UT TYLER FNP NURS 5350 Adv Patho Exam 1 Questions and Answers(2023/2024) With Verified
Answers.
Seven specialized cellular functions: - ANSWER movement,
... [Show More] conductivity, metabolic
absorption, secretion, excretion, respiration, and reproduction
Nucleus - ANSWER aids in cell division and control of genetic info, contains DNA (think
the egg yolk)
Ribosomes - ANSWER RNA-protein complexes; float freely in cytoplasm; provide sites
for cellular protein synthesis; packages and modifies protein for transportation and
secretion
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) - ANSWER specializes in the synthesis and transport of the
protein and lipid components of most of the cells organelles (memory factory)
Golgi complex - ANSWER Organelle that packages and distributes proteins into vesicles
and transports within and outside of cell (refining plant in cytoplasm; traffic cop- what
goes in and out of cytoplasm)
Lysosomes - ANSWER An organelle containing digestive enzymes; digest and remove
wastes, digest debris from dead cells; if ruptured, they can digest cell contents;
autodigestion occurs in starvation
Mitochondria - ANSWER Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP
(energy) production; pathway for metabolism of carbs, lipids, and amino acids into ATP;
to keep the cell alive; can grow and self-replicate in the cell
Cytoskeleton - ANSWER A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to
keep its shape, and aids in movement; "bones and muscle" of the cell; have cilia to move
it on out
Characteristics of plasma membrane - ANSWER made up of lipids and proteins; the
basic component is a bi-layer of lipid molecules that are responsible for the structural
integrity of the membrane
The _______________ prevents water soluble molecules from entering cells across the
plasma membrane - ANSWER Phospholipid layer
Prokaryote - ANSWER unicellular organism lacking a nucleus; contains NO organelles
(include cyanobacteria, bacteria, and rickettsia)
Eukaryote - ANSWER organism whose cells contain a nucleus; "good nucleus;" larger w/
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