Amoeba Sisters: Cell Cycle and Cancer Video notes All living things are made of cells is part of the
Functions of
our cells are regulated as part of something called the
Cells can grow and increase in size, however, a multicellular organism increases in size
through
Cancer partly comes from cells that
With some cancers, there may be
links, meaning it might run in
families. Other causes, in addition to genetics, may be exposure to
radiation, or excessive exposure to
from the sun's rays.
When cancer cells divide, it can give rise to a
Some of them stay put
but some do not. Treatments have been developed, such as radiation and
therapy that target cells that
rapidly.
Cells are in one of two different phases of the cell cycle:
-- where the cell is growing, replicating their DNA, and doing their cell
functions.
_- includes splitting of the DNA, cytoplasm, and dividing to make more
cells.
Cells spend most of their time in
which is made up of
(synthesis), and DNA is replicated in phase.
The cell cycle has checkpoints to make sure things are happening correctly, there is one
in one in and one in
There are many
_involved with regulating the cell cycle.
Some cells do not go through all of the phases. Some cells are in which is a
phase for cells, such as the cells in the
and spinal cord.
This is why damage to these organs can have challenges with healing, because many of
those cells may not be able to