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cell

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basic, living structural functional unit of body

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cell physiology

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study cell function

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cytology

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study cell structure

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What are the three principal parts of cell?

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  1. Plasma Membrane
  2. Cytoplasm - contains cytosol and organelles
  3. Nucleus
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Intracellular Fluid

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within cells, cytosol

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Extracellular Fluid (Intercellular)

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  1. between cells
  2. blood: within ___
  3. lymph: within ___
  4. in meninges of CNS
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Plasma Membrane

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Lipid bilayer, semipermeable, creates conditions critical cell function

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What are functions of Plasma Membrane?

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  1. physical barrier - separates inside cell from extracellular fluid
  2. regulation of exchange ions and molecules in environment
  3. sensitivity to environment
  4. structural support
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what does the phospholipid bilayer form?

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forms basic framework of cell membrane

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How many membranes are in phospholipid bilayer?

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two

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What lipid molecules are in two membranes?

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cholesterol and glycolipids

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What are the two membrane proteins?

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Integral Protein and Peripheral Proteins

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Integral Proteins are found in the? _____, they are _____, and exposed to ____ sides of ____

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plasma membrane, amphipathic, both, ECF

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Peripheral Proteins are ____ attached to ____ or _____ of ______

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loosely, inside, outside, plasma membrane

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what are Glycoproteins? ____ or ______ proteins, have chains of ____ ______

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integral, peripheral, sugar molecules

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Where are glycoproteins located?

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outside of cell membrane

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glycoproteins and glycolipids form carbohydrate-enriched coat called ____ around ____ of cell

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glycocaly, outside

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6 Functions of Membrane Proteins?

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  1. anchoring proteins
  2. recognition proteins
  3. enzymes
  4. receptor proteins
  5. carrier proteins
  6. channel proteins
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Anchoring Proteins

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link one cell to another, link proteins outside cell to proteins inside

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anchoring proteins give _____ and shape, ____ cells to one another in tissues

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structural stability, anchor

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Recognition Proteins

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distinguish cells from anyone else’s

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Enzymes

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catalyze reaction inside/outside cell

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Receptor Proteins

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recognize specific ligand

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what do ligands do?

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molecule binds to specific receptor

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Carrier Proteins

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move substances across plasma membrane by changing their shape

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Channel Proteins

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form pores in plasma membrane (sodium and potassium channels, aquapore)

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How permeable is the plasma membrane?

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semipermeable

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Whats plasma membrane permeable to?

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small solutes, non polar, hydrophobic

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Whats plasma membrane impermeable to?

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water soluble, polar, hydrophilic

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What are three types of transport processes in cell membrane?

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  1. Diffusion
  2. Carrier-Mediated Transport
  3. Vesicular Transport
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Whats Diffusion?

Does Diffusion require energy?

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  • random movement of substance down concentration gradient

- no energy required

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Whats Carrier-Mediated Transport?
What does it require?
Does it require energy?

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  • movement substance
  • integral proteins
  • may or may not require energy
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Whats Vesicular Transport?

Does it require energy?

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  • movement large amounts material across plasma membrane in vesicles
  • requires energy
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Diffusion is ___ permeable, and moves molecules from ___ concentration to ____

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selectively, high, low

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plasma membrane ____ permeable, substances present higher inside cell others present higher outside cell = _____, across cell membrane called _____

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selectively, concentration gradient, chemical gradient

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greater concentration ____ inside cell, more ___ outside cell = _____ difference across plasma membrane called _____

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anions, cations, charge, charge gradient

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What do charge gradient and chemical gradient form?

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electrochemical gradient

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what does the Electrochemical Gradient do?

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moves substances across plasma membrane

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6 factors affecting diffusion rate

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  1. diffusion distance
  2. size/mass of substance
  3. temperature
  4. steepness concentration gradient
  5. electrical forces
  6. surface area
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What are two types of diffusion?

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  1. Simple Diffusion

2. Channel Mediated Diffusion

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What molecules can diffuse in Simple Diffusion?

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non-polar, hydrophobic

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What molecules can diffuse in Channel Mediated Diffusion?

