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Unit One Test
Ms. Conlon
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Physiology
12th Grade
09/13/2011

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Levels of Body Organization
Definition
Chemical Level (atoms and molecules), Cellular Level, Tissue Level, Organ Level, Organ System Level, Organismal Level
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Plasma Membrane
Definition
Boundary of the cell, lets things in and out
proteins and carbohydrates located here perform various functions
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Definition
carry proteins to various locations
Rough ER houses ribosomes
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Ribosomes
Definition
Site of protein synthesis
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Mitochondria
Definition
Produce ATP (energy molecules)
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Lysosomes
Definition
small "bags" filled with digestive enzymes
cell clean up crew, security guards, and muderers?
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Nucleus
Definition
houses DNA, all genetic information
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Cilia
Definition
short hair-like extensions on cell surfaces capable of movement
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Flagella
Definition
single, larger, whip-like extension used for cell propulsion
sperm cell tail is the only human example
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a cell that functions to create lots of energy will have a lot of _______ in it
Definition
mitochondria
Term
a cell htat functions to move material across its surface will have a lot of _____
Definition
cilia
Term
a cell that functions ot degrade or dissolve other cells will have a lot of ______ in it
Definition
lysosomes
Term
connective tissue
Definition
most abundant and widely distributed type of tissue
functions to support, protect, & bind together
most have rich supply of blood vessels
composed of many different types of cells
great deal of fiber in between cells
Term
Pseudostratified Epithelium
Definition
trachea
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Transitional Epithelium
Definition
Bladder and Ureters
Term
Stratified Squamous
Definition
outer skin
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simple cuboidal
Definition
kidney tubules
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simple columnar
Definition
lines of digestive tract
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simple squamous
Definition
lungs
Term
areolar connective tissue
Definition
under epithelium, packages organs
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adipose tissue
Definition
under skin, around kidneys and eyeball, within abdomen and breasts
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Fibrous Connective Tissue
Definition
tendons and ligaments
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bone
Definition
bones!
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cartilage
Definition
covers ends of joints, nose, ears, trachea, interbertebral discs
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blood
Definition
within blood vessels
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hemopoietic tissue
Definition
red marrow cavities of bones, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes
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