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Test 2
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Anatomy
11th Grade
01/20/2016

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In 1665, who observed units of dead cork of plant and called these units cells?
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Hooke
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Who observed the first living cell (his own sperm cell)?
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Leeuwenhoek
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About how many cells that are the body's building blocks do humans have?
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75 trillion
Term
What is another term for sex cells?
Definition
germ cells
Term
What are two of the sex cells?
Definition
sperm and oocyte
Term
What are all the cells in the body except for sex cells called?
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somatic cells
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What is the cell surrounded by?
Definition
extracellular tissue fluid called interstitial fluid
Term
What is selectively permeable?
Definition
the cell membrane
Term
What does it mean to allow only certain things in and out?
Definition
selectively permeable
Term
What is a colloid with a consistency like almost gelled jello?
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cytoplasm
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What has a lot of potassium (K+) ions?
Definition
cytosol
Term
What has a lot of sodium ions (Na+)?
Definition
extracellular fluid
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What forms spindle apparatus that helps move DNA strands?
Definition
two centrioles in animal cells that can divide
Term
What five body components don't have centrioles so they cannot divide?
Definition
mature red blood cells, skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, and typical neurons
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numerous extensions from cell's surface that grow from and are anchored to a basal body (function to move materials)
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cilia
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use info provided by DNA to carry out protein synthesis (free & fixed)
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ribosomes
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What is the transport system of the cell that can also store substances, transport, and synthesize?
Definition
endoplasmic reticulum
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What are the flattened sheets of the ER called?
Definition
cisternae
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