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small inorganic molecules and water

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Osmosis

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movement of water through selectively permeable membrane from are higher concentration of water to are lower concentration of water

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What two ways does water move through cells?

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  1. special channel proteins aquaporins

2. slipping through temporary spaces between phospholipids of plasma membranes

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what does Tonicity do?

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influences shape of cells body

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Isotonic: concentration solutes are ____ on both sides of _____

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same, membrane

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Isotonic cell ____

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maintains shape

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Hypotonic: concentration solutes ___ inside cell and ____ outside cell, water moves ___ cell

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higher, cell, into

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Hypotonic cell ____

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explodes

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Hemolysis

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cell explodes specifically RBC

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Hypertonic: concentration solutes ____ inside cell and ____ outside cell, water moves ____ cell

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lower, higher, out

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Hypertonic cell _____

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shrinks

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Isotonic IV solutions

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prevents dehydration

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Hypotonic IV solutions

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treat dehydration, water moves from blood into interstitial fluid then into body cells (eg. gatorade)

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Hypertonic IV solutions

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fluid pulled from interstitial fluid into blood then for transport out of body (eg. urine)

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What are two types of Carrier Mediated Transport

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  1. Facilitated Diffusion

2. Active Transport

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Facilitated Diffusion passive (_____) movement of substance across plasma membrane by ________, from area of ____ to _____

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no energy, carrier protein, high, low

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Active Transport requires ATP?

Movement of substances from area of _____ concentrations to area of ______ concentration

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Yes

lower, higher

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What are two types of Active Transport?

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Primary, secondary

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Primary Active Transport is when energy from ______ of ATP changes shape of _____ protein, pumping solutes _____ concentration gradient

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hydrolysis, carrier, against

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What does the sodium potassium pump maintain?

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maintains concentration of Na and K across cell membrane

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for every ___ sodium (Na) ions kicked out cell via _________, ____ potassium (K) ions moved into cell

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3, sodium potassium pump, 2

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2 K enter cell –> ___ —> ___ —> 3 Na released

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ATP, ADP hydrolysis

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Secondary Active Transport ____ energy, moves specific substrate ____ its concentration gradient, requires _____ protein, can move another substrate at same time “______”

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requires, down, carrier, free ride

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What two types of transport are there in Secondary Active Transport?

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cotransport, countertransport

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Cotransport

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Na moves into cell, other ions simultaneously transported same direction

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Countertransport

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Na moves into cells H, and Ca move out of cells

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molecules that are too ___ be moved by ___ or _____ transport, move across plasma membrane in _____

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large, active, passive transport, vesicles

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Vesicles

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small membrane-bound sac

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What two directions can vesicles move?

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Endocytosis, exocytosis

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Exocytosis

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movement substance out of cell

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Endocytosis

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movement substance into cell

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What are three types of endocytosis

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Phagocytosis, Pinocytosis, Receptor-Mediated Endoyctosis

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Phagocytosis

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cell eating

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Phagocytosis: uptake large particles, when taken into cell particles enclosed in ____ then fuses with ____

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phagosome, lysosome

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what two main cells conduct phagocytosis?

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macrophages, neutrophils

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Pinocytosis

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cell drinking

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Pinocytosis: non-selective uptake of fluid ___ cell, allows cell to ____ surroundings

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outside, sample

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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

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highly specific type of endocytosis, cells take up specific ligands

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What two components make up the cytoplasm?

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cytosol, organelles

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Cytosol

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intracellular fluid portion of cytoplasm, surrounds organelles

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Organelles

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specialized structures, perform specific functions

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Cytoskeleton

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Structural framework of cell

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ribosomes

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protein synthesis

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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synthesis secretory proteins, membrane molecules, fatty acids, steroids, carbohydrates

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Golgi Apparatus

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sorting, packaging and transporting of ER products

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Lysosomes

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store digestive enzymes

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Mitochondria

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generation of ATP for cell

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Cilia

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movement of fluid and material along cells surface

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Flagella

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generate forward motion

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what are the parts of the nucleus?

