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The building blocks of plants, and animals

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Cells

2
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A human cell has three main parts

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plasma membrane
cytoplasm
nucleus

3
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Separates two of the body fluid: intracellular fluid within cells and extracellular fluid outside cells

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Plasma membrane

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The three lipid layer that forms the basic “ fabric” of the membrane are

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Phospholipids, glycolipids, cholestorol, and lipid rafts

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Lipid Layer, that contains a polar head (hydrophillic), and nonpolar tail (hydrophobic). Parallel sheets, assemble close to one another. Important in determining local membrane structures and function. 70% of the cell membrane

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Phospholipids

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Lipid layer, with attached sugar groups “cell identity”, found on the outer plasma membrane surface. 5% of total cell membrane

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Glycolipids

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Lipid Layer , polar (hydroxl) and nonpolar (ring) , wedges between the phospholipid tail, stabilizes the membrane while decreasing mobility& fluidity of membrane 20% of cell membrane

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Cholestorol

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Make up about half of the plasma membrane by mass and are responsible for most of the specialized membrane functions

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Membrane Protein

9
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integral proteins main functions

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form channels
carriers (revolving door)
receptors (signal transduction)

10
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Peripheral protein are

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network of filaments, enzymes, motor proteins (change shape), and link cells together

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” sugar covering” enriched both by glycolipids and glycoproteins secreted by the cell, CELL RECOGNITION

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Glycocalyx

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homeostasis imbalance of the Glycocalyx can cause the cell to be

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Cancerous, allows cells to keep dividing, allow to keep ahead of immune system recognition and avoid destruction

13
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What are the three main cell junctions

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tight junctions, desmosomes, gap junctions

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An example of a tight junction would include

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skin, lining of the digestive tract, blood-brain barrier, testis barrier

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An example of desmosomes would include, and what does it prevent?

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skin & heart muscle, uterus. prevent separation

16
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An example of Gap junctions would include, and what does it do?

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neurons, cardiac & smooth muscle, communication (connexons)

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What are the two ways to move through the plasma membrane?

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Active Transport & Passive Transport

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Two main types of passive transport are

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Diffusion and Filtration

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Characteristics of simple diffusion

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unassisted diffusion of lipid molecules
diffuse directly
gases,lipid soluble, alcohol, fat soluble vitamins

20
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Characteristics of facilitated diffusion

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assisted diffusion of lipid molecules
carrier channels
glucose water soluble

21
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Define Osmosis

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Diffusion of water molecules

22
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Water Diffuses through

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Aquaporins

23
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What happens to the blood cell when put in a hypertonic solution?

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The cell shrinks (crenation)

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What happens to the blood cell when put in a hypotonic solution?

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The cell expands (hemolysis)

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What is a solution called when it has equal number of solutes and water molecules?

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Isotonic (ex. I.V)

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What is an active transport?

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a cell that uses energy to transport solutes across the membrane

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What are the 2 forms of active transport?

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primary and secondary transport

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Characteristics of primary active transport are

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energy comes directly from hydrolysis of ATP (sodium and potassium pump)

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Characteristics of secondary active transport are

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recycled energy from primary active transport
symport system same direction
antiport system opposite direction

30
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Fluids containing large particle macromolecules are transported by

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Vesicular transport

31
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Endocytosis is

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moving substances into the cell

32
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what are the 3 types of endocytosis

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phagocytosis
pinocytosis
receptor mediated endocytosis

33
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what is exocytosis, and what does it account for?

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move substances out of the cell

it accounts for hormone secretion, neurotransmitter release, mucous secretion, ejection of waste

34
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Apoptosis is

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Process of control cellular suicide

35
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Eliminate cells that are

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stressed
no longer needed
injured
aged

36
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Hyperplasia is

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accelerated growth of cells and tissues (ex. Anemic)

37
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Atrophy is

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Decrease in size of an organ or body tissues (muscular dystrophy)