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Physiology Stack 1
Term | Definition |
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Osmosis | the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane |
Metabolism | chemical reactions of the cell |
Homeostais | internal stability; relatively constant states maintained by the body |
Feedback Loops | information or feedback may be transmitted in these control loops by nervous impulses or by specific chemical messengers called hormones which are secreted into the bloodstream |
Pathophysiology | study of the underlying physiological processes associated with disease |
Macromolecules | have many subunits attached to one another or to the chemical compounds |
Amino Acids | elements that make up a protein molecule that are bonded together to form chemical units |
Specificity | the structural characteristics of transporters such as size, shape, and charge which determine what they transport |
Diffusion | A natural phenomenon caused by the tendency of small particles to spread out evenly within any given space |
Catalyst | a chemical that reduces the amount of activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction |