Cell Anatomy & Basics
A colorless, jellylike substance containing nutrients, similar to the clear gel of a raw egg.
What is protoplasm?
Tissue that supports, protects, and binds together other tissues like bone, cartilage, and fat.
Answer: What is connective tissue?
A collection of tissues that have an identifiable structure and perform specific functions.
Answer: What are organs?
The largest organ of the body, serving as the first line of defense against infection.
Answer: What is the integumentary system?
The dense, active protoplasm in the center of the cell that plays an important part in reproduction.
Answer: What is the nucleus?
Protective lining on body cavities, surfaces of organs, and glands.
Answer: What is epithelial tissue?
Groups of organs acting together for one or more functions.
Answer: What are body systems?
System responsible for breaking down food into smaller particles to absorb nutrients.
Answer: What is the digestive system
Organelles that break down nutrients to create energy (ATP) for the cell.
Answer: What are mitochondria?
Tissue that contracts and moves various parts of the body.
Answer: What is muscle tissue?
The organ considered the largest accessory organ to the excretory system.
Answer: What is the skin?
System that protects the body from disease by developing resistances and destroying toxins.
Answer: What is the immune/lymphatic system?
Cell reproduction is the process by which cells divide into two identical daughter cells.
Answer: What is mitosis?
Tissue that carries messages through the central nervous system to coordinate all bodily functions.
Answer: What is nerve tissue?
Specialized glands located at the top of the kidneys that assist in metabolism and stress response.
Answer: What are the adrenal glands?
System affecting growth, development, and normal regulatory processes via specialized glands.
Answer: What is the endocrine system?
The fluid within the nucleus contains proteins and DNA.
Answer: What is nucleoplasm?
Specialized fat tissue that stores energy and gives smoothness and contour to the body.
Answer: What is adipose tissue?
The organ that secretes enzyme-producing cells responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Answer: What is the pancreas?
system that enables breathing, supplies the body with oxygen, and eliminates carbon dioxide.
Answer: What is the respiratory system?
The chemical process that occurs in living organisms to convert nutrients into energy and eliminate waste.
Answer: What is metabolism?
Fibrous tissues that separate muscles.
Answer: What is fascia?
The primary organs responsible for eliminating urine and filtering waste matter.
Answer: What are the kidneys?
System that controls the steady delivery of blood through the body.
Answer: What is the circulatory system?
The part of the cell that encloses protoplasm, protects it, and is selectively permeable.
Answer: What is the cell membrane?
The special cells that make up nerve tissue, the brain, and the spinal cord.
Answer: What are neurons?
The master gland of the endocrine system is located in the brain.
Answer: What is the pituitary gland?
System responsible for producing children and passing on genetics.
Answer: What is the reproductive system