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CELLULAR ANATOMY
TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GOLGI COMPLEX | PREPARES PROTEIN & LIPID (FAT) MOLECULES FOR USE IN OTHER PLACES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CELL |
| LYSOSOME | BREAK DOWN AND DISPOSES OF CELLULAR WASTES |
| MITOCHONDRIA | ORGANELLE PRODUCES AND STORES ENERGY IN FORM OF ADRENOSINE TRIPHOSHPHATE (ATP) W/ COMPLEX CYCLE OF PRODUCTION KNOWN AS KREBS'S CYCLE |
| RIBOSOMES | SYNTHESIZE PROTEIN W/ LINKING DIFFERENT AMINO ACIDS THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE MESSENGER RNA MOLECULES |
| CELL MEMBRANE | GATE KEEPER OF THE CELL |
| CYTOSKELETON | PART OF THE CELL THAT MAINTAINS THE SHAPE AND FORM OF THE CELL |
| CYTOPLASM | SUBSTANCE WHICH MAKES UP THE BULK OF A LIVING CELL AND CONTAINS THE ORGANELLES |
| CELL | ORGANISMS FROM WHICH LIVING THINGS ARE CREATED |
| ORGANELLE | CELL THAT HAS A SPECIFIC FUNCTION |
| ORGAN | SELF-CONTAINED PART OF AN ORGANISM THAT PERFORMS A SPECIFIC FUNCTION |
| CELLULAR FUNCTION | PROCESSES THAT INCLUDE GROWTH, METABOLISM, REPLICATION, PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, AND MOVEMENT |
| ANATOMICAL POSITION | THE BODY AS STANDING; FEET TOGETHER; ARMS TO THE SIDE; WITH HEAD, EYES AND PLAMS OF HAND FORWARD |
| DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY | EXPLAIN RELATIONSHIPS OF LOCATION OF ANATOMICAL ELEMENTS (DISTAL, POSTERIOR, MEDIAL, ETC) |
| ORGAN SYSTEM | GROUP OF ORGANS THAT WORK TOGETHER WITHIN THE BODY: CIRCULATORY, INTEGUMENTARY, SKELETAL, REPRODUCTIVE, DIGESTIVE, URINARY, RESPIRATORY, ENDOCRINE, LYMPHATIC, MUSCULAR, NERVOUS |
| REFERENCE PLANE | DIVIDING THE BODY TO DESCRIBE LOCATIONS: SAGITTAL, CORONAL, AND TRANSVERSE |
| TISSUE | GROUP OF CELLS W/ SIMILAR STRUCTURE THAT FUNCTION TOGETHER AS A UNIT BUT AT LOWER LEVEL THAN ORGANS |