UT TYLER FNP NURS 5350 Adv Patho Exam 1 2023 LATEST GRADED A+ (QAs 100% CORRECT)

Seven specialized cellular functions: - ANSWER movement, 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