Intercellular junctions Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIO 202 Arizona State University -BIO 202 Exam 1 fully solved graded A+ Discuss the way in which hormones promote body homeostasis. - correct answer Get stimulated when homeostasis is thrown off Compare and contrast the endocrine system and the nervous system. Make sure you understand the differences between a neurotransmitter and a hormone, addressing the importance of receptor specificity. - correct answer Endocrine - Uses hormones released by endocrine glands Effects many effector organs...

Williamson- Chapter 5 Anatomy Questions With Correct Answers tissues - Correct Answer->groups of similar cells with a common function histology - Correct Answer->the study of tissues 4 major types of tissues - Correct Answer->epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous epithelial tissue function - Correct Answer->protection, secretion, absorption, excretion connective tissue function - Correct Answer->bind, support, protect, fill spaces, store fat, produce blood cells muscle t...

cell -ANSWER smallest unit of life function: carry out vital processes of absorption, assimilation, respiration, irritability, conductivity, growth, reproduction and excretion exo/endocytosis -ANSWER exocytosis: expulsion of materials out of cell EX= EXIT endocytosis: uptake of materials into cell EN=ENTER -pinocytosis: cell drinking (pino=wine=drinking) -phagocytosis: cell eating cell membrane -ANSWER plasma membrane surrounds celll composed of phospholipid bilayer and p...

BIO 202 Quiz 1 well answered graded A+Discuss the way in which hormones promote body homeostasis. - correct answer Get stimulated when homeostasis is thrown off Compare and contrast the endocrine system and the nervous system. Make sure you understand the differences between a neurotransmitter and a hormone, addressing the importance of receptor specificity. - correct answer Endocrine - Uses hormones released by endocrine glands Effects many effector organs (i.e. HGH to all muscles) Is slow...

Gap Junctions - What are the Attachments between cells that permit intercellular communication Connexins - What are the Channel proteins that permit communication in gap junctions Tight junctions (zonula occludens) - What Prevents paracellular movement of solutes between cells Increased oil/water coefficient of the solute (more lipophilic) Decreased size of the solute Decreased membrane thickness - What are the three factors that increase permeability of a solute in a membrane

1. Tissue - a collection of similar cells and the substances surrounding them 2. How do the cells in different tissues vary? - vary in size, shape, arrangement and function 4. histology - study of tissues 4. biopsy - removing a sample of a tissue for study purposes 3. four types of tissue in the human body - Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, and Nervous 5. three locations of epithelial tissue - covering organs, lining internal body cavities, as well as lining the interior of hollow organs ...

What are the two main cavities covered in lecture? : Dorsal and ventral What is the function of the dorsal cavity and what two subdivisions does it contain? : Protection of the nervous system; cranial cavity and vertebral cavity What is the function of the ventral cavity and what two subdivisions does it contain? : Encloses internal organs; Thoracic (above diaphragm) and abdominopelvic What does the thoracic cavity contain? : Pleural cavity, mediastinum (surrounds remaining organs), and p...

NURS 611 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 2023/2023. ACTUAL EXAM /COMPLETE 150+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|A+ (MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY) Key Points Exam 1: Know Cell components and what they do: • Nucleus- contains and stores DNA • Ribosomes- Make proteins, vital for cell growth and survival • Mitochondria- powerhouse of the cell, make ATP • Golgi apparatus- Package newly synthesized proteins and lipids from the ER to send within the cytoplasm and to the p...

Exocytosis - ANSWERrelease of substances out a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane. Endocytosis - ANSWERUptake of materials into the cell Endocytosis: Pinocytosis - ANSWER"Cell drinking" Endocytosis: Phagocytosis - ANSWER"Cell eating" Cell Membrane "Plasma Membrane" - ANSWERSurrounds the cell Composed of phospholipid & protein Semi-permable - ANSWERprovides a selective barrier that regulates transport of substances into and out of the cell. Cytoplasm "Cyto...

Robbins Basic Pathology 10th Edition Kymar Abbas Test Bank apter 1. The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease 1 The nucleus _________, which is essential for function and survival of the cell. A) is the site of protein synthesis B) contains the genetic code C) transforms cellular energy D) initiates aerobic metabolism 2 Although energy is not made in mitochondria, they are known as the power plants of the cell because they: A) contain RNA for protein synthesis. B) utilize glycolysis fo...