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Cells and Tissues
Cells and Tissues
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2012

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Term
What are the four parts of the cell membrane? 
Definition

Phospholipid bilayer, cholesterol, carbohydrate chains, and transport proteins.

Term
What add strength to the cell membrane?
Definition

Cholesterol

Term
The organelle in the cytoplasm responsible for digestion?
Definition

Lysosomes.

Term

What does mitochondria do?

Definition
Power plant- produces ATP (Energy)
Term

What are centrioles important in?

Definition
Cell division
Term

Celia

Definition
 Fine hairlike on the end of the cell- they move substances along the surface of the cell (Don’t actually move the cell.)
Term
Osmosis-
Definition

movement of water (Know definition)

Term

Filtration

Definition
- movement of water and solutes through a membrane because of hyrdostalic pressure 
Term

Complementary base pairing?

Definition
adenine and thymine are base paired and cytosine and guanine are based paired. She will give us a sequence of words and we have to pair them C-G go together and the A-T go together
Term
 During what phase do the cells begin pinching together across the metaphase plate?
Definition
The Telaphase last page of the notes.
Term

During what phase to they line up on the center of the cell?

Definition
Metaphase
Term

DNA Replication during which phase of mitosis?

Definition
Interphase.
Term

During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and go to opposite sides of the cell?

Definition
Anaphase
Term

During which phase of mitosis to two nuclei appear and the chromosomes become less condensed?

Definition
 telephase
Term

Which process does not rely on ATP and active transport?

Definition
 Filtration
Term

Which term refers to an increase in cell size?

Definition
Hypertrophy
Term

Which of the following is not an example of passive transport?

Definition
Endocytosis
Term

If A has 96% and B is 91% in relation to A what is B?

Definition
 Medical term for less- hypotonic in relation from B to A, is hypertonic.
Term
Interphase
Definition

- The S or synthesis within the interphase is the point where DNA replication occurs.

Term

Does the golgi apparatus have a role in cell division?

Definition
No- its process an packaging
Term

Is diffusion an example of active transport?

Definition
No, its passive
Term

What goes with adenine?

Definition
Thymine
Term
What are the complementary pairs?
Definition

Adenin and Thymine C and G go together. Know these pairs.

Term

Do hypertrophy and hyperplasia mean the same thing?

Definition
No
Term

Is ion pump an example of active transport?

Definition
 Yes
Term

Whats the heaviest organ of the body?

Definition
Skin
Term

What force is responsible for the movement of movement of substances through a membrane in osmosis and diffusion?

Definition
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