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The Cell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Malignant | Cancerous Cell |
| Atrophy | decrease in size of the cell's leading to a wasting away of tissue and organs. |
| Diffusion | The most common transport mechanism.Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration |
| Nucleus | Is the control center,it controls the workings of the entire cell. In particular, the nucleus contains genetic information and control all protein synthesis |
| Atrophy | Is a decrease in the size of the cells leading to a wasting away of tissues and organs |
| Benign | Non cancerous cell |
| Neoplasm | Abnormal new growth also called a tumor. A malignant neoplasm is a cancerous tumor and a benign neoplasm is a non cancerous tumor. Malignant neoplasms are invasive and tend to metastasize from an original primary site to another secondary site |
| Dysplasia | Abnormal growth is an alteration in cells size shape or organization. The concern is that these alterations can result to cancer |
| Hyperplasia | An overgrowth or increase in the number of cells. This result is an increase in the size of the tissue or organ. |
| Necrosis | Death of cells or groups of cells |
| Metastasis | The spreading of cancer cells |
| Amino acids | The building blocks of protein |
| Anabolism | This includes reactions that build larger more complex substances from simpler substances |
| Carbohydrates | Organic compounds composed of carbon (C)hydrogen(H) and oxygen (O) |
| Catabolism | This includes reaction to the breakdown of larger more complex substances into simpler substances. |
| Lipids | Organic compounds that are commonly called fats or oils |
| Metabolism | The series of chemical reactions necessary for the use of raw material. Divided into two parts anabolism and catabolism |
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