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Cells and Tissues (I)

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Cells   The basic biological unit of living organisms, containing a nucleus and a variety of organelles enclosed by a limited membrane  
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Generalized Cell   Cells that have different functions  
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Nucleus   A dense central body in most cells containing the genetic information of the cell  
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Nuclear Envelope (Nuclear Membrane)   A double membrane barrier surrounding the nucleus  
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Nuclear Pores   Penetrate through the fused regions  
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Nucleoli   Small spherical bodies in the cell nucleus; function in ribosome synthesis  
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Chromatin   A loose network of bumpy threads formed when DNA is combined with protein  
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Chromosomes   Barlike bodies of tightly coiled chromatin; visible during cell division  
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Plasma Membrane   A fragile, transparent barrier that contains the cell contents and separates them from the surrounding environment  
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Microvilli   Tiny fingerlike projections that greatly increase the cell's surface area for absorption  
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Tight Junctions   Impermeable junctions that bind cells together into leakproof sheets  
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Desmosomes   Anchoring junctions that prevent cells subjected to mechanical stress from being pulled apart  
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Gap Junctions   Commonly seen in the heart and between embryonic cells, function mainly to allow communication  
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Connexons   Hollow cylinders composed of proteins that span the entire width of the abutting membranes  
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Cytoplasm   The cellular material outside the nucleus and inside the plasma membrane  
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Cytosol   Semitransparent fluid that suspends the other elements, nutrients and a variety pg other solutes  
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Organelles   Metabolic machinery of the cell  
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Inclusions   Chemical substances that may or may not be present, depending on the specific cell type  
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Mitochondria   The rodlike cytoplasmic organelles responsible for ATP generation  
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Ribosomes   Tiny, bilobed, dark bodies made of proteins and one variety of RNA  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum   A system of fluid-filled cisterns that coil and twist through the cytoplasm  
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Rough ER   Cell's membrane factory ; contains ribosomes  
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Smooth ER   Communicates with the rough variety,it plays no role in protein synthesis  
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Golgi Apparatus   A stack of flattened membranous sacs, associated with swarms of tiny vesicles (modify and package proteins)  
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Transport Vesicles   Bring proteins to the Golgi Apparatus by the rough ER  
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Secretory Vesicles   A vesicle that mediates the vesicular transport of cargo  
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Lysosomes   Membranous "bags" containing powerful digestive enzymes  
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Peroxisomes   Membranous sacs containing powerful oxidase enzymes that use molecular Oxygen to detoxify a number of harmful or poisonous substances  
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Free Radicals   Highly reactive chemicals with unpaired electrons hat can scramble the structure of proteins and nucleic acids  
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Cytoskeleton   An elaborate network of protein structures extends throughout the cytoplasm  
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Intermediate Filaments   Strong/stable ropelike help form desmosomes and provide internal guy wires to resist pulling forces on the cell  
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Microfilaments   Most involved in cell motility and in producing changes in cell shape  
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Microtubules   Determine the overall shape of a cell and the distribution of organelles  
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Centrioles   A minute body found near the nucleus of the cell composed of microtubules; active in cell division  
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Cilia   Whiplike cellular extensions that move substances long the cell surface  
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Flagella   Long, whiplike extensions of the cell membrane of some bacteria and of sperm; serve to propel the cell  
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Solution   A homogeneous mixture of two or more components  
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Solvent   The substance present in the largest amount in a solution  
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Solutes   Components or substances present in smaller amounts  
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Intracellular Fluid   A solution containing small amounts of gases, nutrients, and salts,dissolved in water  
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Interstitial Fluid   The fluid that continuously bathes the exterior of our cells  
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Selective Permeability   A barrier allows some substances t pass through it while excluding others  
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Passive Transport Processes   Substances are transported across he membrane without any energy input from the cell  
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Active Transport Processes   The cell provides the metabolic energy (ATP) that drives the transport process  
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Diffusion   The process by which molecules (and ions) tend to scatter themselves throughout the available space  
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Concentration Gradient   The kinetic energy of the molecules themselves; high to low concentration  
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Simple Diffusion   The unassisted diffusion of solutes through the plasma membrane  
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Osmosis   Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane such as the plasma membrane  
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Facilitated Diffusion   Provides passage for certain needed substances that are both lipid-insoluble and too large to pass through the membrane pores  
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Filtration   The process by which water and solutes are forced through a membrane by fluid, or hydrostatic pressure  
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Pressure Gradient   Difference in hydrostatic (fluid) pressure the drives filtration  
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Solute Pumping   Require protein carriers that combine reversibly with the substances to be transported across the membrane  
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Solute Pumps   Uses ATP to energize carrier proteins  
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Sodium-Potassium Pump   Simultaneously carries sodium ions out of and potassium ions into the cell is absolutely necessary for normal transmission of impulses by nerve cells  
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Bulk Transport   Help transport some substances that cannot get through the plasma membrane in any other way  
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Exocytosis   Moves substances out of cells  
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Endocytosis   Moves substances into the cell  
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Phagocytosis   The ingestion of solid particles by cells  
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Fluid-Phase Endocytosis (Pinocytosis)   The engulfing of extracellular fluid by cells  
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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis   The main cellular mechanism for taking up specific target molecules  
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Cell Life Cycle   The series of changes a cell goes through from the time it is formed until it divides  
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Interphase   The cell grows and carries on its usual metabolic activities  
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Cell Division   A cell reproduces itself  
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Mitosis   Division of the nucleus  
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Prophase   As cells division begins, the chromatin threads coil and shorten so that visible barlike bodies appear  
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Chromaid   The two strands that each chromosome is actually made up of  
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Centromere   A small buttonlike body that holds a chromatid together  
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Mitotic Spindle   A macromolecular machine that segregates chromosomes to two daughter cells during mitosis  
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Metaphase   The chromosomes cluster and become aligned at the metaphase plate so that straight line of chromosomes is seen  
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Anaphase   The centromeres that have held the chromatids together split  
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Telophase   The chromosomes at opposite ends of the cell uncoil to become threadlike chromatin again  
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Cytokinesis   The division of the cytoplasm  
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Cleavage Furrow   It eventually squeezes or pinches the original cytoplasmic mass into to parts  
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Gene   Biological unit of heredity located in chromatin; transmits hereditary information  
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Enzymes   Biological catalysts that regulate chemical reactions in the cells  
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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)   The nucleic acid that contain ribose; acts in protein synthesis  
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Transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules   Small cloverleaf-shaped molecules  
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)   Helps form the ribosomes, where proteins are built  
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Messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules   Long, single nucleotide strands that resemble half of a DNA molecule and carry the "message" containing instructions for protein synthesis  
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Transcription   The transfer of information from DNA's base sequence into complimentary base sequence of nRNA  
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Triplet   Each three-base sequence specifying a particular amino acid on the DNA gene  
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Codons   The corresponding three-base sequences on mRNA  
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Translation Phase   The language of nucleic acids is "translated" into the language of proteins  
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Anticodon   A special three-base sequence  
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