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| What’s cell membrane composed of? |
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| Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins |
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| What limits the permeability of the cell? |
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| What crosses the membrane to regulate molecular and ionic flow through the cell? |
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| What’s the fluid mosaic model? |
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| Arrangement theory for the cell membrane (i.e. lipid bi-layer) |
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| What are the main functions of the cell membrane? |
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| Permeability, communication, receptors, compartmentalization of the cell |
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| What does chromatin contain? |
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| Where does RNA synthesis occur? |
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| What does RNA synthesis produce? |
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| What are some functions of the nucleus |
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| Stores genetic material, mitosis, regulation of cellular metabolism |
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| Why don’t red blood cells divide? |
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| What occurs in the ribosomes |
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| Site of protein synthesis |
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| Which cells are likely to have more ribosomes, less ribosomes? |
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| A lot – endocrine and digestive vs. a little – skin, muscle cells |
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| Simple Squamous Epithelium |
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| single layer; alveoli and blood vessels; diffusion and filtration |
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| Simple Cuboidal Epithelium |
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| one layer of cuboidal; salivary glands, endocrine and thyroid; production of hormones |
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| simple columnar epithelium |
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| one layer of columnar; digestive tract, stomach and intestines; make digestive enzymes |
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| Stratified squamous epitelium |
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| many layers of flat cells; skin, anus, vagina, oral cavity; protection from friction |
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| stratified cuboidal epithelium |
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| many cuboidal; glands, sweat glands; protection |
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| stratified columnar epithelium |
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| pseudostrafied ciliated columnar |
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| one layer, looks like many; respiratory tract |
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| strechy; bladder and uterous |
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| Stratum germinativum epithelium |
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| deepest layer; single layer of cell; undergo mitosis and gradually move to surface |
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| Stratum spinosum epithelium |
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| several layers ofsquamous-like cells |
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| stratum granulosum epithelium |
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| dark granules; keratin abundant; cells begin to die |
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| "clear layer"; cells appear empty; only in thick skin |
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| stratum corneum epithelium |
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| most superficial layer of epithelium |
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| produces unaxial movement around a central axis; atlas and axis, proximal radioulnar joint |
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| Condyloid joint (ellipsoidal) |
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Definition
| biaxial movement, flextion/extension and abduction/adduction; knuckles and radiocarpal joint |
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| side to side movement, slides back and forth; intercarpal (wrist), intertarsal (feet), vertebraic and ribs |
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| unaxial movement and flextion/extension; elbow, knee and interphalangeal |
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| wide range of motion; carpometacarpal and the joint of thumb |
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| multiaxial movement and greatest range of motion; shoulder and hip |
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