Biology- cell parts

Alissa N. (United States of America)
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  1. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
  2. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  3. nucleus
    a part of the cell responsible for growth and reproduction
  4. plasma membrane
    a thin membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
  5. Golgi apparatus
    a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
  6. Golgi
    Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)
  7. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  8. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  9. anterior
    of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  10. posterior
    located at or near the end of a structure
  11. lateral
    situated at or extending to the side
  12. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  13. smooth muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
  14. skeletal muscle
    a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
  15. cytoskeleton
    a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
  16. chromatin
    the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
  17. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  18. nucleolus
    a round body in a cell that is involved in protein synthesis
  19. nucleic acid
    (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
  20. macro
    very large in scale or scope or capability
  21. micro
    extremely small in scale or scope or capability
Created on Wed Jul 17 15:01:35 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Jul 17 15:01:44 EDT 2013)

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