Test 2 Flashcards
muscular tissue?
movement of skeleton, beating of heart, movement of food through digestive system
connective tissue?
makes up bone, cartilage, and blood; connects organs together
nervous tissue?
conducts electrical impulses through the brain, spinal cord and nerves
epithelial tissue?
makes up skin, lining of internal pathways, and glands
all tissues are made of….?
cells
nucleus?
controlled center, contains genetic information
endoplasmic reticulum?
synthesizes proteins and ships them around the cell
mitochondria?
converts food into ATP
golgi apparatus?
transports material around the cell in sacs called vesicles
lysosomes?
break down waste
centrioles?
aid in cell division
vacuoles?
store nutrients and water
cell?
basic unit of all living matter (adult=over 10 trillion cells)
cytoplasm?
substance of a cell outside of the nucleus
chromosomes?
46 in each body cell nucleus (23 pair)
-made of DNA, which codes for all the processes the cell does
DNA is shaped like a…?
double helix
DNA is used to….?
code for all of the proteins required by the body
A always bonds with…?
T
C always bonds with…?
G
transcription?
the process of converting the DNA code into an mRNA message
translation?
the mRNA strands leaves the cells nucleus and heads to the ribosome, where proteins are made
cell division?
when a large cell grows too large, the time necessary to brin in nutrients and remove waste gets inefficient
-to prevent this, cells divide on a regular cycle
mitosis?
the period of division in somatic cells
-division of chromosomes and then cytoplasm
-one parent cell makes TWO IDENTICAL “daughter cells”
meiosis?
the period of division in sex cells (gametes)
-division of chromosomes and then cytoplasm
-one parent cell makes FOUR DIFFERENT “daughter cells”