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Neuron size
up to 2 meters long
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Human cell size
10-15 mincrometers in diameter
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Egg cells size
100 micrometers
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Nerve cell size
1 meter long
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Limitation on cell size
cell growth increases volume more than surface area
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Plasma membrane
made of proteins and lipids, surrounds cell
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Cytoplasm inside?
organelles, cytoskeleton, cytosol ICF, ECF
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Membrane lipids
98% of molecules in plama membrane are lipids
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Phospholipids
75% of membrane lipids are phospholipids
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Cholesterol
20% of the membrane lipids, stiffen membrane
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Glycolipids
5% of the membrane lipids, contributes to glycocalyx
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Membrane proteins
2% of the molecules in plasma membrane, 50% of its weight
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Peripheral proteins
adhere to on face of the membrane, help anchor the membrane
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Functions of membrane proteins include
receptors, second messenger systes, enzymes, ion channels, carriers, cell identity markers, cell adhesion molecules
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Receptors
surface proteins on plasma membrane of target cell
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Channelopathies
family of diseases that result from defects in channel proteins
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Transmembrane proteins bind to
glucose, electrolytes, and other solutes
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If down a concentration gradient
it is carrier, no ATP required
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Up a concentration gradient
is called a pump, ATP is consumed
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Glycoproteins
are the identity markers for our immune system
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First messenger
the chemical that binds to a receptor is the first messenger, 1st messenger activates G-protein which relays signal to surface enzyme Adenylate Cyclase which converts ATP to cAMP
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Second messenger
cAMP activates kinase in the cytosol, kinases add phosphate group to other cellular enzymes and turns on internal cell (activates/deactivates)
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Modern drugs
up to 60% of modern drugs work by altering activity of G protein
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Glycocalyx
unique fuzzy coat external to the plasma membrane
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Microvilli
brush border, actin protein
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Motile cilia size
7-10 micrometers long
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Axoneme
core of cilia that is the structural basis for ciliary movement
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9+2 structure of microtubules
nine triplets of microtubules form basal body inside the cell membrane, dynein arms crawl up adjacent microtubules bending the cilia
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Types of Passive transport
filtration, diffusion, osmosis
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Active transport (consumes ATP)
active, vesicular, carrier mediated
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Filtration
process in which particles are driven through a selectively permeable membrane by hydrostatic pressure, from high to low pressure
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Simple diffusion
the net movement of particles from high to low concentration
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Simple diffusion rates
increase- temp, concentration, membrane surface area, membrane permeability...decrease-molecular weight
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Osmosis
flow of water from one side of a selectively permeable membrane to the other
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Aquaporins
channel proteins in plasma membrane specialized for passage of water
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Osmolality
number of osmoles of solute per kilogram of water
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Osmolarity
number of osmoles of solutes per liter of solutions
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One osmole
1 mole of dissolved particles
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Tonicity
ability of a solution to affect fluid volume and pressure in a cell
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As the solute concentration rises, the rate of transport rises, but only to a point?
transport maximum
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Types of carrier mediated transport
facilitated diffusion and active transport
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Uniport
carries only one solute at a time
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Symport
carries two or more solutes simultaneously in same direction (cotransport)
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Antiport
carries two or more solutes in opposite directions (countertransport)
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Facilitated diffusion
carrier mediated transport of solute through a membrane down its concentration gradient (does not consume ATP)
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Active transport
carrier mediated transport of solute through a membrane up (against) its concentration gradient, ATP is consumed
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Secondary active transport
steep concentration gradient maintained between one side of the membrane and the other (like water behind a dam) does not directly consume ATP
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Vesicular transport
processes that move large particles, fluid droplets, or numerous molecules at once through the membrane in vesicles
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Endocytosis
vesicular processes that bring material into the cell
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Phagocytosis
"cell eating" engulfing large particles (pseudopods, phagosomes, macrophages)
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Pinocytosis
"cell drinking" taking in droplets of ECF containing molecules useful in the cell
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Exocytosis
discharging material from the cell
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Clathrin coated vesicle
uptake of LDL from bloodstream
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Cytoskeleton
collection of filaments and cylinders, composed of- microfilaments 6nm forms terminal web, intermediate fibers 8-10 nm support, microtubules 25nm tubulin
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Microtubules
a microtubules is a cylinder of 13 parallel strands called protofilaments
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Membranous organelles
nucleus, mitochondria, lysosome, peroxisomes, ER, and golgi
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Nonmembranous organelles
ribosomes, centrosomes, centrioles, basal bodies
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Smooth ER
detoxify alcohol and other drugs, synthesizes steroids and other lipids
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Lysosomes
package of enzymes bound by a single unit membrane
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Autophagy
digest and dispose of worn out mitochondria and other organelles
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Autolysis
"cell suicide" some cells are destroyed after completing their jobs
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Peroxisomes
produced by smooth ER
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Centriole
a short cylindrical assembly of microtubules arranged in nine groups of three microtubules each
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Kinds of inclusions
stored cellular products, foreign bodies, not essential for cell survival
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Stored cellular products
glycogen, pigments, and fat droplets
