3, Cellular form and function
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Cytology - n
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The scientific study of cells
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squamous - n
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Thin, flat, squished cells
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cuboidal - n
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As tall as they are wide (cubes)
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columnar - n
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Taller than they are wide (columns)
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polygonal - n
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Irregular shapes with 4,5, or 6 sides
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stellate - n
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Starlike; nerve cells
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spheroid - n
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Round and ovoid (oval)
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discoid - n
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Disc-shaped; red blood cells
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fusiform - n
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Thick in the middle and narrow on the ends
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fibrous - n
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Threadlike
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plasma(cell) membrane - n
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Made of proteins and lipids
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organelles - n
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