Cell Membrane and Its Elements Flashcards

29 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Pores that allow communication between cells
Gap Junctions
Double Membrane barrier that binds the nucleus
Nuclear envelope

Anchors cells together, prevents them from being torn apart
Desmosomes
Elcloses the cell, a physical barrier seperating it from the surronding enviroment
Plasma membrane
Contol center of the cell, contains genetic material
Nuceleus
Impermeable junctions that bind cells together into leakproof sheets
Tight Junctions
Sites where ribosomes are assembled (synthessi)
Nuceoli
Cellular material outside the nucleus and inside the plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
The smallest unit or building block of all living things
Cell
Cell that covers and lines body organs
Epithelial Cell

Cells that fight diseases
Macrophage
Cells that gather information and control body functions
Nerve cells
Cells that connect body parts
Fibroblasts
Cells that move organs and body parts
Skeletal/Smooth cells
Cells of Reproduction
Sperm, Oocyte