Cell Parts and Functions
Parts of human cells and their functions. (Taken from lab manual)
13 Cards in this Set
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Plasma membrane
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Membrane made of lipids and proteins that regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cytoplasm
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Cytoplasm
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Gelatinous mixture that holds organelles
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Nucleus
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Stores and protects DNA
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Centriole
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Involved with nuclear division- origin of mitotic spindle
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Chromatin
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Package and arrange DNA (controls its functions)
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
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Manufactures steroids, lipids, and all membranes of cell. Also detoxifies alcohol and drugs
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
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Site for protein and lipid synthesis (ribosome studded)
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Ribosomes
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Assembles amino acids (production of proteins)
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Golgi complex (apparatus)
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Shipping and receiving- proteins
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Mitochondria
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Powerhouse of cell, acts like the digestive system, helps with cellular respiration
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Vesicles
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Transports materials across the cytoplasm
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Lysosomes
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Breaks down wastes
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Microvilli
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Absorption and secretion
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