Ch. 7.1 Basic Structure of Human Body

Aid in the production of protein

Process by which sex cells reproduce; 2 different cell divisions to produce four new cells

Pocket-like folds in the cell membrane; allow large molecules to enter the cell

Study of disease

Disease caused by deterioration of the function or structure of the body

Study of the form and structure of an organism

Cells carry on all of the functions of life.

Basic unit of structure and function in all living things

Pouch-like structures filled with a watery substance, stored food, and waste products

Disease caused by a pathogenic organism

Ribosomes contain digestive enzymes that digest & destroy old cells & bacteria.

Covers surface of body and main tissue in skin; covers and protects the body

Organs and other parts that join together for a particular function

Two or more tissues join together for a specific function

Soft connective tissue includes cartilage and bone.

Study of how disease occurs and the body's response to the disease process

"Brain" of the cell

Made of special cells called neurons; control and communicates messages throughout the body

Provides support to body parts; includes adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, and blood

Complete set of genes present in a cell; the entire hereditary information of an organism

Cell structures that help a cell function

Cells of the same type join together for a common purpose

Edema is an excessive amount of tissue fluid.

Disease transmitted from parents to child genetically

Stack of membrane layers; produces, stores, and packages secretions for discharge

Produces movement; 3 kinds - skeletal, cardiac, & visceral

Semifluid inside the cell membrane

Nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord do not reproduce when they are damaged or destroyed.

"Powerhouse" of the cell

Outer protective covering of the cell

The basic substance of all life, includes the cytoplasm and nucleus of the cell

Disease acquired during development in the uterus and present at birth

Asexual reproduction; cells reproduce by dividing into 2 identical cells

Contains digestive enzymes that digest & destroy old cells, bacteria, & foreign materials

Study of the processes of living organisms; why and how they work