KINE 304- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 32 pages long!)
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Cell basic structural and functional unit of all living things. Eukaryotic cell: have nucleus (sometimes greater than 1), and membrane bound organelles. Prokaryotic cell: have not true nucleus (instead a nucleoid) or organelles, typically unicellular primitive organisms (bacteria, archaea) Virus: simplest structure, contains only dna and protein envelope (uses host cell) Human body comprised of 75 to 100 trillion eukaryotic cells (size of organism depends on number of cells) Cell specialization allows us to do multiple things at a time which puts us on top (different cells assigned different jobs) Cell wall fiber can"t digest have to release it so it cleans out gastrointestinal tract. Nucleus: membrane but more like envelope. Cytoplasm: contains cytosol and non-nuclear organelles. Muscle: produce force and enable movement. Nerve: designed to initiate and conduct electrical signals (receive in addition to sending out) Epithelial: specialized for secretion and absorption of ions and other molecules.