20 Questions
In which of the following cell types is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum most intensively developed?
Smooth muscle cell
Which organelle would you expect to be most highly developed in a cell with high energy (ATP) requirements?
Mitochondria
What are cells with large amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum most likely to produce?
Steroid hormones
Which intercellular junctional mechanism is responsible for cells being electrically coupled?
Gap junction
What are the functions of the Golgi complex?
Concentrating secretory products
What type of dye is eosin?
Acidic dye
What does hematoxylin stain in the cell?
Nucleus
What is basophilia?
Ability to be stained by basic dye
What does glycocalyx consist of?
Glycoproteins
Where is glycocalyx located?
In the extracellular matrix.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the plasma membrane?
Glycosaminoglycans
Which of the following is NOT found on the external surface of the cell membrane?
Receptor of steroid hormone
In the context of vesicular transport, what is the function of endocytosis?
Processes of vesicular transport in which substances enter the cell
What is the function of cells with microvilli?
Absorption
What forms lysosomes within the cell?
Golgi complex
Which of the following is NOT associated with endocytosis?
Nucleus
What process is exocytosis?
Processes in which substances leave the cell
What is NOT present on an internal surface of the cell membrane?
Canal-forming receptor
Which one of these is NOT a function of glycosaminoglycans?
Energy production
Which organelle does not consist of 3 cisterns?
Lysosome
Test your knowledge of cell biology with questions about the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and desmosomes. Identify which cell type has the most developed smooth endoplasmic reticulum and understand the functions of desmosomes in cell structure.
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