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Mitochondrion
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A tiny rod-shaped part of a cell’s cytoplasm responsible for cell respiration (note: the plural is mitochondria.)
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Responsible, английский
Respiration, английский
- Respiración
- The act of taking air into the lungs and blowing it out again through the mouth or nose. also called breathing comment: respiration includes two stages: breathing in (inhalation) and breathing out (exhalation). air is taken into the respiratory system through the nose or mouth, and goes down into the lungs through the pharynx, larynx and windpipe. in the lungs, the bronchi take the air to the alveoli (air sacs) where oxygen in the air is passed to the bloodstream in exchange for waste carbon dioxide which is then breathed out.
- Breakdown of an organic molecule (glucose)inside the cell producing atp
Mitochondria, английский
Mitocondria
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Taste bud, английский
A tiny sensory receptor in the vallate and fungiform papillae of the tongue and in part of the back of the mouth comment: the taste buds can tell the difference between salt, sour, bitter and sweet tastes. the buds on the tip of the tongue identify salt and sweet tastes, those on the sides of the tongue identify sour, and those at the back of the mouth the bitter tastes. note that most of what we think of as taste is in fact smell, and this is why when someone has a cold and a blocked nose, food seems to lose its taste. the impulses from the taste buds are received by the taste cortex in the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere.
Villus, английский
A tiny projection like a finger on the surface of a mucous membrane (note: the plural is villi.)
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