Found where?
Types of Cells
Cell Name
Cell functions
Cellular
Stem Cells become...
100

Cardiac myocytes

heart

100

DAILY DOUBLE: Cell that is responsible for determining the gender of a fetus

Spermatocyte

100

Fat cell

lipocyte

100

Powerhouse of the cell

mitochondria

100

DAILY DOUBLE: Type of muscle cells that are attached to bone

skeletal

100

Stem cell that turns into a cell that is found in the heaviest organ in the body

hepatocyte

200

Intestines, stomach, esophagus, liver belong to what system

digestive
200

Cell that is responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body

erythrocyte

200

brain cell

Neuron

200

Brain and center of the cell

nucleus

200

Type of muscle cell found lining the organ walls

smooth

200

Stem cell that turns into a connective tissue used to clot 

thrombocyte

300

Where are hepatocytes found?

liver

300

DAILY DOUBLE: Cell that is responsible for fighting infections

Leukocyte

300

Bone cell

osteocyte
300
gel-like substance that helps to keep internal cellular organs in place

cytoplasm

300

DAILY DOUBLE: Cells found on the outer layer of skin to protect the body

keratinocytes

300

Stem cell that turns into a cell that is part of tissue that allows for gas exchange in the lungs

pneumocyte

400

Brain and spinal cord are part of what system

nervous

400

Cell that is responsible for clotting blood

thrombocyte

400

Cartilage cell

chondrocyte
400

Outside of cell that controls what enters and exits cells

Cell membrane

400

Produce the melanin that gives our body color

melanocytes

400

Stem cell that turs into a cell that is part of an organ that houses extra blood

splenocyte

500

DAILY DOUBLE: Kidneys, ureters and urethra are part of what system

urinary

500

What is created when exposed to pathogens that remind the body they are invaders with the next encounter

antibodies

500

egg cell

oocyte

500

Break down waste and recycle

Lysosomes

500

Protein that is rich in iron and binds O2/CO2 to the RBC

hemaglobin

500

Cell found in the pancreas producing insulin

Islet Cell-or-Beta Cell

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