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Cells & Tissues
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Question | Answer |
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Where does energy for ATP synthesis come from? | Break down of foods |
All of what cells does a person have at birth? | muscle cells |
What are the functions of epithelial cells? | secretion, selective absorption,protection, transcellular transport, & detection of sensation |
What type of tissues form serous membranes? | epithelial |
What types of fibers are located in dense fibrous tissue? | collagen |
A defining characteristic of epithelial tissue | avascular |
another word for areolar tissue | loose connective tissue |
where can you find chondrocytes | cartilage |
What type of tissue is red bone marrow | hemopoietic |
Nerve tissue is derived from which germ layer | ectoderm |
the most abundant tissue in the body | connective |
where can you find hemopoietic tissue | spleen, tonsils, thymus |
white fibrous tissue | ligament |
what is comprised of dense fibrous connective tissue | tendon |
what is the most vascular tissue in the body | skeletal |
main function of microvilli on cell membrane | increase the surface cell for absorption |
fluid in body cells is called | intracellular |
what is interstitial fluid | portion of extracellular fluid that fills spaces between cells of tissues |
at what phase of mitosis does the centromere separate & the chromatids become individual chromosomes that move to opposite sides of cell | anaphase |
the difference between meiosis & mitosis | meiosis halves the chromosomes and mitosis doubles them |
part of a cell that contains digestive enzymes | lysosomes |
powerhouse of a cell produces most atp | mitochondria |
part of a cell that functions to metabolize lipids & provide detoxification | smooth-endoplasmic reticulum |
known as traffic director modifies & package proteins | golgi complex |
site for protein synthesis | ribosomes |
cell that does not have a nucleus | prokaryote |
spherical bodies in nucleus that produce ribosomes | nucleoli |
essential function of sodium -potassium pump | move sodium ions out and potassium ions into cells |
endocrine and exocrine glands develop from what tissue | epithelial |
what has branching cells connected to each other by intercalated discs | heart muscle |
building up phase of metabolism | anabolism |
what can be found in an extracellular matrix | collagen fibers, elastin fibers and hyaluronic acid |
most common type of cartilage found in the body | hyaline |
most widely distributed connective tissue in the body | areolar |
organelle that controls all cellular activity | nucleus |
what happens during anaerobic respiration | glucose is transformed into pyruvic acid |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
another name for adipose | fat |
blood is called | vascular tissue |
what type of tissue is inside hollow organs | smooth |
which tissue has the poorest ability to repair itself | nervous |
replacement of destroyed tissue by same types of cells | regeneration |
repair of destroyed tissue by dense connective tissue that forms scar | fibrosis |
where can simple columnar cells can be found | urinary, respiratory, and digestive systems |
characteristics of transitional epithelium | located in urinary system, stretches and responds to tension |
what glands produce breast milk | apocrine |
what are exocrine glands | ducted glands that secrete specific body cavities or surfaces |
the most abundant protein in connective tissue | collagen |
oxygen rich and located in connective tissue | fibroblast |
deepest wrapping of connective tissue around muscle | endomysium |
connective tissue that wraps around the brain and spinal cord | dura mater, arachnoid,and pia mater |
what is a tendon is a continuation of | endomysium |