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Specialized Cells Flashcards

1
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Erythrocytes look like

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Red blood cells
Biconcave disc
Small compared to red blood cells

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Red blood cells do not contain…

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A nucleus, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, or ER

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What do red blood cells do?

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Transport both oxegyn and carbon dioxide

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Leucocytes look like…

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(White blood cells)
Larger then red blood cells

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5
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White blood cells job

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Immune response

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6
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White blood cells specification

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1 giant nucleus
Lots of mitochondria

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Adipose tissue/cells are

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Storage cells (fat)

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Adipose cells look like…

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Empty
Cytoplasm and nucleus are shoved to side by the fat droplet

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Striated muscle cells

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(Aka Skeletal cells)
Voluntary movement
Long fibres

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Skeletal/ striated muscle CELL specifications

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Multi nucleated
Loaded with mitochondria
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Another name for bone tissue

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Osteocytes

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12
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What is the dark canal in bone tissue cells

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Blood vessels and nerve cells

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13
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Epithelial cells …

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Line the body

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14
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Squamous epithelial cells

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Visible nucleus
Example: cheek cells/ liver

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15
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Cuboidal epithelial cells can be identified by…

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Appearance of “cubes”
Big central nucleus

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16
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Cuboidal cells are found …

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Lining little tubes
Ex kidney tubules

17
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Columnar epithelial cells are found…

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Digestive and respiratory tract

18
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Columnar cells can be identified by…

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Pillars/columns
Length is 4x width

19
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Nerve cells job

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Transmits info

20
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Neuron’s cell specification

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Full of mitochondria
Can be very long ex: sciatic nerve

21
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Sperm cells

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Carrier of male genes

22
Q

Sperm cell is made of…

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Tail called a flagellum
Head (nucleus) mostly DNA
In between Tail and head is the mitochondria turtle neck

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