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nuclear envelope and genes

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genes are arranged in single file along ____

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chromosomes

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Human somatic cells are ____ cells have ____ chromosomes arrange as ____ pairs of chromosome with ____ copies

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body, 46, 23, two

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Human reproductive cells have _____ chromosomes and ____ copy

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23, one

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Haploid is ___ copy of human _____ cells

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one, reproductive

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Cell division is the process in which _______

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cells reproduce themselves

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when cell division occurs, nucleus divides by ____ or ____ followed by ____

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mitosis, meiosis, cytokinesis

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Somatic Cell Division results in ____ in number of ____ cells

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increase, body

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somatic cell division involves ____ and ____, produces ____ daughter cells, ____ to parent cell and have ____ number of chromosomes

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mitosis, cytokinesis, two, identical, same

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Mitosis

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distribution of two sets of chromosomes, into two separate nuclei of two newly formed daughter cells

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What are stages of mitosis?

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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Reproductive cell division consists of ___ and ____

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meiosis, cytokinesis

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where does meiosis occur?

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ovaries and testes

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Reproductive Cell Division results in production of ____ and ______

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sperm, eggs

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reproductive cell division one parent cell undergoes ___ cell divisions resulting in __ ___ from each parent cell

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two, four gametes

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gametes or sperm ____ identical to parent cell, possess ___ number chromosomes of parents = ______

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not, half, haploid daughter cells

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cell must ___ its DNA and produce additional ___ and ____ components before mitosis or ___ can proceed

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replicate, organelles, cytosolic, meiosis

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Interphase

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growth of additional organelles, cytosolic components, DNA replications

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during DNA replications, the ____-____ DNA molecule separated and each strand matched with _____ nucleotides

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double-stranded, complementary

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whats adenine paired with?

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thymine

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whats cytosine paired with?

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guanine

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why is DNA sequence important?

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codes for proteins, and cell makes proteins by reading code provided by DNA

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the ___ that copy DNA during ___ sometimes makes errors and matches incorrect ___ this is called mutation

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enzymes, mitosis, nucleotide

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what are three possible destinies of cells in our body?

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  1. maintain itself without dividing
  2. cell division
  3. cell death
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Stem cells

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continuously dived and give rise to more daughter cells

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Apoptosis

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genetically controlled cell death

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Apoptosis happens when ____ of cell cause the cell to ____ itself

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enzymes, destroy

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Necrosis

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pathological type cell death, due to tissue injury

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Cancer

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group diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division

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Carcinogens

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substances or agents cause cancer

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Mutagens

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chemical agents that induce mutations

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____ also act as carcinogens

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mutagens

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Oncogenes

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causes cancer, uncontrolled cell growth and division

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the study of tumors is called?

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oncology

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Tumors

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masses of cells that are dividing uncontrollably

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p53 Gene

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watches over DNA, makes sure mistakes are fixed

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the p53 gene ___ for protein, and that protein helps ___ mistakes and ____ cell growth

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encodes, fix, surpresses

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What kinds of tumors are there?

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Benign and Malignant

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Benign

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non cancerous, harmless, size may interfere with body functions

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Malignant

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cancerous, made up of cells lost track of growth and place in body

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Metastasis

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movement of cancerous cells throughout the body

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___ most common type of cancer, arise from ____ cells

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carcinomas, epithelial

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Sarcomas

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arise from connective tissues

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osteosarcoma is example of ____, and is cancer of ____ tissue

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sarcoma, bone

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Leukemias

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arise from blood-forming organs

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lymphocytic leukaemia is example of ____ affects blood-forming stem cells in _______

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leukaemia, bone marrow

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Lymphomas

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originate in lymphatic system

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Hodgkin and non-hodkgkin is an example of ____ and results in uncontrolled growth of ____

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lymphoma, lymphocytes

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What are two treatment of cancers?

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  1. surgery

2. chemotherapy and radiation therapy

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Angiogenesis

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formation of new blood vessels

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Angiogenesis is when ____ blood cells come to ____ cells to provide ____ and take away ___

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red, cancer, O2, CO2

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Amphipathic

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has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts

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Proliferation

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uncontrolled cell division