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Foreign bodies
viruses, intracellular bacteria, dust particles
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Enucleate cells
no nucleus (mature RBC)
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Multinucleate cells
2-50 nuclei (skeletal muscle)
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Nuclear envelope
surrounds nucleus, has two unit membrane
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Nuclear pores
perforate nuclear envelope
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Nucleoplasm
material within nucleus
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Chromatin
DNA and associated proteins, looks like granular thread
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Nucleoli
Dark staining, produce ribosome subunits
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Nuclear pore function
formed ring shaped complex of proteins, regulates traffics through envelope, holds envelope together
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Nucleosomes
cluster of eight proteins histones, serve a spools to protect and organize DNA
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Supercoils of DNA
preparation for cell division
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Neucleotides consist of
sugar- ribose or deoxyribose, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base
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Purines
doubles carbon nitrogen ring, Adenine, Guanine
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Pyrimidines
single carbon nitrogen ring, Thymine, Uracil, and Cytosine
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DNA
serves as code for protein synthesis, cell replication, and reproduction
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Gene
sequence of DNA nucleotides that codes for one polypeptide
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Genome
all the genes of one person
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Meiosis
cell reproduction
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Genetic code
4 nucleotides code for 20 amino acids
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Base triplet
sequence of 3 DNA nucleotides that codes for one amino acid
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Start codon
AUG, Methionine
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Posttranscriptional modification
enzymes remove introns and splice exons together
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Polyribosome
cluster of 10-20 ribosomes reading mRNA at once
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DNA and Peptide Formation Steps
1.DNA Double Helix, 2.DNA Coding Strand, 3.Codons of mRNA, 4.Anticodons of tRNA, 5.Amino Acids, 6.Peptide
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Chaperones
assist in proper folding of new proteins, may escort protein to destination in cell, are also stress and heat shock proteins
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Posttranslational modification signal peptide
amino acid sequence that causes polyribosome to migrate to RER and enters cisterna
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Posttranslational modification in RER Cisterna
signal peptide removed, may remove amino acids, fold protein, form disulfide bridges or add CHO gorups
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Golgi vesicles
some golgi vesicles become lysosomes and stay in cell or some become secretory vesicles
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DNA Replication
DNA unwinds from histones, DNA helicase opens short segments, replication by DNA polymerase
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Semiconservative replication
each new DNA has one new Helix and the other Helix conserved form the parent DNA
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Error rates in bacteria
3 errors per 100,000 bases copied
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Error rates in human cells
1 error per 1 billion basses copied
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Mutations
changes in DNA structure due to replication errors or environmental factors
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Effects of mutations
nothing, kill cell, turn cell cancerous, cause genetic defects
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Interphase is divided into
G1, S, G2
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G1 phase
normal cellular function
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S phase
synthesis phase, DNA replication
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G2 phase
second gap phase, preparation for mitosis, replicates centrioles,
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M phase
mitotic phase, nuclear and cytoplasmic division
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G0
cells that have left the cycle
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Functions of Mitosis
embryonic development, tissue growth replacement of old and dead cells
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Mitosis Prohase
chromatin supercoils into chromosomes, nuclear envelope disintegrates, centrioles sprout microtubules into mitotic spindle move to poles, nucleoli disintegrates, spindle apparatus is completed
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Mitosis Metaphase
chromosomes line up on equator, spindle fibers attach to centromere, asters anchor centrioles to plasma membrane
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Mitosis Anaphase
centromeres divide, spindle fibers pull sister chromatids to opposite poles
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Mitosis Telophase
chromatin uncoils, nuclear envelope and nucleoli forms, mitotic spindle breaks down
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Cytokinesis
division of cytoplasm (cleavage furrow)
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Cells divide when
cells large enough, DNA replicated, adequate supply of nutrients, growth factor stimulation, open space in tissue
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Cells stop dividing when
loss of growth factor or nutrients, contact inhibition
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Tumors
abnormal growth when cells multiply faster than they die
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Oncology
the study of tumors
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Benign and Malignant
benign are encapsulated, malignant are unencapsulated
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Defenses against mutagens
scavenger cells (remove them), peroxisomes (neutralize), nuclear enzymes (repair DNA), tumor necrosis factor (TNF destory)
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Oncogene facts
mutated from proto-oncogenes, six oncogenes cause excessive production of growth factors, ras oncogene codes for abnormal growth factor receptors
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Karyotype
chart of chromosomes at metaphase by size, structure
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Homologous chromosomes
autosomes (22 pairs), sex chromosome ( x and y)
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Germ cells
(gametes) sperm and egg cells, haploid
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Somatic cells
all other cells beside reproductive cells, diploid
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Alleles
two homologous chromosomes have same gene at same locus, may be different forms of gene
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Dominant allele
produces normal, functional protein
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Recessive allele
when both alleles are recessive produce abnormal protein or none at all
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Gene pool
collective genetic makeup of whole population
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Multiple alleles
more than 2 alleles for a trait
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Incomplete dominance
phenotype intermediate between traits for each allele (pink flower)
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Polygenic inheritance
2 or more genes combine their effects to produce single phenotype trait like skin color
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Pleiotropy
single gene causes multiple phenotype traits, such as sickle cell disease, anemia, enlarged spleen, etc.
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Penetrance
percentage of population to express predicted phenotype
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