Cells, Aging and Cancer

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Cells & Aging Module 3


 
  
Created May 17, 2009
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jdoriot

 

 
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Eukaryotic  cells consist of what three general components?
 
1.  cytoplasm2.  plasma membrane3.  intracellular organelles
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Vaults
 
octagonal barrel-shaped organelles  that pick up molecules synthesized in the nucleus...
3
Developmental stages
 
1.  fertilization2.  cleavage3.  implantation4.  gastrulation5.  organogenesis
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Cells become specialized through what process?
 
differentiation or maturation
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Seven specialized cellular functions:
 
1.  movement2.  conductivity3.  metabolic absorption4.  secretion5. ...
6
4 basic types of tissue
 
epithelialmusclenerveconnective
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Three main types of cell junctions
 
gap tightdesmosomes
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Cells communicate in what three ways?
 
1.  they form protein channels (gap junctions)2.  they display receptors that affect...
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Mechanisms that control cell division
 
1.  Social control gene2.  density dependent inhibition of growth3.  growth...
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What is the goal of social control genes?
 
the survival of the entire organism
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Density dependent inhibition of growth
 
proliferating cells form a single layer of cell and when they come in contact with each other...
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What are growth factors?
 
cytokines, transmit signals within and between cells
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PDFG
 
Platelet-derived growth factor---connective tissue cells
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IGF-1
 
Insulin-like growth factor--fat cells
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IL-2
 
Interleukin-2---T-lymphocytes

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