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Structure and Function of the Cell

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three major parts of most cells   plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus  
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plasma membrane   forms outer cell-boundary; regulates what gets in and out of the cell  
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cytoplasm   contains cytosol, cytoskeleton, inclusions, and organelles; where most cellular activities take place  
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nucleus   control center of cell, contains DNA (genetic information)  
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lipids of plasma membrane   phospholipids (majority) and cholesterol (provides stability)  
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proteins of plasma membrane   marker molecules, attachment proteins, channel proteins, receptors proteins, enzymes, carrier proteins  
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marker molecules   involved with cell to cell recognition; most are glycolipids and glycoproteins  
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attachment proteins   attach cells to each other  
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channel proteins   involved with transportation of substance in and out of a cell  
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receptor proteins   contain binding sites that can attach to specific substances  
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enzymes   catalyze (speed up) chemical reactions on either the inner or outer surface or outer surface of the plasma membrane  
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carrier proteins   more substance from one side of the plasma membrane to the other  
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four major parts of the cytoplasm   cytosol, cytoskeleton, inclusions, and organelles  
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cytosol   fluid portion of the cytoplasm  
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cytoskeleton   provides support and structure  
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inclusions   miscellaneous substances (hemoglobin, lipid droplets, melanin)  
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organelles   machinery of the cell, each carriers out a specific functions  
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ribosomes (organelle)   sites of protein synthesis; free ribosomes and fixed ribosomes  
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (organelle)   have RER and SER; RER - has ribosomes on the external surface (produces protein); SER - no ribosomes, no role in protein synthesis and function in lipid synthesis, storage of Ca ions in muscle cells, detoxification  
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golgi apparatus (organelle)   modifies and packages proteins produced by RER and lipids produced by SER  
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lysosomes (organelle)   contain acidic enzymes; abundant in phagocytes (clean up, eats stuff)  
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mitochondria (organelle)   produce ATP  
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cilia   move materials over the surface of cells; respiratory tract  
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microvilli   increase surface area; found in cells which undergo a lot of absorption  
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four types of cell junctions   desmosomes, hemidesmosomes, tight junctions, gap junctions  
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desmosomes   cell to cell attachment (binds to cell to one another)  
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hemidesmosomes   attach epithelial cells to the basement membrane  
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tight junctions   prevent substances from passing between two cells  
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gap junctions   cell to cell communication  
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