Marieb Ch3a
Marieb Ch3a
Marieb Ch3a
PART A
Cells and Tissues
ESSENTIALS
OF HUMAN
ANATOMY
& PHYSIOLOGY
EIGHTH EDITION
ELAINE N. MARIEB
Figure 3.1a
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The Nucleus
Control center of the
cell
Contains genetic
material (DNA)
Three regions
Nuclear
membrane
Nucleolus
Chromatin
Figure 3.1b
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Chromatin
Figure 3.3
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Tight junctions
Desmosomes
Gap junctions
Figure 3.3
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Cytoplasm
Figure 3.4
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Ribosomes
Made of protein and
RNA
Site of protein
synthesis
Found at two
locations
Free in the
cytoplasm
Attached to rough
endoplasmic
reticulum
Figure 3.7a
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Three different types
Microfilaments-
muscles
Intermediate filaments-
desmosomes
Microtubules- nerve
cells
Figure 3.7b–d
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Centrioles
Rod-shaped bodies
made of microtubules
Direct formation of
mitotic spindle during
cell division
Figure 3.8a–b
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Figure 3.8c
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Figure 3.8d–e
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Figure 3.8f–g
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