Ch 3 3.4 Flashcards
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Cytoskeleton
Network of protein filament/tubules that:
– support cell
– determine shape
– organize Content
– move materials in cell
– help with cell motility
Three major parts of cytoskeleton
- Microfilaments
2.Intermediate filaments - Microtubules
Microfilaments: description (size and protein)
Thin filaments made up of the protein actin
6 nm thick
Microfilaments function:
Provide physical support
Can be branched
Form terminal web
Microfilaments example:
Microvilli
Intermediate filaments description: size and protein
Made up of a variety of proteins like keratin
8 to 10 nm thick
Intermediate filaments function:
Provides cell shape
Resist outside forces
Intermediate filaments example:
Nuclear lamina
Microtubules description
-Cylindrical Protofilaments made up of protein tubulin
-Motor proteins move along microtubules
-25 nm thick
Microtubules  Function
-Maintain cell shape/hold organelles
-Act as tracks for motor proteins
Microtubules examples
-Axonemes of cilia and flagella
-Mitotic spindle
Membranous organelles
– Nucleus
– mitochondria
– lysosomes
– peroxisome’s
– endoplasmic reticulum
-Golgi complex
Non-membranous organelles
– Ribosomes
– centrosomes
–Centrioles
–Basal bodies
Nucleus function and and what’s in it
Function : Holds genetic information in chromatin
Structure: Nuclear envelope and nuclear pores
Nuclear lamina
Nucleolus
Nuclear lamina made of what it does what?
Intermediate filaments that support membrane
Nucleolus
Tiny organelle inside of nucleus that produces ribosomes
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Function: protein modification and creation of phospholipids
Structure continuous with nuclear membrane; has interconnected channels called cisterns; studded with ribosomes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Function: detoxification and steroid synthesis
Structure: no ribosomes; membranous projection outside of nucleus; interconnected channels called cisterns
Ribosomes
Function: protein synthesis
Structure: free or embedded
Golgi apparatus/complex
Function: Helps make secretory vesicles and lysosomes (Golgi vesicles)
Structure: sac-like cisterns stacked
Stuff travels through Cys face —>trans face (sis maturation)
Lysosomes: function and structure
-Function: Break down organelles/molecules/recycling; autophagy Through phagocytosis; aid in apoptosis
-Structure: package of enzymes and very acidic
Autofagy
Cleaning up inside cell
Apoptosis
Programmed cell death (in lysosome)
Peroxisomes: 3 functions and structure
Function:
-help oxidize Organic molecules
-Neutralize free radicals and detox from drugs
-Breakdown fatty acids
Structure: major component is hydrogen peroxide