Complete Test Bank The Human Body in Health and
Illness 7th Edition Herlihy Questions & Answers with
rationales
What is the study of cellular structure and function? - ANSWER Cytology.
The ____ is the structural and functional unit of all living matter. - ANSWER Cell.
The cell is encased by a _______. - ANSWER Cell membrane.
Cell membrane is also called a what? - ANSWER Plasma membrane.
What does the cell membrane do? - ANSWER Seperates intracellular material form
extracellular material.
What are the functions of the cell membrane? - ANSWER To hold the cell together,
and determine what substances are allowed to enter or leave the cell.
The cell membrane is semipermeable -- true or false? - ANSWER True.
What makes up the cell membrane? - ANSWER Phospholipids and protein and a
small amount of carbohydrates.
What do the protein molecules in the cell membrane do? - ANSWER Provide
structural support for the membrane, act as binding sites for hormones, and create
pores through the lipid membrane.
How can substances move across the semipermeable membrane? - ANSWER
Dissolve in the lipid portion, or cross the membrane by flowing through the pores.
Inside the cell is divided into two compartments: 1,2. - ANSWER The nucleus and
the cytoplasm.
What is the nucleus? - ANSWER The control center of the cell.
The nucleus is filled with a fliud substance called ______. - ANSWER Nucleoplasm.
DNA containing structures are called what? - ANSWER Chromosomes.
What is cytoplasm? - ANSWER The gel-like substance found inside the cell, but
outside the nucleus.
What does the cytoplasm contain? - ANSWER Cytosol and organelles.
What is the mitochondria? - ANSWER Tiny, slipper-shaped organelles.
Illness 7th Edition Herlihy Questions & Answers with
rationales
What is the study of cellular structure and function? - ANSWER Cytology.
The ____ is the structural and functional unit of all living matter. - ANSWER Cell.
The cell is encased by a _______. - ANSWER Cell membrane.
Cell membrane is also called a what? - ANSWER Plasma membrane.
What does the cell membrane do? - ANSWER Seperates intracellular material form
extracellular material.
What are the functions of the cell membrane? - ANSWER To hold the cell together,
and determine what substances are allowed to enter or leave the cell.
The cell membrane is semipermeable -- true or false? - ANSWER True.
What makes up the cell membrane? - ANSWER Phospholipids and protein and a
small amount of carbohydrates.
What do the protein molecules in the cell membrane do? - ANSWER Provide
structural support for the membrane, act as binding sites for hormones, and create
pores through the lipid membrane.
How can substances move across the semipermeable membrane? - ANSWER
Dissolve in the lipid portion, or cross the membrane by flowing through the pores.
Inside the cell is divided into two compartments: 1,2. - ANSWER The nucleus and
the cytoplasm.
What is the nucleus? - ANSWER The control center of the cell.
The nucleus is filled with a fliud substance called ______. - ANSWER Nucleoplasm.
DNA containing structures are called what? - ANSWER Chromosomes.
What is cytoplasm? - ANSWER The gel-like substance found inside the cell, but
outside the nucleus.
What does the cytoplasm contain? - ANSWER Cytosol and organelles.
What is the mitochondria? - ANSWER Tiny, slipper-shaped organelles.
