosomal enzymes
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peroxisomes
resemble lysosomes but contain different enzymes - use oxygen to oxidize organic molecules, produces hydrogen peroxide and then used to oxidize other molecules
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proteasomes
hollow cylindrical complexes of proteins located in cytoplasm and nucleus -helps with protein disposal
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mitochondria
specialized for synthesizing ATP, energy is extracted from compounds and transferred to ATP
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centrioles
short cylindrical assembly of microtubules -9 groups of 3 each - play role in cell division
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centrosome
small patch of cytoplasm containing pair of perpendicular centrioles
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inclusions
-accumulated cell products like glycogen granolas, pigments, oil droplets or - foreign bodies such as viruses/bacteria
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G1, first gap
between cell division and DNA replication - synthesizes proteins, grows and carries out preordained tasks for body
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S, synthesis phase
makes duplicate copy of centrioles and nuclear DNA
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G2, second gap
between DNA replication and cell division -exhibits further growth, makes more organelles, finishes replicating centrioles and synthesizes enzymes that control cell division
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M, mitotic phase
replicates nucleus, pinches in 2 to form n ew daughter cells
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mitosis
mechanism of cell division
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prophase
chromosomes condense and nuclear envelope breaks down, spindle fibers grow from centrioles and centrioles migrate to opposite sides
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metaphase
chromosomes lie along midline of cell, spider fibers start to attach
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anaphase
centromeres divide in 2, chromatids get pulled apart
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telophase
chromosomes gather at each pole of cell and decondense, nuclear envelop appears, new nucleoli appear, cleavage furrow appears
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cytokinesis
division of cytoplasm into 2 cells
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contact inhibition
cessation of cell division in response to contact with other cells
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cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases
key elements of molecular timer, rise during interphase and levels falls at end of miomeretosis - control replication of DNA, and centrioles, condensation of chromosomes, breakdown of envelope, formation of spindle and attachment of chromosomes, splitting of central

Anatomy and Physiology Unit 1 (6 decks)

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