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Anatomy vocabulary

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Eukaryotic cell a type of cell that has a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane-enclosed organelles. All organisms except for bacteria are composed of this type of cell.
Prokaryotic cell a type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane-enclosed organelles. found only in bacterial cell
motile the ability to move actively and spontaneously
sessile fixed in one place;immoble
compartmentalization dividing cells into different compartments
protostome any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus in development
blastopore opening of the origional ball of cells
deuterstome an animal with a coelom that forms from hollow outgrowths of the digestive tube of the early embryo. This includes the echinoderms and chordates
coelom a body cavity completely lined with mesoderm
gastregulation a phase of embryonic development that follows cleavage and transforms the blastula into a gastrula. This adds more cells to the embryo and sorts the cells into two distinct cell layers.
metamerism division into segments
eutley body composed of a fixed number of cells
reproduction to make a copt, duplicate, or close imitation
radial symmetry a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along the central axis.
bilateral symmetry. a basic body plan in which the left and right sides can be divided into approximate mirror images of eachother along the midline.
ramus a branch of a nerve, vein, or artery
centriole a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus. the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides during mitosis, the new pair of these move ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell.
plasma membrane semipermeable limiting membrane layer of the cell consisting of a fluid phospholipid bilayer what intercalated proteins
partitioning the distribution of a substance between two immiscible phases in contact at equilibrium and especially between two lipids
sexual reproduction male and female gametes form a zygote
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