Cytoskeleton
What is the function of the cytoskeleton?
Provide structural support for cells
To recognize/destroy "nonself cells" (cancer cells and bacteria)
What are cells connected by?
Fibrous nets
Diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, and more
What does the word transduction mean?
Carry across
Spindle fibers
What cell structure contains molecules for transport/later use?
vesicles
What do gap junctions do?
Join the cytoplasm of two cells
What disease could be caused by a reduction of functioning receptors for insulin?
Diabetes
What happens when two cell membranes connect?
It forms a larger mass of tissue
What macromolecules help organelles move through cells?
Molecules and organelles
What occurs in the lining of intestines and where its important?
Tight junctions
What could mitochondrial abnormalities cause?
Degenerative diseases
What cell can attack cancer and bacterial cells?
Immune system cells
What are the smallest cell fibers called?
Microfilaments
To transport oxygen in the bloodstream
Name one type of cell connection
Who are disorders with cell membrane receptors being studied by?
Biologists
What can control what moves through any section of the cell membrane?
What is the name of the extracellular material that surrounds the cell?
What is the "powerplant of the cell"
Mitochondria
What encircles the entire cell
Desmosome
What helps health professionals understand the nature and symptoms of these disorders?
Functions of organelles
What is an IMP
Integral membrane protein (the protein in the cell membrane)