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show Study of cells  
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Plasma membrane   show
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show Cellular structure housing DNA or a group of cell bodies in the central nervous system  
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show All cellular structure housing DNA or a group of cell bodies in the central nervous system  
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Cytosol   show
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Inclusion   show
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show Investigation of very small objects by means of a microscope  
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show Type of steroid found in the plasma membrane  
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show Lipid with an attached carbohydrate group found on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane  
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show Chemical released from one cell that bonds to receptors on another cell; Ex: hormone, neurotransmitter  
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Glycocalyx   show
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show Random movement of molecules or particles down their concentration gradient  
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Simple diffusion   show
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Facilitated diffusion   show
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Osmosis   show
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Semipermeable   show
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Aquaporins   show
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show Pressure exerted by water movement across a membrane as it moves toward an area of lower water concentration  
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Isotonic contraction   show
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Hypotonic solution   show
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Hemolysis   show
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Hypertonic solution   show
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show Method of a protein pump transporting a substance across the membrane against its concentration gradient  
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Phosphorylation   show
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show Closed cellular structure within the cytoplasm surrounded by a single membrane  
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Exocytosis   show
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show Movement of substances from the extracellular environment into the cell through the formation of a vesicle  
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show A form of endocytosis by which cells ingest and digest solid substances. Cell eating  
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Pinocytosis   show
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Electrochemical gradient   show
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Membrane potential   show
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show Voltage measured across the plasma membrane of an excitable cell at rest  
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)   show
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Lysosome   show
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Autophagy   show
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show Digestion of cells by enzymes present within the cell itself  
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show Membrane bound organelle containing oxidative enzymes  
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Ribosome   show
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show Organelle that participated in the separation of chromosome pairs during cell division  
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show Organized network of protein filaments and hollow tubules that provide organization, support, and movement throughout the cell  
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show Smallest structural protein of the cytoskeleton; composed of actin  
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show Hollow cylinders of tubulin protein that are part of the cytoskeleton; able to lengthen and shorten  
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show Plasma membrane extensions containing cytoplasm and microtubules that move materials past the cell  
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show Whiplike locomotory extension of the plasma membrane; enables a sperm cell to move  
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Microvilli   show
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Desmosomes   show
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Chromatin   show
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show The most compact form of genetic material; a single long molecule of DNA and associated proteins; becomes visible only when the cell is dividing.  
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Gene   show
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Transcription   show
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Translation   show
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Intron   show
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show A portion of a DNA molecule that codes for a section of the future messenger RNA molecule; These Coding regioms in pre-messenger RNA are joined together to form mature messenger RNA  
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show Group of three nucleotide bases on a transfer RNA molecule; base pairs with a complementary codon on messenger RNA  
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Mitosis   show
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Meiosis   show
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show First phase of the cel cycle during which the cell carries out normal activities and prepares for cell division  
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Centromere   show
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show Division of the cytoplasm during cell division  
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show Programmed cell death  
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show Produces a two-dimensional image by passing visible light through a specimen stained with colored dyes  
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show Uses a beam of electrons to illuminate a specimen stained with heavy metal  
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Scanning electron microscope (SEM)   show
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Transmission electron microscope (TEM)   show
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show Fluid that surrounds the cell  
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Organelles   show
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Membrane-bound organelles   show
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show Organelles not enclosed within a membrane. Generally composed of protein. Ex: ribosomes, centrosome, proteasome, cytoskeleton  
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show Plasma membrane lipids with a polar head that is hydrophilic and tails that are nonpolar and hydrophobic  
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show 2 parallel sheets of molecules with tails that form the internal environment of the membrane and with hydrophilic polar heads positioned adjacent to the cytoplasm and the interstitial fluid  
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show Embedded within the phospholipid bilayer. Many are glycoproteins that have carbohydrates exposed to the interstitial fluid  
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show Not embedded within the lipid bilayer they are attached loosely to the external or internal surfaces of the membrane and are often anchored to the exposed parts of an integral protein  
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Transport proteins   show
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Cell surface receptors   show
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Identity markers   show
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Anchoring sites   show
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Cell-adhesion proteins   show
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Channel-mediated diffusion   show
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Carrier-mediated diffusion   show
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Semipermeable membrane   show
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show When a cell shrinks due to water moving out of a cell  
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show A special type of ion pump. Exchange pump.  
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Vesicular transport   show
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show If two substances are moved in the same direction  
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antiport   show
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Receptor-mediated endocytosis   show
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show Permit ion passage into or out of a cell in response to ligand bind. Required to initiate electrical changes to the RMP.  
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show Function as protein kinase enzymes and are activated to phosphorylation other enzymes within the cell  
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show Protein kinase enzymes that are activated indirectly through the G protein  
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Smooth ER   show
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show ER with ribosomes attached. Produces proteins that will be reduced from the cell, incorporated into the plasma membrane, and serve as digestive enzymes within lysosomes.  
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Transport vesicles   show
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show Composed of elongated, flattened, membranous sacs. Has a distinct polarity. Two poles are cis-face and trans-face  
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show An extensive array of membrane bound structures that includes the ER, Golgi apparatus, vesicles, lysosomes, and peroxisomes  
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show Oblong-shakes organelles that have a double membrane with the folds of the inner membrane called cristae. Engage in aerobic cellular respiration  
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Bound ribosomes   show
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Free ribosomes   show
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Centrosome   show
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show Large, barrel-shaped protein complexes that are major protein-digesting organelles.  
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show Junctions composed of both integral and peripheral membrane proteins which function to connect and support cells  
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Tight junction   show
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Hemidesmosomes   show
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Gap junction   show
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show A double membrane that enclosed the nucleus  
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show The fluid within the nucleus  
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Nuclear pores   show
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show Special nuclear proteins that are a part of the nucleosome  
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show A DNA double helix wrapped around histones  
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Ribonucleotide   show
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Somatic cells   show
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show Occurs when one cell divides, resulting in two identical cells  
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show The steps in the replication of a somatic cell  
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Daughter cells   show
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