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1
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Define organ

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Two or moser tissues working together to perform a function

2
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What are the four basic tissue types

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Epithelial, connective, nervous and muscle

3
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What tissue type make up the heart

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Muscle tissue to constrict, nerve tissue to conduct electrical impulses

4
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What are the two main tissue layers of the skin? What aRe the main cell types in each?

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Epidermis and dermis epidermis is made up of keratinocytes and melanocytes Dermis is made up of connective tissue main cells being fibroblasts

5
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What structure separates the epidermis from the dermis?

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The basal lamina

6
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What are the main differences between the dermis and epidermis?

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Epidermis made up of epithelial tissue, serves as water resistant and protective barrierDermis made up of connective tissue, has several nerve, sweat glands, veins and arteries

7
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Why cytoskeletal types are universal among all eukaryotic cells?

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Microtubules and micro filaments animal cells also have intermediate filaments

8
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What do all three cytoskeletal types have in common?

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Long chains made up of protein sub units

9
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How are microtubules and micro filaments similar?

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Both formed of circular monomers where microtubules are form by tube of Tubulin dimer

10
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How are micro filament and intermediate filaments similar in structure?

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Longer interwoven chains

11
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What do centre some have to do with microtubules and micro filaments?

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Organize the arrangement of the microtubules and micro filaments

12
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Where are micro filaments located within the cell and what is there main function?

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Located in the area just beneath the cell membrane. Used to provide structural support

13
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Why are micro villi useful for the function of intestinal epithelial cells?

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Good at absorption due to there large surface area

14
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Hoe does micro filament enable the structure of micro villi?

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Provide rigid column structure down the Center of the micro villi

15
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What subunits make up the microtubules fibre?

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Alpha and beta Tubulin

16
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How does the centrosome relate to microtubules?

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It is the organizing centres that arrange the microtubules Also form spindle apparatus that separates replicated chromosomes during cell division

17
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How are microtubules involved in transport and movement?

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They can be found in arrangements of cilia and flagella

18
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Define cilia?

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Hair like microtubules that cover the exterior of the cell

19
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Define flagella

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Tail like microtubules that whip to propel the cell

20
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What is an exampl of a human cell that have cilia or flagella?

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Cilia: found in the lungs to push mucus outFlagella: sperm cells used to swim

21
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What is the role of microtubules during mitotic cell division?

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Separates replicated chromosomes

22
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What are the subunits that make up microfilaments?

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Actin monomers

23
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Where in the cell are microfilaments most likely to be found?

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Are locate just beneath the cell membrane

24
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How do microfilaments provide structural support for micro villi?

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Microfilaments make up the micro villi Longer bundles form bands that extend the circumference of the cell

25
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How are intermediate filaments different from microfilaments and microtubules?

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There diameter is intermediate to microtubules and microfilamentsLamins can be found inside the nucleus and provide support for the nuclear envelop

26
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What are four types of intermediate subunits?

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In epithelial cells these are keratinIn fibroblasts they’re VimentinsNeurofilaments in neutronsLamins in cell nucleus

27
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What is the intermediate filament associated with the epithelial cells of the epidermis?

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Keratins Used to protect underlying tissue

28
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Where else in the body besides the epidermis can keratin intermediate filaments be found?

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Lining of the intestine

29
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What’s the sub cellular localization of intermediate filaments?

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Surrounding and within the nucleus

30
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Define dynamic instability

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Microtubules undergo a random cycles of rapid shrinkage and slower growth

31
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What is the + and - end of the micro tubules and microfilaments?

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The + end is the fast growing end the - end is slow growing

32
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Do subunits only add and subtract from their respective ends?

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Yes + adds and - subtracts

33
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Why is it useful to the cell that microtubules and microfilaments are in a constant state of growth and shrinking?

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Allows for rapid growth which becomes important in cell division

34
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What are the three type of movement a cell can do?

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Relocation, change shape, movement of molecules from outside to inside the cell and around the inside of the cell

35
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Do intermediate filaments have motor proteins?

