PHYSIOLOGY (MD1) - CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND HOMEOSTASIS

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THIS IS THE FATHER OF MODERN PHYSIOLOGY. HE PROPOSED THAT FOR AN ORGANISM TO SURVIVE IN A CHANGING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, THE CONDITIONS WITHIN ITS INTERNAL FLUID COMPARTMENTS MUST REMAIN STABLE

CLAUDE BERNARD

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MAINTENANCE OF A NEARLY CONSISTENT INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

HOMEOSTASIS

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THE EFFECTS ARE NEGATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE INITIATING STIMULUS

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

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THE RESPONSE IS OPPOSITE TO THE STIMULUS

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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THIS ALLOWS MAINTENANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS SINCE IT KEEPS THE CONDITION CONSTANT

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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THIS INTENSIFY THE INITIAL STIMULUS LEADING TO ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESPONSE

POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM IS AKA

VICIOUS CYCLE

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THEY MAY HAVE A DESTABILIZING EFFECT AND CAN BE HARMFUL

POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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MORE COMPLEX TYPE OF CONTROL SYSTEM; ADAPTIVE CONTROL

FEED FORWARD MECHANISM

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A DELAYED TYPE OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

FEED FORWARD MECHANISM

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MECHANISM THAT HAS A SENSOR THAT CAN ANTICIPATE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND PROMPT THE SYSTEM TO ACT BEFORE ALTERATIONS BEGIN TO AFFECT IT

FEED FORWARD MECHANISM

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THIS IS THE BASIC STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF EVERY LIVING ORGANISM

CELL

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COMMAND CENTER

NUCLEUS

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WHERE THE ORGANELLES ARE SERVE AS MEDIUM DIFFERENT CHEMICAL REACTION

CYTOPLASM

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THE DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES THAT MAKE UP THE CELL WHICH COMPOSED MAINLY OF FIVE BASIC SUBSTANCES

PROTOPLASM

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CELL COMPOSITION. HOW MANY PERCENT IS THE WATER?

70-85%

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PRINCIPAL FLUID MEDIUM OF THE CELL

WATER

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WHERE CHEMICAL REACTIONS TAKES PLACE

WATER

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CELL COMPOSITION. HOW MANY PERCENT IS THE PROTEINS?

10-20%

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THIS FORMS THE CYTOSKELETON OF THE CELLULAR ORGANELLES

STRUCTURAL PROTEINS

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ACT AS ENZYMES TO CONTROL METABOLIC FUNCTIONS

FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS

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CELL COMPOSITION. HOW MANY PERCENT IS THE LIPIDS?

2% OF CELL MASS

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THIS FORMS THE CELL MEMBRANE AND INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE BARRIERS THAT SEPARATE THE CELL COMPONENTS

LIPIDS

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___ THAT ARE STORED IN THE CELLS ARE THE MAIN STOREHOUSE OF ENERGY GIVING NUTRIENTS

FATS

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THIS IS A GOOD ENERGY SOURCE

LIPIDS

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CELL COMPOSITION. HOW MANY PERCENT IS THE CARBOHYDRATES?

1% OF CELL MASS

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THIS HAS A MAJOR ROLE IN NUTRITION OF THE CELL

CARBOHYDRATES

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LITTLE STRUCTURAL FUNCTION AS PART OF GLYCOPROTEINS

CARBOHYDRATES

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THIS PROVIDES INORGANIC CHEMICALS FOR CELLULAR REACTION

IONS

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AQUEOUS SOLUTION THAT CONTAINS ORGANIC MOLECULES, ORGANELLES AND INCLUSIONS

CYTOPLASM

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THIS IS WHERE ORGANELLES ARE SUSPENDED

CYTOPLASM

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THE REGION INSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE WHICH CONTAINS FLUID CALLED _____ THAT BATHES METABOLICALLY ACTIVE STRUCTURES

