2. Cell Physiology The Cellular Environment Body Fluids
Composed primarily of water
Intracellular fluid- fluid found inside cell.
Extracellular fluid- fluid outside cell.
Interstitial fluid- fluid contained within the tissue, except for blood found within lymph and blood vessels.

3. Ions, Electrolytes, and pH
What are ions?
Cations
Anions
Electrolytes
In sick or injured animals, electrolyte concentrations and pH of intracellular and extracellular fluid can become abnormally high or low
Review ions from chapter 2..

4. Membrane Processes: Excretion and Absorption
Tissue fluids are also loaded with fatty acids, amino acids, hormones and dissolved gases.
In order to maintain homeostasis cell must select what it needs from extracellular fluid and bring it into intracellular environment.
Must excrete waste products or transport resources needed in other parts of the body to the extracellular compartment.
Processes may be passive (do not require ATP) or active (do use ATP).

5. Cell membrane may be impermeable to some substances and freely permeable to others. It may also be selectively permeable, allowing some molecules through but not others.

6. Passive Transport Processes
Remember: No Energy Required!
4 Passive Processes:
Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Filtration

7. Diffusion
Kinetic movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration via concentration gradient- the difference between the concentration of one area and the concentration of another.
Will continue until the molecule is evenly dispersed throughout the solution
Determining factors for Diffusion thru a membrane:
1. Molecular size – small can move through
2. Lipid solubility – lipids can pass lipid bilayer
3. Molecular charge – ions move through special channel proteins
4. Temperature – faster in hot solution

8. The spectrum between the most concentrated and least concentrated area is called the concentration gradient.
As molecules move from high concentration to low, they are said to be moving down the concentration gradient, defusion can be defined as moving down the concentration gradient.

11. Facilitated Diffusion
Selective carrier proteins assist in movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration; speed of diffusion is limited by saturation of carrier molecules.

12. Simply put the molecule needs assistance to pass through the membrane
Simply put the molecule needs assistance to pass through the membrane. This takes no energy on the part of the cell.

14. Osmosis
Passive movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from dilute solution to more concentrated one.
Opposite of diffusion as water, not solute is moving. Also requires semipermeable membrane.

15. If the concentration is the same inside and outside of the cell, it’s called isotonic.
If the extracellular fluid is hypotonic, the inside of the cell is more concentrated than the outside.
If the extracellular fluid is hypertonic, then the outside is more concentrated than the outside.

16. The difference between the pressure of blood and interstitial fluid or lymph is called oncotic pressure. This is important in maintaining fluid balance between blood and surrounding tissues.

17. Filtration
Hydrostatic pressure (caused by the beating heart) forces liquid and small molecules through a membrane.
Liquids pushed through a membrane when the pressure on one side is greater than that on the other side.
An example is the blood pressure, or coffee through the filter of a coffee maker.

18. Active membrane process:
When the cell is required to use energy. Some molecules can’t enter the cell with passive routes because…
They are not lipid soluble
They are too large
They are on the wrong side of the concentration gradient.
They can move in or out of the cell by either active transport or cytosis

19. Active Transport Processes
Remember: Requires Energy (ATP)!
Relies on a carrier protein with a specific binding site
Does not require a concentration gradient
Symport system – substances are moving in the same direction
Antiport system – substances are moved in opposite directions
Include:
Active Transport
Endocytosis
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Receptor mediated
Exocytosis

20. Active Transport
Active movement of molecules by specific carrier protein; molecules may move against concentration gradient.

21. Endocytosis:
Enables large particles, liquid substances and even entire cells to be taken into a cell by engulfing.
If the cell engulfs solid material, it’s called phagocytosis

22. Endocytosis Phagocytosis Pinocytosis Receptor mediated
Cells engulf solid substances
Pinocytosis
Cells engulf liquid substances
Receptor mediated
Specialized protein receptors bind to ligands specific receptors.
Ligand-small molecules that bond to larger chemical groups or molecules.

