BIOL-N - Biology BIOL-N 261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Fluid Mosaic Model, Lipid Bilayer, Cell Adhesion

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All living organisms are composed of cells, the basic structural units of life. Cell theory: cells are the basic unit of structure in all living things, new cells are formed/produced from other pre-existing cells, via division, cells are the fundamental units of structure that perform all vital functions. Two main types of cells in the body: somatic cells body cells, sex cells reproductive cells or germs cells. Cellular division: the trillions of cells in the human body are made up of 200 different cell types that vary greatly in size, shape and function. Cytology: the study of cell"s structure and function. Light microscopy (lm) uses light to magnify and view cellular structures up to 2000x their natural size. Electron microscopy (em) uses electrons to magnify and view cellular ultrastructure"s up to 2 million times in their natural size. The three main parts of the cell: plasmalemma (plasma or cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus. Cell membrane (plasma membrane or plasmalemma: structure.

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