CYTOSOL

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A NETWORK OF TUBULAR AND FLAT VESICULAR STRUCTURES IN THE CYTOPLASM

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE NUCLEAR MEMBRANE

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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THIS IS KNOWN AS THE HIGHWAY OF THE CELL IN WHICH THIS ORGANELLES FACILITATES DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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TYPE OF ER THAT HAS THE PRESENCE OF RIBOSOMES

ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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THESE ARE ATTACHED TO THE CYTOPLASMIC SIDE OF THE MEMBRANE OF RER

RIBOSOMES

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THIS IS THE SITE OF THE TRANSLATION OF MRNA (INTO PROTEINS) AND POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION OF PROTEINS (INTO MATURE PROTEINS) TO BE SECRETED FROM THE CELLS

ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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FLATTENED MEMBRANOU SAC

ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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A TYPE OF ER THAT HAS NO ATTACHED RIBOSOMES

SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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THIS FUNCTIONS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF LIPIDS AND STEROID (ADRENAL CORTEX, THALAMIC CELLS OF THE TESTIS, AND THE OVARIES)

SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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THIS IS THE SITE OF DETOXIFICATION PROCESS IN OTHER CELLS (ESPECIALLY IN LIVER)

SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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A MODIFIER ER, THE ____ PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE SKELETAL AND CARDIAC MUSCLE BY SEQUESTERING CALCIUM IONS AND ALLOWS THEIR RELEASE AS SIGNALING MOLECULES IN THE CYTOSOL

SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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COMPLEX STRUCTURE CONTAINING MIXTURE OF PROTEINS AND RNA

RIBOSOMES

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THIS SITES PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

RIBOSOMES

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THESE ARE EITHER FOUND ATTACHED TO THE ER OR FLOATING FREE IN THE CYTOSOL

RIBOSOMES

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THIS IS A STACK OF FLATTENED MEMBRANE SAC

GOLGI APPARATUS

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THIS PROVIDES PROCESSING AND FORM SECRETORY VESICLES CONTAINING PROTEINS TO BE SECRETED THROUGH THE CELL MEMBRANE

GOLGI APPARATUS

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THIS IS WHERE THE PACKAGING OF THE CELL HAPPENS

GOLGI APPARATUS

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SITE OF GOLGI APPARATUS THAT IS NEAR TO THE NUCLEUS

CIS

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SITE OF GOLGI APPARATUS THAT IS NEAR THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

TRANS

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THE FUNCTION OF THIS IS FOR MODIFICATION, SORTING AND PACKAGING OF PROTEINS AND LIPIDS FOR DELIVERY TO THE OTHER ORGANELLES WITHIN THE CELLS OR SECRETION OUT OF THE CELL

GOLGI APPARATUS

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POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

MITOCHONDRIA

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SITE WHERE ATP IS GENERATED THROUGH OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

MITOCHONDRIA

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THIS IS BOUNDED BY A TWO-LIPID BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONTAINS DNA CONTROLLING REPLICATION

MITOCHONDRIA

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THE INNER MEMBRANE OF MITOCHONDRIA IS FOLDED INTO NUMEROUS ___

CRISTAE

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VESICULAR ORGANELLES FORMED FROM GOLGI APPARATUS

LYSOSOMES

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LYSOSOMES CONTAINS WHAT TYPE OF ENZYMES?

HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES

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THIS IS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE CELL

LYSOSOMES

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WHAT ARE THE BACTERICIDAL AGENTS OF LYSOSOMES?

LYSOZYME AND LYSOFERRIN

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THIS DISSOLVES BACTERIAL CELL MEMBRANE

LYSOZYME

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THIS BINDS IRON BEFORE THEY CAN PROMOTE CELL GROWTH

LYSOFERRIN

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THIS DEGRADES MATERIALS VIA PHAGOCYTOSIS OR AUTOPHAGY

LYSOSOMES

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CELLS THAT ARE RICH IN LYSOSOMES ARE?

