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NSG 5003 Advanced Pathophysiology Study Guide Review
1. Differentiation (maturation) process in which
cells become specialized in
structure and function
2. The eight specialized cellular func-
tions are movement, conductivity,
metabol- ic absorption,
secretion, excretion,
respiration, reproduction,
communi- cation
3. Eukaryotic cells Contain a nucleus and other
or- ganelles that are bound
by mem- branes.
4. The eukaryotic cell consists of
three general components plasma membrane, cytoplasm,
and intracellular organelles
5. Nucleus A part of the cell containing
DNA and RNA and responsible
for growth and reproduction
6. Vaults cytoplasmic organelles that
are car- rying messengers of
ribonucleic acid (mRNA) from
the nucleus to the ribosomal
sites of protein synthesis
7. plasma membrane (cell membrane) It's function is to protect the
cell and
control what goes in and out. It
is not a solid structure. It is
made of millions of smaller
molecules so it is flexible and
porous (allows things to pass
through it).
8. cellular receptors protein molecules on the
plasma membrane, in the
cytoplasm, or in the nucleus
