Chapter 3 Test Flashcards
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Process of molecules movies from an area of great concentration to an area of lower concentration
Diffusion
No work
Passive mechanisms
The difference between the concentrations
Concentration gradient
Diffusion continues until ___________ is reached
Equilibrium
Diffusion can only occur is:
- the cell membrane is permeable to that substance.
- there must be a concentration gradient
Specialized structure within the cells
Organelles
CELL FUNCTION:
Regulates the movement of substances into and out of cell
Cell or plasma membrane
CELL FUNCTION:
System of tubules that transport lipids and proteins
Endoplasmic reticulum
CELL FUNCTION:
Synthesize proteins; “protein factories”
Ribosomes
CELL FUNCTION:
Modifies proteins into glycoproteins for secretion
Golgi apparatus
CELL FUNCTION:
Contains enzymes that cause chemical reactions to release energy from nutrients; provide energy
Mitochondria
CELL FUNCTION:
contain digestive enzymes that can digest the cell from the inside; decompose worn out cell parts and excess substances
Lysosomes
CELL FUNCTION:
Contain enzymes that are catalysts for liver and kidney functions
Peroxisomes
CELL FUNCTION:
Forms the cell Skeleton and aid in transport of substances within the cell cilia; hairlike extensions that aid in movement
Microfilments and microtubules
CELL FUNCTION:
Whiplike extension that aids in movement of the cell
Flagellum
CELL FUNCTION:
Produces the ribosomes
Nucleolus
CELL FUNCTION:
Contains chromosomes (DNA) and functions in cellular reproduction; function in production of proteins
Chromatin
Dissolving medium; typically water in the body
Solvent
Neoplasm and cytosol
Intercellular fluid
Fluid on the exterior of the cell
Interstitial fluid
Describe interphase:
- cell grows
- cell carries on metabolic processes
What happens in mitosis-
- cell division
- cell replicates itself
Dividing of the cytoplasm
Cytokinesis
Uses diffusion to separate small molecules from large ones in a liquid
Dialysis