NEUTROPHILS AND MONOCYTES

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THIS IS A GENETIC DISORDER DISEASE CAUSED BY ABSENCE OF SINGLE LYSOSOMAL ENZYME, HEXOSAMINIDASE

TAY-SACHS DISEASE

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NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF TAY SACHS DISEASE

SEIZURES, BLINDNESS, DEMENTIA, MUSCLE RIGIDITY, AND EVENTUALLY DEATH BEFORE THE AGE 5

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THIS IS SIMILAR TO LYSOSOMES, EXCEPT IT BUD OFF FROM THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND IT CONTAINS OXIDATIVE ENZYMES IMPORTANT FOR DESTROYING MICROBES

PEROXISOMES

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FOR ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS OF LIPID METABOLISM; GENERATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FOR MICROBICIDAL ACTIVITY

OXIDATIVE ENZYMES

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PEROXISOMES IS ALSO KNOWN AS?

MICROBODIES

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A PROBLEM IN THE GENETIC MUTATION OF TRANSCRIPTION OF PEROXISOME/LACK OF PEROXISOME

ZELLWEGER SYNDROME

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STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF THE CELL COMES WITH DIFFERENT SIZES

CYTOSKELETON

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NETWORK OF FIBRILLAR PROTEINS ORGANIZED INTO FILAMENTS OR TUBULES

CYTOSKELETON

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THIS ORIGINATE AS PRECURSOR PROTEIN MOLECULES THAT POLYMERIZE TO FORM FILAMENTS, SYNTHESIZED BY RIBOSOMES IN THE CYTOPLASM

CYTOSKELETON

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THE FUNCTION OF THIS IS FOR CELL SHAPE AND MOVEMENT, INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT, AND CELL DIVISION

CYTOSKELETON

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3 TYPES OF PROTEIN FILAMENTS

MICROFILAMENTS, INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS, MICROTUBULES

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MICROFILAMENTS IS ALSO KNOWN AS?

ACTIN FILAMENTS

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POLYMERIZED ACTIN WHICH ARE CONTRACTILE ELEMENTS IN MUSCLE CELLS; ALSO INVOLVED IN LOCOMOTION

MICROFILAMENTS

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THIS ALSO MAKES UP THE CORE OF THE MICROVILLI AND LINKS THE INTERIOR OF THE CELL TO ADJACENT CELLS THROUGH SOME CELL JUNCTIONS

MICROFILAMENTS

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SIZE OF MICROFILAMENTS IN DIAMETER

7 NM

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FIBROUS SUBUNITS THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND CAN LINK THE INTERIOR OF THE CELL TO ADJACENT CELLS AND THE SURROUNDING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX THROUGH DESMOSOMES AND HEMIDESMOSOMES

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS

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SIZE OF INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS IN DIAMETER

10 NM

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INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT OF VESICLES CONTAINING PROTEINS SUCH AS NEUROTRANSMITTER AND HORMONES

MICROTUBULES

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SEEN IN CHROMOSOME MOVEMENT DURING MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

MICROTUBULES

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SIZE OF MICROTUBULES IN DIAMETER

25 NM

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HELPS IN THE MOVEMENT OF CILIA AND FLAGELLA

MICROTUBULES

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LARGEST CYTOSKELETON

MICROTUBULES

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MOTOR PROTEIN THAT DRIVES TRANSPORT FROM THE CENTER OF THE CELL TOWARD THE PERIPHERY

KINESIN

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DRIVES MOVEMENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONL DRIVES THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH CILIA AND FLAGELLA

DYNEIN

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THIS IS USED FOR LOCOMOTION AND IS FOUND IN THE SURFACE OF THE APICAL MEMBRANE OF THE CELLS

CILIA

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HAIR LIKE PROJECTIONS THAT FUNCTION TO REMOVE MICROBES OR UNWANTED SUBSTANCES FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE LUNGS

CILIA

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THIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHIPLIKE MOVEMENT OF THE CELL

CILIA

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MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEIN THAT DRIVES THE MOVEMENT OF THE CILIUM; IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF SECONDARY CILIA

DYNEIN

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TYPE OF CILIA THAT IS MOTILE

PRIMARY CILIA

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TYPE OF CILIA THAT IS NONMOTILE

SECONDARY CILIA

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