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No

36
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Define a motor protein

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Cause muscle contraction of actin within microfilaments inside muscle cell

37
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What’s the fuel that drive motor protein movement and where is the majority of this fuel produced in the cell?

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ATP found in myosin

38
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Which motor protein associates with microfilaments and does this protein have directional movement?

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Myosin yes has a shortening movement

39
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How are myosin and kinesin different?

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Myosin binds to microfilaments and kinesin binds to microtubules

40
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Which end to kinesins and dyenins go to?

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Kinesins go to the + Dyenins to the -

41
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How are cilia different from micro villi?

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Cilia are made up microtubules cores while micro villi structure is supported by microfilaments

42
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Give an example of a crawling cell?

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White blood cell chasing down foreign bacteria

43
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What type of cytoskeletal component is important for cell crawling?

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Microfilaments

44
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Why do sponge cells from different sponges not mix together?

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Due to different cadherins within the sponge cells associating only with its specific sponge

45
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What did j holtfreters experiment show that h v Wilson’s did Not?

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That there are associated cadherins for different types of tissues. Ex. E-cadherins for epidermal cells

46
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Compare and contrast cadherins and integrins?

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Cadherins are transmembrane proteins that connect cells to other cellsIntegrins are transmembrane proteins that connect cells to the extra cellular matrix

47
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Which types of cytoskeletal types are involved in adheren junctions and desmosomes?

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Adheren junctions: cadherins bonded to microfilamentsDesmosomes: cadherins bonded to intermediate filaments

48
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What is the difference between hemidesmosome and desmosomes?

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Hemidesmosome: use integrin to bind basal lamina to intermediate filaments (cell to connective tissue)Desmosomes: use cadherins binded to intermediate filaments (cell to cell)

49
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How are integrins and hemidesmosome different?

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Integrins bind to microfilaments in the cell where hemidesmosomes bind to intermediate filaments in the cell

50
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What is a tight junction?

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Junctional complexes that seal between cells so that travel between cells must be mitigated by cellular transport mechanisms

51
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Do tight functions provide a lot of tensile strength, is it enough for epithelial cells to adhere to each other using tight junctions?

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No There function is to prevent passage of material between cells not to anchor them

52
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How can bands of tight junctions establish different regions of the cell?

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Tight junctions can form regions of the cell which can prevent different molecules from diffusing from one end to the other

53
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How are gap junctions different from tight junctions?

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Gap junctions allow for material to pass between cell membranes. There not used to anchor cells to other cells

54
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Where is the ECM located and how is it made?

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Located in connective tissues to provide support and protection.It is synthesized, secreted and maintained by many types of cells

55
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What basic types of molecules is the ECM made of?

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Proteins and polysaccharides

56
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What are some of the fibrous types of proteins found in the ECM?

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Collagen, elastin and laminin

57
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If we compared the ECM to a concrete what components would be the rebar and what components would the masonry?

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Rebar would be the collagen, elastin and laminin fibresThe masonry would be the gel like polysaccharide matrix

58
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How is collagen similar to and different from intermediate filaments?

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Similar: long fibrous molecules formed into bundlesDifferent: triple helix structure

59
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What are fibroblasts and where can they be found?

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A cell found in connective tissue that synthesizes collagen and the ECM

60
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Where do you find basal lamina and what is their function?

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It is found at the base of all epithelial cellsProvides structural base of support

61
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Is the basal lamina made up of cells of by an ECM made of cells?

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ECM as it contains collagen

62
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How are epithelial cells anchored to basal lamina, what cellular junction type is involved and what cell adhesion proteins are used?

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Anchored by hemidesmosomesCell junction?Cell adhesion involves intermediate filaments and integrin

63
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Define malignant

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Cn mestastize meaning break away from the main tumor and colonize distant cells

64
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Define benign

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Tumours that are encapsulated and continuously divide because regulation of cell division has gone weary

65
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Why do some cells take on a flat shape or a three dimensional shape?

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It depends on what matrix they’re grown on the cell will grow to Maxine it adhesions to the matrix

66
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Define a tissue

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A biological collection of cells that work together to perform a specific function