Begins with M
the “powerhouse of the cell”; the part of the cell that makes energy
What is mitochondria?
a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs
What is nerve?
a group of tissues similar in structure and function
What is organ?
a natural or artificial process that results or tends to result in the survival and propagation of some individuals or organisms but not of others with the result that the inherited traits of the survivors are perpetuated
What is selection?
a mass of tissue made up of abnormal cells
What is tumor?
a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus; typical in ordinary tissue growth
What is mitosis?
contains particles that respond to a stimulus and cause a reaction in the body
What is nerve tissue?
a structure found within a cell that has a specific function
What is an organelle?
single layer of cells, with every cell in direct contact with the basement membrane that separates it from the underlying connective tissue
What is simple epithelial tissue?
an aggregate of cells, usually of a particular kind, together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal
What is tissue?
allows movement of body parts
What is muscular tissue?
a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain
What are nucleic acids?
a long-chain starch made up of simple sugars
What are polysaccharides?
a cell that divides in mitosis; helps in the growth and repair of the body
What are somatic cells?
a nucleic acid present in all living cells; principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins
What is ribonucleic acid (RNA)?
a muscle cell
What is myofiber?
a message sent to a nerve
What is nerve impulse?
similar to fat, with less fatty acids in its makeup
What are phospholipids?
flat
What is squamous?
consists of multiple layers of cells with varying shapes
What is transitional epithelium?
a thick protein filament fiber found in muscle tissue
What is myosin?
a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase
What is the nucleolus?
a large molecule that works with 22 different amino acids that may join with sugars, starches, and lipids to form the strong structure of a cell
What are proteins?
several cell layers composed of multiple cells and many layers of thickness
What is stratified epithelial tissue?
a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)?