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08/15/2011

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CELL MEMBRANE
Definition
SURROUNDS AND PROTECTS THE CELL BUT ALSO REGULATES WHAT PASSES INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL
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NUCLEUS
Definition
CONTROLS THE OPERATION OF THE CELL. IT DIRECTS CELL DIVISION AND DETERMINS THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL
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CHROMOSOMES
Definition
ARE ROD-LIKE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE NUCLEUS. THERE ARE 23 UNPAAIRED CHROMOSOMES. AFTER AN EGG AND A SPERM CELL UNITE, EACH CELL OF THE EMBRYO THEN HAS 46 CHROMOSOMES (23 PAIRS)
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GENES
Definition
THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND GENES AS PART OF THE CHROMOSOMES
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DNA
Definition
REGULATES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CELL ACCORDING TO ITS SEQUENCE ON EACH CHROMOSOME
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KARYOTYPE
Definition
DETERMINES WHETHER CHROMOSOMES ARE NORMAL. (DOWN SYNDROME - THERE ARE 47 CHROMOSOMES INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 46)
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CYTOPLASM
Definition
(CYT/O= CELL, -PLASM= FORMATION) INCLUDES ALL OF THE MATERIAL OUTSIDE THE NUCLEUS AND ENCLOSED BY THE CELL MEMBRANE
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MITOCHONDRIA
Definition
ARE SMALL SAUSAGE-SHAPED BODIES THAT ACT LIKE MINIATURE POWER PLANTS TO PRODUCE ENERGY BY BURNING FUEL (FOOD) IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN
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CATABOLISM
Definition
(CATA = DOWN, BOL= TO CAST, ISM= PROCESS) COMPLEX FOOD (SUGAR, FAT) ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SIMPLER AND ENERGY IS RELEASED
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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Definition
ARE A CELLULAR TUNNEL SYSTEM THAT MANUFACTURES PROTIENS FOR THE USE IN THE CELL
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ANABOLISM
Definition
(ANA= UP, BOL = TO CAST, -,ISM = PROCESS) PROCESS OF BUILDING UP COMPLEX MATERIALS, SUCH AS PROTEINS, FROM SIMPLER PARTS.
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MATABOLISM
Definition
(META = CHANGE, BOL = TO CAST, -ISM = PROCESS) IS THE TOTAL PROCESSES OCCURING IN A CELL.
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CELLS?
Definition
MUSCLE, NERVE, EPITHELIAL, FAT
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HISTOLOGIST
Definition
IS A SCIENTEST WHO SPEICALIZES IN THE STUDY OF TISSUES
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NAME 8 OF THE BODY SYSTEMS
Definition
DIGESTIVE, URINARY/EXCRETORY, RESPIRATORY, REPRODUCTIVE, ENDOCRINE, NERVOUS, CIRCULATORY, MUSCULOSKELTAL, SKIN/SENSE ORGANS
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DNA
Definition
CHEMICAL FOUND WITHIN EACH CHROMOSOME. ARRANGED LIKE A SEQUENCE OF RECIPES IN CODE, IT DIRECTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CELL.
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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Definition
STRUCTURE (CANALS) WITHIN THE CYTOPLASM.
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GENES
Definition
REGIONS OF DNA WITHIN EACH CHROMOSOME
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KARYOTYPE
Definition
PICTURE OF CHROMOSOMES IN THE NUCLEUS OF A CELL
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ADOMINAL CAVITY
Definition
SPACE BELOW THE CHEST CONTAINING OREGANS SUCH AS - LIVER, STOMACH, GALLBLADDER & INTESTINES
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CRANIAL CAVITY
Definition
SPACE IN TEH HEAD CONTAINING THE BRAIN & SURROUNDED BY THE SKULL 9 (CRANIAL - PERTAINING TO SKULL)
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DIAPHRAGM
Definition
MUSCLE SEPARATING THE ABDOMINAL & THORACIC CAVITIES. THE DIAPHRAGM MOVES UP AND DOWN & AIDS IN BREATING
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DORSAL (POSTERIOR)
Definition
PERTAINING TO BACK
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MEDIASTINUM
Definition
CENTRALLY LOCATED SPACE BETWEEN THE LUNGS
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PELVIC CAVITY
Definition
PELVIC MEANS PERTAINING TO PELVIS, COMPOSED ON THE HIP BONES SURROUND THE PELVIC CAVITY. IT CAN CONTAIN PORTIONS OF INTESTINES, RECTUM, URINARY BLADDER AND REPRODUCTIVE ORANS.
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PERITONEUM
Definition
DOUBLE-LAYERED MEMBRANE SURROUND THE ABDOMINAL ORGANS
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