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CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
PLASMA MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
CELL ORGANELLES
HOMEOSTASIS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
100
The smallest unit of living matter; building block of life
What is a cell?
100
Separates the inside from the outside of the cell
What is the plasma membrane
100
The nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane
What are the 3 structures of the basic cell.
100
Prefix meaning 'Same'
What is homeo
100
Towards the head/upper body
What is superior
200
The study of cells
What is cytology
200
Hydrophilic phosphate head and hydophobic fatty acid tail.
What is a phospholipid
200
Sugar coating on the cell; involved in cell recognition
What is the glycocalyx
200
Organism's internal environment becomes less stable
What is homeostatic imbalance
200
Toward the back/behind the body
What is posterior
300
A lipid with one or more covalently bonded sugar
What is a glycolipid
300
A phospholipid bilayer with imbedded mobile proteins
What is the fluid mosiac model
300
Digests nutrients, bacteria, worn cell parts
What is a lysosome
300
Daily Double
A process in which the bodies response enhances the original stimulus.
300
Toward the midline of the body
What is medial
400
Inserted into the cell membrane; act as a transport mechanism
What are integral proteins
400
Movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until equilibrium is achieved
What is diffusion
400
Contains cristae to increase the membrane surface area
What is a mitochondria
400
The 3 components of a homeostatic control system.
What is a receptor, control center, and effector.
400
Toward or at the body surface
What is superficial
500
Daily Double
Name the 4 parts of the cell theory.
500
Total concentration of all solutes in a solution
What is osmolarity
500
Area of the cell where ribosomal sub-units are manufactured
What is the nucleolus
500
Homeostasis is considered a ____________________ state of equilibrium.
What is dynamic
500
Section separating body and head into left and right.
What is the sagittal plane