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Chapter 3 Terms

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Definition
Cells   the smallest unit, or the building blocks of all living things  
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Cells are mainly made of what 4 elements?   carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen  
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Nucleus   the control center of the cell containing genetic information  
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Nuclear Membrane   also called nuclear envelope; a double membrane barrier around the nucleus  
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Nucleoli   one or more small, darkstaining, round bodies, where ribosomes are assembled  
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Chromatin   Loose network of bumpy threads scattered throughout the nucleus  
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Chromosomes   chromatin threads that coil and condense to form dense, rodlike bodies  
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Plasma Membrane   a fragile, transparent barrier that contains the cells contents and separates them from the surrounding environment. Also called cell membrane  
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Microvilli   tiny fingerlike projections that greatly increase the cell's surface area for absorption  
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Tight Junctions   impermeable junctions that bind cells together into leakproof sheets that prevent substances from passing through  
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Desmosomes   anchoring junctions that prevent cells subjected to mechanical stress from being pulled apart  
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Gap Junctions   neighboring cells are connected by connexons allowing communication between cells  
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Cytoplasm   the cellular material outside the nucleus and inside the plasma membrane  
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3 Major Elements of Cytoplasm...   the cytosol, organelles, and inclusions  
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Cytosol   semitransparent fluid that suspends the other elements  
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Organelles   metabolic machinery of the cell, each carry out a specialized function  
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Inclusions   not functioning units, are instead chemical substances that may or may not be present  
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Mitochondria   powerhouse of the cell, much of cellular metabolism occurs here, provides ATP for cellular energy  
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Ribosomes   tiny, dark bodies made of proteins, are sites of protein synthesis in the cell  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum   (ER) a system of fluid-filled cisterns(tubules, or canals) that coil and twist through the cytoplasm  
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Rough ER   contains ribosomes, building materials of cell membrane are formed  
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Smooth ER   functions in cholesterol synthesis and breakdown, fat metabolism, and detoxification of drugs  
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Golgi Apparatus   sorts, modifies, and packages proteins; contain secretory vessicles  
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Lysosomes   contain powerful digestive enzymes to digest worn-out or nonusable cell structures and foreign substances in the cell  
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Peroxisomes   membranous sacs containing powerful oxidase enzymes that use molecular oxygen to detoxify harmful or poisonous substances  
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Free Radicals   highly reactive chemicals with unpaired electrons that can scramble the structure of proteins and nucleic acids  
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Cytoskeleton   an elaborate network of protein structures that extend throughout the cytoplasm  
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Intermediate Filaments   help form desmosomes and provide internal guy wires to resist pulling forces on the cell  
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Microfilaments   involved in cell motility and in producing changes in cell shape  
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Microtubules   determine the overall shape of a cell and the distribution of organelles  
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Centrioles   rod-shaped bodies that lie at right angles to each other; internally they are made up of fine microtubules  
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Cilia   whiplike celular extensions that move substances along the cell surface  
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Flagella   propels the cell itself  
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Membrane Transport   movement of materials into and out of the cell  
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Solution   a homogeneous mixture of two or more components  
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Solvent   the substance present in the largest amount in a solution  
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Solutes   components or substances present in smaller amounts  
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Intracellular Fluid   fluid within the cell  
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Interstitial Fluid   fluid between cells  
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Selectively Permeable   a barrier allows some substances to pass through it while excluding others  
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Passive Transport   substances are transported across the membrane without any energy input from the cell  
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Active Transport   the cell provides the metabolic energy (ATP) that drives the transport process  
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Diffusion   particles tend to distribute themselves evenly within a solution. Movement is from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration  
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Simple Diffusion   solutes are lipid-soluble materials or small enough to pass through the membrane pores  
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Osmosis   the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane such as the plasma membrane  
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Facilitated Diffusion   substances require a protein carrier for passive transport  
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Filtration   the process in which water and solutes are forced through a membrane by fluid pressure or hydrostatic pressure  
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2 Common Forms of Active Transport are...   solute pumping and bulk transport  
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Exocytosis   moves substances out of the cell  
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Endocytosis   extracellular substances are engolfed into the cell in a membranous vessicle  
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2 Types of Endocytosis are...   phagocytosis and pinocytosis  
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Phagocytosis   cell eating  
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Pinocytosis   cell drinking  
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Cell Life Cycle   a series of changes a cell goes through from the time it is formed until it divides  
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2 Major Periods of Cell Life Cycle   Interphase and cell division  
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Interphase   Cell grows and carries on metabolic processes; DNA is replicated  
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Cell Division   Mitosis; to produce more cells for growth and repair processes  
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Stages of Mitosis   Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis  
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Gene   a DNA segment that carries the information for building one protein or polypeptide chain  
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Transfer RNA (tRNA)   small cloverleaf shaped molecules  
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)   helps form the ribosomes, where proteins are built  
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Messenger RNA (mRNA)   carry the "messege" containing instructions for protein synthesis from the DNA gene in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm  
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Transcription   the transfer of information from DNA's base sequence into the complementary base sequence of mRNA  
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Translation   the language of nucleic acids is "translated" into the language of proteins  
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Tissues   groups of cells that are similar in structure and function  
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4 Primary Tissue Types   epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscular  
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Epithelium Tissue   the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body  
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Epithelium Functions are...   protection, absorption, filtration, and secretion  
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Epithelium Characteristics...   cells fit closely together; tissue layer always has one free surface; the lower surface is bound by a basement membrane; it is avascular (no blood supply); regenerate easily if well nourished  
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Epithelium Classifications..   number of cell layers; simple - one layer; stratified - more than one layer  
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Epithelium Classification   Shape: squamous-flattened, cuboidal-cube-shaped, columnar-column like  
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Simple Squamous   single layer of flat cells; usually forms membranes; lines body cavities; lines lungs and capillaries  
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Simple Cuboidal   single layer of cube like cells; common in glands and their ducts; forms walls of kidney tubules; covers the ovaries  
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Simple Columnar   single layer of tall cells; often includes goblet cells which produce mucus; lines digestive tract  
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Pseudostratified   Single layer, but may look like a double cell layer; Sometimes ciliated, such as in the respiratory tract; May function in absorption or secretion  
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