Chapter 3 Vocabulary - Human Anatomy and Physiology

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Across
  1. 2. consists of cytosol, or clear, jelly-like fluid that fills cells
  2. 4. a form of cell death that is actually a normal part of development, sculpting organs from overgrown tissues
  3. 7. follows interphase, being broken down into four main stages (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase)
  4. 11. phosphate group that is water-soluble, meaning dissolvable in water
  5. 12. the basic unit of life
  6. 13. follows mitosis, allowing the cytoplasm to divide creating two daughter cells
  7. 14. fatty acids that are water-insoluble, meaning non-dissolvable in water
  8. 16. structures found within a cell that have specific functions, allowing the cell to operate
  9. 17. structure located at the center of the cell, housing the cell's DNA
Down
  1. 1. the period during the cell cycle of cell's growth and development
  2. 3. components that make up the cell membrane, each consisting of a phosphate group and two fatty acids
  3. 5. mechanisms that do not require cellular energy
  4. 6. mechanisms that do require cellular energy
  5. 8. unspecialized cells that have the possibility of becoming specialized with a specific structure and function
  6. 9. double layer, or bilayer, that controls what enters and leaves the cell
  7. 10. the study of cells
  8. 15. the series of changes that a cell undergoes from the time it forms until it divides