NSG 5003 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (SOUTH UNIVERSITY) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Differentiation CORRECT ANSWER (maturation) process in which cells become specialized in structure and function The eight specialized cellular functions are CORRECT ANSWER movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion, excretion, respiration, reproduction, communication Eukaryotic cells CORRECT ANSWER Contain a nucleus and other organelles that are bound by membranes. The eukaryotic cell consists of three general components CORRECT ANSWER plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and intracellular organelles Nucleus CORRECT ANSWER A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction Vaults CORRECT ANSWER cytoplasmic organelles that are carrying messengers of ribonucleic acid (mRNA) from the nucleus to the ribosomal sites of protein synthesis plasma membrane (cell membrane) CORRECT ANSWER It's function is to protect the cell and control what goes in and out. It is not a solid structure. It is made of millions of smaller molecules so it is flexible and porous (allows things to pass through it). cellular receptors CORRECT ANSWER protein molecules on the plasma membrane, in the cytoplasm, or in the nucleus that can recognize and bind with specific smaller molecules called ligands Ligands CORRECT ANSWER A molecule that binds specifically to a receptor site of another