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1. Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology5h 43m
2. Cell Chemistry & Cell Components12h 39m
3. Energy & Cell Processes10h 8m
4. Tissues & Histology10h 3m
5. Integumentary System2h 28m
6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue2h 16m
7. The Skeletal System2h 35m
8. Joints2h 17m
9. Muscle Tissue2h 33m
10. Muscles1h 11m
11. Nervous Tissue and Nervous System1h 35m
12. The Central Nervous System1h 6m
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System
  18m
- The Cerebrum
  48m
13. The Peripheral Nervous System1h 26m
14. The Autonomic Nervous System1h 38m
15. The Special Senses2h 41m
16. The Endocrine System2h 48m
17. The Blood3h 22m
18. The Heart3h 42m
19. The Blood Vessels3h 35m
20. The Lymphatic System3h 16m
21. The Immune System14h 37m
22. The Respiratory System3h 20m
23. The Digestive System3h 5m
24. Metabolism and Nutrition4h 0m
25. The Urinary System2h 39m
26. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Acid Base Balance37m
27. The Reproductive System2h 5m
28. Human Development1h 21m
29. Heredity3h 32m

2. Cell Chemistry & Cell Components

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Anatomy & Physiology

2. Cell Chemistry & Cell Components

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

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A dish of animal cells was grown in the presence of radioactive phosphorous. The phosphorous largely ended up in nucleotides inside the actively growing animal cells. In which cellular structure or structures would you predict the majority of the radioactive phosphorous to accumulate?

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

The Golgi apparatus

Rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus

The Golgi apparatus and the nucleus

The nucleus

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Understand that phosphorous is a key component of nucleotides, which are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA.

Recognize that the nucleus is the cellular structure where DNA is housed and where RNA is synthesized, making it a primary site for nucleotide accumulation.

Consider the role of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus, which are involved in protein synthesis and processing, not directly in nucleotide accumulation.

Acknowledge that the Golgi apparatus is primarily involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids, not in nucleotide synthesis or storage.

Conclude that since nucleotides are primarily used in the synthesis of nucleic acids, the majority of radioactive phosphorous would accumulate in the nucleus, where these processes occur.