24. Exocytosis
Excretion of waste products and secretion of manufactured substances.
Packaged in secretory vesicles which fuse with cell membrane and are ejected to extracellular space.

25. Life Cycle of the Cell Two types of division of cells.
Meiosis- Reduction division
Found in reproductive cells. End up with half of what start with.
Mitosis- exact replication of cell.
We will focus mainly on Mitosis for this chapter.

26. Mitosis Life cycle has been divided into two major periods: Interphase
When cell is growing, maturing, and differentiating.
Cells spend majority of time in this phase.

27. Interphase Period between cell divisions.
Originally thought to be a resting phase, but the cell is carrying out it’s normal life, so this is called the metabolic phase.
Nucleus and nucleoli are visible and chromatin is arranged loosely throughout the nucleus.

28. DNA Replication
Many cells are continually replicating to maintain body tissues, to heal wounds, or to enable growth
DNA must be replicated before the cell can divide – a copy of DNA is made to be passed to the daughter cell
Occurs during Interphase 28

29. DNA Replication
Process:
Enzymes called DNA helicases pull apart the parental DNA double helix so the bases no longer form base pairs
Next, enzymes called DNA polymerases move along each separated parental DNA strand and match each base on the strand with free nucleotides that have a complimentary base (an A is matched with a T)
Then, DNA polymerase connects the free nucleotides together to form new DNA strands
When replication is complete, the parental strand and the new strand wind together to form a double helix
The lead strand, is made continuously; the second (lagging) strand is made in segments, and
DNA ligase joins the segments
The identical DNA strands become chromatids, joined together at the centromere to form a chromosome

30. Divided into three subphases:
Growth 1 (G1)- metabolic activity and cell growth; time variable (min-yrs) depending on cell type. The cell doubles in size and the number of organelles also double.
Synthetic (S)- DNA replication
Growth 2 (G2)- very brief; synthesis of enzymes and proteins needed for mitosis

34. Lead and Lagging Strands

36. When cell is actively dividing. Composed of:
Mitotic Phase
When cell is actively dividing.
Composed of:
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

37. Mitotic Phase- Cell Division
Cytokinesis- division of the cytoplasm.
Prophase
Chromatin coils and are composed of two identical chromatids
Spindle apparatus appears
Normal synthetic processes cease.
Nuclear envelope disintegrates

38. Metaphase Chromosomes are lined up in center of spindle.
Centromere of each chromosome is attached to a spindle fiber.

39. Anaphase
Centromeres split apart and each chromatid becomes its own chromosome.
Spindle fiber separates, and chromosomes are pulled away from each other.
Cytoplasm constricts along metaphase plate.

40. Telophase Final stage of mitosis When chromosomal movement stops
Chromosomes reach poles and begin to unravel.
New nuclear envelope appears as well nucleoli.
Cytokinesis ends telophase.
New daughter cells enter interphase.

42. Control of Cell Division
Some cells divide rapidly others not so fast.
Examples of each
Normal cells stop dividing when they come into contact with surrounding cells.
Called Contact inhibition
Division can be controlled once numbers reach a certain point.
Proteins can also allow cells to enter mitotic phase

43. Protein Synthesis
Protein synthesis is essential for life.
Begins in nucleus
tRNA transcribes DNA information
Transcription-Genetic information in DNA is copied onto messenger RNA (mRNA)
Codon- series of 3 RNA nucleotides.
mRNA sends information to cytoplasm
Translation- Ribosomes bind to mRNA strand (rRNA).
New protein building as codes are translated from nucleotides to amino acids

44. Genetic Mutations A genetic error.
Mutations may be so severe that cell dies, but may also cause no issues whatsoever.
Some can be repaired by repair enzymes.
May occur spontaneously or due to mutagens.
Viruses
Ionizing radiation
Certain chemicals
What is cancer?
What is chemotherapy?

47. Cell Differentiation and Development
Differentiation- The progressive acquisition of individual characteristics by cells to enable them to perform different functions.
Differentiation is important as it keeps cells focused on a particular function.